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(Corrects to 20 the number of positive COVID-19 results, not one in 20, in fifth paragraph) PANAMA CITY, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Panama is the latest country to offer travelers a COVID-19 test when they arrive at its main airport, a little less than a week after resuming international flights following a seven-month suspension due to the pandemic. The Sofia SARS Antigen Fluorescent Immunoassay tests are meant to prevent the import of new cases. International flights resumed on Monday, October 12. Si...

Panama, with 4.2 million inhabitants, has the highest number of COVID-19 infections in Central America.

(Corrects to 20 the number of positive COVID-19 results, not one in 20, in fifth paragraph) PANAMA CITY, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Panama is the latest country to offer travelers a COVID-19 test when they arrive at its main airport, a little less than a week after resuming international flights following a seven-month suspension due to the pandemic. The Sofia SARS Antigen Fluorescent Immunoassay tests are meant to prevent the import of new cases. International flights resumed on Monday, October 12. Si...

MIAMI – Copa Airlines (CM) announced today that after a nearly ten-month hiatus due to travel restrictions in the region relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the carrier is resuming operations from Tampa International Airport (TPA) and Tocumen International Airport (PTY) in Panama. Starting today, Copa will initially operate up to two weekly flights between Tampa and Panama City. From Tampa, flight CM394 will depart at 1:45 PM and arrive in Panama at 5:12 PM (local time). Returning, flight CM3...

In the islands of Bocas del Toro, as of December 28, 2020, there are currently 12 active COVID-19 cases, a decrease of 2 cases from the last report on December 20. There have been 9 COVID-19 deaths in the community since March. There have been 3,957 accumulated cases in the entire province of Bocas del Toro. Nationwide in Panama, as of December 28, there are currently 42,261 active COVID-19 cases. There have been 187,552 recoveries, 3,892 deaths and a reported total of 233,705 accumulated cases...

The Panamanian government on Monday announced a “total quarantine” for the provinces of Panama and West Panama from January 4-14, 2021. “Due to the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic in Panama, given that the rates of contagion and their consequent lethality are directly linked to social behavior, the Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre, announced that from January 4 to 14 total quarantine is established for the provinces of Panama and West Panama,” the Presidency said in a stateme...

Bocas del Toro Panama Christmas and New Years Travel and COVID Rules 2020-2021 December 24, 2020 Bocas del Toro has been a quite a pleasant place to quarantine; with curfews, lockdowns and all. Though Panama had been opening up gradually for international tourism since October, the Ministry of Health announced some unexpected new restrictions for December 18, 2020 – January 4th, 2021. This follwowing is a guide to help you navigate the new rules put in place and how it will affect travel to t...

Cuban doctors arrive in Panama to fight Covid-19 Cuban doctors arrive in Panama to fight Covid-19 Panama, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) Ten brigades of Cuban doctors arrived in Panama on Friday morning to collaborate with the care of those infected by Covid-19, at the most critical moment of the pandemic in the country. Lydia Margarita Gonzalez, Cuban ambassador in Panama, and Nadja Porcell, general director of Health of the Ministry of Health (MINSA), were at the Tocumen air terminal in the capital t...

COVID-19 Case Update in Bocas del Toro, Panama December 19, 2020 and New Holiday Restrictions In the islands of Bocas del Toro, as of December 19th, 2020, there are currently 14 active COVID-19 cases, an increase of 8 cases from our last report on December 11th. There have been 9 COVID-19 deaths in the community since March. There have been 3,094 accumulated cases in the entire province of Bocas del Toro. Nationwide in Panama, as of December 18th, there are currently 32,363 active COVID-19 case...

By Pilar Wolfsteller2020-12-18T12:58:00+00:00 Latin American airlines’ climb out of the coronavirus-driven downturn will likely be bumpier than their peers on other continents. Economic instability coupled with widely divergent travel restrictions, newly imposed taxes and a lack of government financial aid will make for an uneven recovery. While some countries in the region, like Argentina and Panama, sealed their borders and ceased flights to mitigate the spread of the virus, others, like ...