Some encouraging signs regarding recent testing

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220214/ops-inmunizacion-covid-19-sido-efectiva-reducir-numero-hospitalizacion   According to the most recent report of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the fourth wave of covid-19 infections that has been registered in Panama, since the end of December 2021, with a sharp increase in positive cases, “apparently” is having a “decline” in a short period of time, however, it is necessary…

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TWO steps FORWARD, THREE steps BACK. Covid proving to be elusive as travel spikes prove world is not out of

https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&pto=aue&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=es&sp=nmt4&u=http://elsiglo.com.pa/internacional/segunda-pandemia-vuelve-hundir-demanda-aerea-70/24169140&usg=ALkJrhhLWtpQ3uqzZgzNgj7QguFkVMRvgA International flights were the most affected, with a drop of 87.8% compared to that registered in October last year Total demand for air travel fell 70.6% in October compared to the same month last year, a sign of how “desperately slow” the sector’s recovery is going to be due to mobility restrictions due to…

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As the Marijuana industry reaches BILLIONS, the UN has finally woke up

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/cafe-estrella/salud/201202/onu-reconoce-oficialmente-propiedades-medicinales-cannabis The United Nations (UN) has recognized the medicinal properties of cannabis on Wednesday in a vote in Vienna of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the executive body on drug policy of the United Nations. The simple majority of the 53 States of the Commission have decided to withdraw cannabis and its resin from Schedule…

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Vaccines from various producers start to hit the air. Panama awaiting Astra-Zeneca

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/america/201127/united-airlines-empieza-transportar-vacunas-pfizer-covid-19 The United States airline United Airlines began operating on Friday charter flights with vaccines against covid-19 developed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, in order to accelerate its distribution if the product receives approval from the health authorities, according to The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper, which cites anonymous sources familiar with the program, notes…

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Panama getting wrecked as vaccines hit our shores

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/201129/panama-suma-1-276-nuevos-casos-acumula-3-060fallecidos-covid-19 The health authorities of Panama presented this Sunday the updated balance of the covid-19 outbreak in the country: 164,729. accumulated cases and 3,060 deaths. According to the daily report of the Ministry of Health, in the last 24 hours there were 1,276 new infections. Regarding the condition of the patients, in a statement the Minsa…

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Frontline nurses in ER march to protest lack of support from Nito

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/201125/enfermeras-marchan-presidencia-pedirle-cortizo-les-atienda-peticiones Today, November 25, a group of nurses carries out a symbolic march, representing the 6,500 in the country, to demand that the President of the Republic Laurentino Cortizo attend to them because they have not yet found an answer to their request that they do comply with the law that protects their professions, despite…

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As reported last week, Panama plans for 5.5 million doses of vaccine early 2021

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/201125/panama-adquirira-5-5-millones The first doses are expected to arrive before March 2021, the rest would be between March and June. It is required to apply the vaccine to 70% of the population in order to contain the new coronavirus in the country. While the World Health Organization (WHO) asks to intensify the production of vaccines against covid-19,…

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Panama chooses Astra-Zeneca as multiple vaccines on verge of approval

The Government of Panama approved this Wednesday in the Cabinet Council, Cabinet Resolution 93-20, which authorizes the Ministry of Health (Minsa), to proceed with the purchase of one million 92 thousand doses of the vaccine to prevent covid-19, from the British pharmaceutical AstraZeneca UK Limited, in association with Oxford University, for an amount of 4…

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