Sea of Uncertainty; Covid-19 rebound plan; Reopening of gyms; Provisional measures against the environmental emergency; COVID quotes

Friday, November 13, 2020

Cast into a sea of uncertainty, the world has gone from giving in to their survival instincts hastily purchasing an uncommonly large amount of toilet paper, to obeying the soothing words of their fearless leaders of practicing social distancing… …hell, even the buttons on my Johnston/Murphy XL long-sleeve shirts have been obeying social distancing.

Rolling up on November, Panama’s work-at-home brigade is having a hard time remembering what day of the week it is.  Sooooo many holidays and oodles of doubt as to which days are actual holidays and which ones are just brilliant excuses to leave your family bubble and pick up a free COVID test at the beach.   I mean, is TODAY the day I get to put on clean underwear and my fancy sweatpants, or is that tomorrow?  If the Packers are playing, then it might be a Sunday… …or Thursday night… It’s so confusing.

But, in our effort to assist, we’re recommending a few changes to the names of the days of the week.  These Babylonian-era names no longer hold relevance and are just too darn confusing nowadays.  We need something more fluid and flexible for our new norm.  From now on starting with what we previously would call “Monday”, they shall now be named, in the same order, Missedday, Thisday, Whatday, Thatday, Funday, Satonourassday and Someday.  You’ll note the ease with which you could interchange the name of one day with another, without fear of scorn from our peers.  “Today” will always be “Today”, and “Tomorrow” shall remain, “Any Future Day Other than Today” continuing with the same Panama culture we’re blissfully accustomed to.

Looming over us still is the ominous threat of reverting to lockdown.  The Panama government continues to do their best by reading the proverbial tea leaves in their effort to keep the curve flattened and not succumb to the fate of most of Europe whose doors are once again slamming shut due to an upswing of infections and deaths.  MINSA is tightening curfew in Sona y San Francisco in the province of Veraguas and as of November 15, will apparently go back to full lockdown and their beaches closed as well.

Well, THAT sucks!!  But better them, than us, am-I-right?!  (Unless of course, you, the reader lives in Veraguas.. …I’m soooo sorry about that…)

If anyone thought that the government wouldn’t put us back on lockdown, perhaps this is the wakeup you needed to realize that they very well could do that.  Panama has been meticulously following the lead of the European countries and if Spain, France and England locked down, you can bet top dollar that Panama will do it as well if our numbers continue to go up.  I was going to spend Christmas at home just the same but was hoping I’d get to leave out for some last-minute shopping for old-times’ sake.  Don’t screw this up for me, people!  There’s nothing I like more than spending Christmas Eve morning in line at a Farmacia Arrocha to purchase some cheesy makeup product for one of the Queen’s distant cousins I’m meeting for the first time.   

As if today being a Friday the 13^th wasn’t already bad enough, eh?

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TOP NEWS and TIDBITS

Yoli’s Wisdom

 Much has been said about whether the use of masks during exercise could compromise oxygen uptake or increase rebreathing of carbon dioxide, leading to a condition (hypercapnic hypoxia) in which increased carbon dioxide displaces oxygen in the blood. But new International research, published in the Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, found no evidence to support these concerns.

“Our findings are important because they indicate that people can wear face masks during intense exercise without detrimental effects on performance and with minimal impact on oxygenation of the blood and muscles. This is especially important in settings such as gyms, as respiratory droplets can be further propelled by heavy breathing during vigorous exercise and in crowded, enclosed exercise facilities,” the researchers state in their findings.

The study, which involved 14 physically active and healthy men and women, monitored the effects of diet, previous physical activity and sleep for 24 hours before the test. “If people wear masks during indoor exercise, it could make sessions safer and allow gyms to stay open during COVID-19. It could also allow certain sports to continue, where COVID-19 transmission appears to be high. “explains Dr. Phil Chilibeck, from the University of Saskatchewan (Canada).

The stress test

During the research, participants were asked to do a brief warm-up on an exercise bike. The exercise test involved a progressive increase in intensity on the bike while maintaining a required pedaling frequency. Once they couldn’t maintain pedal speed for 6-12 minutes, the test was over.

The team evaluated the participants, who tested three times each, once with a surgical mask, once with a cloth mask, and once without a mask. The team recorded the participants’ blood oxygen levels and muscle oxygen levels during the test using non-invasive measurement tools.

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PLAN FOR THE OUTCOME OF COVID-19 HAS FIVE LEVELS OF ALERT

The Ministry of Health (Minsa) developed a contingency plan to face a rebound in Covid-19 cases, in which the risk is evaluated through four indicators and five alert levels are proposed that allow the identification of the set of measures basic response.

The measures are established according to the alert level (0 to 4), with the first “overflow threat” of one of the open indicators, followed by “one overflow” and so on, until the fourth indicator.

In fact, the fifth scenario, which is the overflow of the four indicators of the pandemic, entails the application of drastic measures, such as returning to the closure of Saturdays and Sundays, mobility by sex and curfew, among other restrictions, in order to contain the spread of the virus in the area.

The Health authorities confirmed yesterday 1,163 infections in the last 24 hours, out of a total of 6,288 diagnostic tests carried out, for a positivity of 18.5%.

FOUR INDICATORS DEFINE THE PLAN IN THE FACE OF A CASE REPORT

The rebound in cases due to the Covid-19 disease is a reality that Panama faces, and that implies a potential risk of collapse of health services, which has led health authorities to develop a contingency plan.

The document establishes how the confinement would be returned gradually, asymmetrically and progressively in the event that the four indicators used to evaluate the behavior of the pandemic proposed since last March show alert levels.

The four indicators are: the average number of virus transmission (Rt), which should mark 1 or less than 1; the lethality, which must be less than 3%; an availability of beds in the ward of 20%, and in intensive care units (ICU) and special respiratory care units (UCRE), 15%.

With the periodic evaluation of these four aspects, alert levels are defined based on the risks and a compendium of basic measures and actions is identified to face the situation, depending on five scenarios.

The measures are established according to the alert level (0 to 4), with the first “overflow threat” of one of the open indicators, followed by “one overflow” and so on, until the fourth indicator.

In fact, the fifth scenario, which is the overflow of the four indicators of the pandemic, entails the application of drastic measures, such as returning to the closure of Saturdays and Sundays, mobility by sex and curfew, among other restrictions, in order to contain the spread of the virus in the area.

Nadja Porcell, National Director of Health, explained that this plan was studied together with the Health Advisory Council some time ago, and given the increase in cases experienced by countries such as France, Spain, Italy and Israel, which have had to return to a total closure, the scenarios were established, in order not to have to reach the most drastic.

KEY INDICATORS OF THE PANDEMIC

• Rt OF 1 OR LESS THAN 1
• LETHALITY OF LESS THAN 3%
• AVAILABILITY OF 20% OF BEDS IN THE ROOM
• AVAILABILITY OF 15% OF BEDS IN ICU AND UCRE

LEVEL 0: OVERFLOW BREAK OF ONE OF THE FOUR INDICATORS FOR OPENING

• Curfew from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am.
• Mobility seven days a week without distinction of sex.
• Opening of most economic activities.
• Recreational activities by family bubble system.

LEVEL 1: OVERFLOW ONE OF THE INDICATORS FOR REOPENING

• Curfew from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am.
• Mobility is maintained with the possibility of restriction.
• Expectant behavior to maintain reopening.
• Recreational activities by family bubble system.

LEVEL 2: OVERFLOW OF TWO OF THE INDICATORS FOR REOPENING

• Return to the closing of Sundays.
• Curfew increase (from 7:00 pm to 5:00 am).
• Reopenings stopped.
• Closing of beaches, spas, rivers and cinemas.
• Meetings are reduced to no more than 10 people.
• Public employees will work rotating or telecommuting hours.

LEVEL 3: OVERFLOW OF THREE OF THE INDICATORS FOR REOPENING

• Closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
• Curfew is maintained.
• Restaurants only in * takeaway or delivery * mode and tests every 15 days for motorized vehicles.
• Shops online or drive-up window mode.
• Temporary closure of construction.
• Public employees will work rotating or telecommuting hours.

LEVEL 4: OVERFLOW OF FOUR OF THE INDICATORS FOR REOPENING

• Closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
• Curfew is maintained.
• Only opening of companies that provide food and do not have a license to sell clothes or others.
• Keep the agro, pharmacies and banks open.
• Mobility by sex.
• Stop all tourist activities. Evaluate the entry of people who come from countries with an increase in cases.

The official recommended to the population to maintain their family bubble, since when they trace positive cases they detect that people are infected by visits from relatives or on birthdays. Therefore, she said, it is important that when you visit a person not remove the mask.

“Young Panamanians, today more than ever they are needed. It is essential that clandestine parties, celebrations that generate an agglomeration of multiple people, stop; festive activities are prohibited as a measure to protect your lives, and those of your parents, your aunts and uncles, your grandparents, who after you get infected at any of those parties, can end up being infected by you, who led the virus to your home, ”said Porcell.

GENERAL INDICATORS

The most recent report on the Covid-19 situation in Panama, from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), indicates that in the epidemiological week that ended on Saturday (November 1 to 7), the national Rt marked 1.07. The week before (Oct 25 to Oct 31) it was at 1.04.

With regard to health services, availability of beds is over 40% and ventilators over 65%. As of November 10, 2020, the country was occupied by 59% of hospital beds in wards (3,232 out of 5,439), 57% of ICU and semi-ICU beds (352 out of 616) and 33% of fans (262 out of 804 in the country). Meanwhile, the fatality indicator remains at 2%.

However, the Health authorities indicate that there are regions where the Rt is very high, and that is why the application of the contingency plan began in two districts of the province of Veraguas, specifically in Soná and San Francisco, since they present a Rt greater than one and the capacity of the Luis Chicho Fábrega Hospital (Santiago) has a 98% occupancy in ICU, that is, there is little availability of beds.

For example, in the district of Santiago the Rt is at 4.00, and in Soná, at 1.38, according to the epidemiological report of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) last Tuesday.

Jorge Luis Prosperi, member of the Health Advisory Council, indicated that the decision to have a contingency plan is necessary, since the rebound is real and must be faced with a lot of individual and collective responsibility.

He said that the most important thing in the plan will be that citizens faithfully comply with their part and with the biosecurity measures.

In addition, Prosperi expressed that “it is in our hands to face the situation with discipline, avoiding falling into the so-called pandemic fatigue, characterized by a lack of motivation to maintain the recommended measures and a decrease in interest in keeping ourselves informed about the situation.”

He added that the Minsa works to search for data to determine where the greatest number of infections is occurring (home, work, buses, subway, parties, restaurants, bars, among others).

According to PAHO, Panama continues to record the highest incidence of Covid-19 cases among the countries of the Americas, with 3,261 accumulated cases per 100,000 inhabitants as of November 8, ranking first in both in incidence as in accumulated cases among the countries of Central America, with 139,527 cases per 10,000 inhabitants.

Arturo Rebollón, epidemiologist and specialist in Public Health, explained that this plan establishes the clear route to close in case the indicators show alert levels.

He stressed that the plan establishes the scenarios in case one of the indicators shows warning signs, but recalled that we live in an unequal country, where the greatest lack of hospital beds is in poor areas of the country.

Rebollón recommended starting to place beds in field hospitals in areas where there are currently not enough beds to face the upturn in cases.

The three specialists agreed that the best mitigation measure against the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is the use of a mask, physical distancing and frequent hand washing.

Plan por repunte de la Covid-19 tiene cinco niveles de alerta

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‘LAPTOP’ STOLEN FROM GORGAS SCIENTIST WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW CORONAVIRUS

What seemed like one more robbery in one of the parking lots of a commercial plaza in the San Francisco district, is actually the loss of valuable scientific information on the sequenced codes of the SARS-CoV-2 genome in Panama.

This was announced through his Twitter account, the director of the Department of Genomics and Proteomics of the Gorgas Commemorative Institute for Health Studies (Icges), Alexander Martínez, this Wednesday, November 11, who asks that they return the ‘ laptop ‘that was in his car.

The scientist told La Prensa that the laptop was found in his car, parked on the premises of the Metro Plus Pharmacy, on Via Porras (San Francisco), from where it was stolen on Wednesday afternoon, after a glass was broken. from the rear window.

Regarding the information, he explained that when the new coronavirus data is finished sequencing, codes are run, which are always updated to include data to meet quality criteria. “All these codes are on that laptop,” he said.

The data is recoverable because there is backup “and I have it in my head”, but it is necessary to recover the computer, since it has a special program for sequencing. In addition, it has very important information on the work that has been carried out since March when the pandemic began in Panama, he said. He added that the latest information is not supported and will have to “start over.”

Martínez is the scientist who succeeded in sequencing the complete genomes of SARS-CoV 2, the cause of Covid-19, which revealed that the outbreak in Panama was introduced from eight different places (four cases from the United States, three from Europe and one from China).

He said that to provide information you can call the cell number 6150-5491, and assured that he will not retaliate or ask questions. “I just need the hard drives and the laptop that is specialized,” he added.

Roban ‘laptop’ a científico del Gorgas con información valiosa sobre el nuevo coronavirus

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TAXIS WILL RETURN TO CIRCULATE ACCORDING TO THE LAST DIGIT OF THE PLATE EVEN OR NON

The Panama Land Transit and Transportation Authority (ATTT), after the meeting with the taxi drivers union, who made road closures in different sectors of the country against the suspension of circulation according to the even and non-per-day plate, issued a statement announcing the return to this measure partially.

The authority agreed with the carriers that as of Thursday, November 12, 2020, the selective sector at the national level will circulate as follows:

• Monday- Wednesday: taxis whose license plates end in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) will circulate
• Tuesday- Thursday: taxis whose license plates end with a number non (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) will circulate
• Friday- Saturday and Sunday: Everyone can circulate

The circulation hours will be from 5:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. and it was agreed at the meeting that the measure will be extended until December 1, 2020.

“We have reached talks, we have also come to see how the service is improved,” said Miguel Martínez, general director of the ATTT.

The ATTT statement stated that the Operation Certificate is a concession from the State, which has its rules of use, and those who do not comply with the service rules will have said permission canceled.

The ATTT also established that it will be mandatory to comply with biosecurity measures to mitigate COVID-19 infections in taxis, such as: taking a passenger or a family bubble, use of masks, alcoholic gel and that the user feels behind and on the side away from the driver.

Taxistas volverán a circular según el último dígito de la placa par o non

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RECOMMEND USE OF FACE SCREENS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

To reinforce prevention measures and prevent the spread of COVID-19, this Thursday, November 12, a campaign was launched to recommend the use of the face shield or mask as a complement to the mask when using public transport.

The Ministry of Health (Minsa), MiBus, the Panama Metro and the All Panama Movement participate in this campaign. “Based on scientific studies in other countries, the use of a face shield or mask is recommended in public transport.

These studies show that in the places where the face mask is used, greater protection against COVID-19 is achieved ”, highlights a press release from the All Panama Movement. Meanwhile, the mask and the face shield become elements that provide double protection, which prevents the virus from entering the eyes, in addition, the risk of users touching their faces with contaminated hands is reduced.

Nacionales Minsa se prepara para posible ingreso de pacientes COVID-19 al Centro de Convenciones Figali

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MINSA AUTHORIZES THE REOPENING OF GYM AS OF NOVEMBER 16

The Ministry of Health (Minsa) of Panama authorized the reopening of gyms starting next Monday, November 16.

Nadja Porcell, general director of the Minsa, said that these establishments must follow all biosafety regulations and follow the reopening protocols, which can be consulted on the entity’s website.

Users will have to be swabbed periodically, highlighted the Minsa.

Gym owners and trainers recently protested, demanding a reopening date for these places, due to the economic losses as a result of the closure due to the covid-19 pandemic.

Minsa autoriza reapertura de gimnasios a partir del 16 de noviembre

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AT LEAST 12 POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 HAVE BEEN DETECTED IN SHELTERS

The Ministry of Health (Minsa) has issued instructions so that, in Chiriquí, Bocas del Toro and the Ngäbe-Buglé region – some of the regions of the country affected by the blow of Hurricane Eta – massive swabs are made to detect cases of the SARS virus -CoV-2 produced by Covid-19.

These tests are done both to those affected by floods and landslides, as well as to health personnel who are in these sectors.

The head of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre, said that, as a result of these days, at least 12 people have been found with Covid-19 in temporary shelters that provide shelter to the victims, who were isolated “immediately” . Currently 30 shelters have been enabled for this national emergency.

The Unified Traceability Team located the contacts of the 12 positive people, who will comply with the quarantine until it is determined that they do not have Covid-19, the official said.

On the other hand, Sucre referred to the increase in cases of the new coronavirus in the country, which is due – he said – to the large mobilization of people, the opening of companies and tourist areas. “This leads to greater community contagion,” he added.

However, he insisted that biosecurity measures must be followed, avoid crowds, parties, meetings or outside the family bubble. “This can help the figures to continue to decline, and therefore reach December without restrictions,” Sucre said.

Al menos 12 casos positivos de la Covid-19 han sido detectados en albergues

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MAGISTERIAL LEADERS PROPOSE TO CONTINUE WITH VIRTUAL EDUCATION UNTIL HAVE A VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19

The teachers’ leaders Humberto Montero and Eddy Pinto, referred this Thursday to the subject of face-to-face classes from next year and the risk it represents for some educators due to COVID-19, against which they propose that classes continue virtual until you have a vaccine.

Pinto indicated that among the teaching staff there are vulnerable people and about 6,000 to 7,000 colleagues over the age of 60, which becomes a risk to be able to serve students.

“We propose that until the vaccine appears we continue with the system we currently have, which is a distance education system reinforced with technology, that through any of the platforms we continue to teach students, I think that will It will be the most logical thing that is going to happen because the vaccine I don’t think will be in Panama in February or March, ”Pinto explained.

On the other hand, Montero expressed that they have also proposed prioritizing the location of students who have not been located, which add up to more than 60 thousand students, apart from those who have not connected, with which the dropout rate could be increased .

“There is a document that is the Retention and Reintegration Network, in the magisterial leadership we are asking that this document that a sector made, has to be comprehensive, that the National Government give the tools, the Constitution in its Article 95 clearly says that the The government must provide the tools, the devices and the National Government has not done that and that is what we are requesting, tools, broadband internet, devices, cell phones, computers, tablets, everything that can be given, because if you give that to the student, you rescue him from the hands of violence, from the hands of gangs, ”Montero emphasized.

Dirigentes magisteriales plantean que se continúe con educación virtual hasta tener una vacuna contra COVID-19

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HERRERA AND LOS SANTOS IN THE SIGHT OF MINSA, MAY ALSO RETURN TO THE RESTRICTIONS

Soná and San Francisco in Veraguas have been the first places to return to mobility restrictions because they have two indicators of opening to the limit, but they are not the only ones, the increase in RT and positivity in recent days has put the Ministry on alert de Salud (Minsa), which is studying establishing these restrictions in other regions.

These would be Panama, San Miguelito, Guna Yala, Herrera and Los Santos, the latter two that maintained low levels of contagion in the first months of the pandemic, but that with the lifting of restrictions have increased cases rapidly, they could experience a setback .

Given the contingency, it is evaluating to start relieving hospitals to have beds available for patients with chronic diseases, this would be possible with the start-up of the Figali Convention Center in which $ 700 thousand was invested for its adequacy to serve Covid patients .

In addition, Minister Luis Francisco Sucre, reiterated the call to gym owners to maintain biosecurity measures. The Ministry of Health indicated that they ask their clients for the PCR or antigen swab test every 15 days.

“Gyms have to comply with the protocols, these are places where people are easily infected because one is rotating through different machines, so it is important that those who go to gyms provoke a measure in which we can reduce the risk of contagion ”Sucre said.

In addition, he asked the users of these exercise centers to wash their hands with soap and water or with alcohol gel each time they use a machine, as the machine could be infected. He pointed out that where there is a source of contagion that generates a cluster in a gym, it will have to be closed, but this is not the idea because it is convenient to stay open and request tests from time to time.

Nacionales Aprehenden a siete personas en operativos, dos están vinculados a homicidios

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LA YEGUADA RESERVE AND COIBA NATIONAL PARK CLOSED TEMPORARILY DUE TO COVID-19

The Ministry of the Environment announced the temporary closure of the La Yeguada Forest Reserve and the Coiba National Park, in the province of Veraguas, as of November 12.

This, due to the implementation of the new Contingency Plan in the districts of Soná and San Francisco and the suspension of visits to beaches, rivers and spas, after the significant increase in positive cases of COVID-19.

Also, the measure addresses the red flag alert for beaches and rivers due to inclement bad weather caused by Hurricane Eta, issued by the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc).

Cierran temporalmente la Reserva La Yeguada y el Parque Nacional Coiba por COVID-19

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WHO: 70% OF HUMANITY SHOULD BE VACCINATED TO END THE PANDEMIC

If vaccines against COVID-19 that are in the last phase of development are successful, approximately 70% of the world population should be immunized to guarantee the end of the pandemic, the chief scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO) calculated today. ), Soumya Swaminathan. Although it remains to be seen how effective future vaccines will be, Swaminathan and the director of the WHO Department of Immunization, Kate O’Brien, estimate that that would be the ideal percentage, although the goal by 2021 is to reach 20%. “No company that is investigating will be able to immediately have doses for everyone,” warned O’Brien, who indicated that it is therefore important that all laboratories continue their investigations even if one of them is ahead of the others.

In a meeting with Internet users to analyze the new and hopeful advances in vaccines that have been reported this week in the US and Russia, the two experts pointed out that the new technologies developed in the current fight against coronavirus “can help to better protect us from future pandemics.” They alluded in this sense to technologies such as Messenger RNA (mRNA), used in the vaccine candidates of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, and that instead of the usual recourse to weakened forms of a virus, it uses molecules that give instructions to the human body about how to build antibodies. Swaminathan stressed regarding the news of 90% efficacy in the clinical studies of the German-American project Pfizer-BioNTech that these are preliminary results and “more data is needed” until it can be guaranteed that it can be licensed for production.

Even if the hypothetical vaccines finally become available to the general public, the WHO experts insisted that the first to be immunized must be health workers and people from risk groups, such as the elderly or patients with certain pathologies. O’Brien especially insisted that the first vaccines that may arrive in the first few months when there will be greater demand than supply should not be stored, and warned countries against creating large stocks of them.

 “The correct and intelligent thing is to guarantee that they take those who need them most,” he said, adding that in those first moments “a vaccine in the fridge is not going to benefit anyone.” Asked about the distribution problems that vaccines developed with mRNA technology could entail, which need to be stored at temperatures close to 80 degrees below zero, the experts indicated that this would be a challenge, but there are already technologies such as so-called “dry ice” that can help.

They also stressed that there have previously been vaccines that required storage at such cold temperatures, such as Ebola, so storage and distribution chains have been tested on a limited basis in some parts of the world.

More than 200 laboratories around the world are researching vaccines against COVID-19, a disease of which there have been more than 50 million confirmed cases worldwide, and of these projects about 40 are in the phase of clinical trials in humans. Of these, a dozen vaccine candidates from countries such as China, the US, Russia or the United Kingdom are in their last phase, in which the subjects tested are already tens of thousands and their results are compared with those of other large groups of test those who have been given a placebo.

Swaminathan explained that it normally takes ten years for a vaccine to develop and that the record for speed is now around four and a half years, but the fact that such a large part of the international scientific community has come together in this research could help this time it is much smaller.

O’Brien added that the WHO needs about $ 20 billion for its Covax platform, intended to fund some of the laboratories in exchange for equitable distribution of the vaccine in developing countries. “Although it seems like a lot of money, what is lost every ten days in trade and tourism in the world now amounts to about 35,000 million dollars,” the Canadian expert compared.

Mundo Berlín celebra el éxito de BioNTech, a la que apoyó con 375 millones de euros

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GUNA CONGRESS SUSPENDS TOURIST REOPENING OF THE REGION TO SECOND ORDER

The Secretary for Tourism Affairs of the General Congress of Gunayala announced on November 5 the reopening of the region to tourism, however, this Thursday, November 12, it reports that it decided to suspend it to evaluate the guides and protocols with which its company has been working. maximum organism.

“After evaluating the latest conditions regarding the behavior of COVID-19 in our region and the need to better define the appropriate reactivation mechanisms that are being sought. Together with the Gunayala Regional Health Directorate, we have chosen to suspend the activity of the three days until a second order, “says the congressional statement.

The Secretariat for Tourism Affairs reiterates its commitment to continue working on the various mechanisms and measures that are necessary with various sectors so that when the opportunity comes they promise to be better prepared and in better conditions than now.

The congressional statement indicates that they were the first region to close its borders since March when the pandemic was decreed, so they are surprised by the pronouncement of the Minister of Health, Luis Sucre, who warned them of the closure of tourist activities, when they assure they have not started it.

Congreso Guna suspende reapertura turística de la Comarca hasta segunda orden

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EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE IN PANAMA ADVANCE ‘ADEQUATELY’

Dr. Eduardo Ortega, member of the COVID-19 Vaccine Research Consortium, explained that the scientific tests applied to the vaccines under development in Panama are progressing well. He recalled that these are adaptive studies, which means that they are modified as the information becomes known.

Dr. Ortega is one of the volunteers in the studies carried out on a group of people in the country and reported that last Friday [November 6] the second dose of the experimental vaccine was applied, after four weeks of having placed first.

He reported that he has felt some local pain, swelling during the day of dosing. The next day general discomfort such as when a person over-does doing exercises.

“The study is progressing, in Panama individuals both older and younger than 60 years of age were searched,” he explained. After receiving results from Germany and Belgium on immunogenicity, that is, the response that the immune system gives to the vaccine that is applied, they have been submitted to the Bioethics Committee for approval and a greater number of people can be recruited.

 In Panama there is an approved study and it consists of a ribonucleic acid vaccine, from a German company.

There is a second study that is in the final approval phase. That’s a protein vaccine from a Chinese company that works with a European company. A third study from a European company that is also a protein vaccine. Those last two would be for phase three in Panama. If they are approved, “several thousand subjects could participate in the country,” explains Ortega.

To date, a dozen people have been vaccinated. The technology used in Panama is the same that the Pfizer company announced on Monday, November 9, which was 90% effective. It is a messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine, the doctor said.

The study carried out in Panama takes 13 months, in which the participants must periodically report their health.

Nacionales Productores en Tierras Altas temen escasez de rubros en los primeros meses de 2021

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MIGRATION WILL CARE FOR FOREIGNERS WHO ARE PROCESSING THE RENEWAL OF THEIR CARE ON SATURDAYS

The National Migration Service (SNM) of Panama reported that it will enable Saturdays, until the end of the year, to serve foreigners who are processing the renewal of their status card in the country, as part of the migration regularization process.

The entity highlighted that only notifications will be worked on users who process the renewal of their card, and the list will be published on the website, and through social networks, specifying the names and the date that they have to attend to complete their processing .

Every Saturday 200 of the users of the published list will be attended. The established hours are from 7:00 am to 11:00 am, at the main headquarters on Avenida Ricardo J. Alfaro (Tumba Muerto).

Foreigners who attend the notification process must present the following: original passport, receipt of payment, and B / .10.00 that may be paid in cash or by credit / debit card,

for the payment of the immigration status certification.

When conducting their search on the web, users must verify that it does appear in the list and the day on which it corresponds.

The SNM clarified that, during the Saturdays enabled for renewal notifications, other services will not be attended, these will continue from Monday to Friday.

Migración atenderá los sábados a extranjeros que tramitan renovación de su carné

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND MEDUCA REACH AN AGREEMENT ON THE REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL AID

Representatives of the National Alliance for Private Education (ANEP) and authorities of the Ministry of Education (Meduca) reached an agreement on the request for economic aid for this sector on Monday, November 9.

As agreed, they decided to maintain the aid proposal for an amount of $ 2 million and that the document be prepared so that “the economic aid is directed directly to the parents.”

The national director of Legal Advice of the ministry, Virgilio Sousa, explained that they will make adjustments to the current regulations that establish the payment of subsidies to educational centers. The transfer of departure will be presented to the National Assembly “soon for approval,” highlights a statement.

According to the endorsed proposal, the financial support is aimed at students whose parents pay monthly payments of up to $ 150, aimed at 320 private schools located in 14 educational regions.

“The educational authorities and the representatives of the ANEP will continue with the dialogue in order to include other schools that did not present their applications in the initial phase,” the Meduca statement said.

Colegios particulares y el Meduca llegan a un acuerdo sobre la solicitud de auxilio económico

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PROVISIONAL MEASURES ARE ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY IN AREAS AFFECTED BY FLOODS

This Thursday, Resolution No. DM-0349-2020 was published in the Official Gazette, through which provisional measures are adopted against the State of Environmental Emergency declared for the provinces of Bocas del Toro, Coclé, Chiriquí, Herrera, Panama, Panama west, Veraguas and the Comarca Ngäbe Buglé, which were affected by landslides and floods.

Through this document, the regional directorates of the Ministry of the Environment (MiAmbiente), in the aforementioned provinces, are ordered to coordinate with the rest of the state institutions, municipalities, organizations involved, and civil society, so that the authorities competent authorities to clean the riverbeds that have been obstructed by the disaster, repair road networks and other areas affected by floods, and landslides, with the aim of reducing current and future environmental disasters .

It is established that the disposal and final use of the use of fallen trees, product of the environmental disaster, obtained from the cleaning actions of river beds and other public areas, will be agreed with the Ministry of the Environment and will correspond to the directorates regional governments, the registry of forest use of fallen wood as a result of the environmental disaster, so that the necessary authorizations and forest transport guides can be issued.

It is reiterated to the state entities that the projects, works or activities necessary to mitigate the decreed environmental disaster, as well as the construction of riverbed works by state entities, may benefit from the exceptions established in Articles ’71 and 74 of the Executive Decree 123 of 2009, as well as the exceptions established by Resolution AG-0103-2015 of February 13, 2015.

The regional directorates of MiAmbiente must maintain a detailed record of the works, projects and activities that benefit from the exception procedure established in Articles ’71 and 74 of Executive Decree 123 and Resolution AG-0103-2015, and will have to submit a monthly report of its performance before the Environmental and Forest Impact Assessment Directorates.

In addition, the document indicates that the provisional measures that are adopted may not cause a greater risk of environmental damage in the affected areas, for which the regional directorates of MiAmbiente will exercise the corresponding supervision, control and inspection tasks.

The support of the National Police and other security entities may be requested, so that, through checkpoints, the authorizations and forest transport guides that are issued can be monitored and controlled; and illicit use of the respective forest authorizations, will entail administrative responsibilities, without prejudice to the corresponding civil and criminal responsibility.

Establecen medidas provisionales frente a la Emergencia Ambiental en áreas afectadas por inundaciones

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92% OF THE POPULATION HOUSING OF THE PUBLIC PRISON OF PENONOMÉ HAS COVID-19

92% of the population that houses the Penonomé public prison, in the province of Coclé, is infected with COVID-19, both the medical authorities of the Social Security Fund (CSS), and those of the Ministry of Health (Minsa ) are kept following up on this situation. There are 390 inmates, out of a total of 424 housed in the prison.

According to Mario Lozada, regional director of Minsa, traceability tasks are being carried out to contain the virus.

He added that constant monitoring is carried out and biosecurity measures have been reinforced within the prison, among the guards and other personnel of this prison.

Brett’s Comments:  “traceability tasks are being carried out to contain the virus”… you only have 8% who are NOT infected.  I’d say you failed at containing the virus!

Provincias El 80% de las comunidades en Tierras Altas ya han recuperado el suministro de energía

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STATUS UPDATE

Friday, November 06, 2020

• 137,760 positive cases
• 1,193 new cases
• 2,770 deaths
• 17,764 home isolation (518 hospital hotels)
• 718 are hospitalized (590 in ward / 128 intensive care)
• 115,990 clinically recovered

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Saturday, November 07, 2020

• 138,506 positive cases
• 746 new cases
• 2,781 deaths
• 17,690 home isolation (491 hospital hotels)
• 721 are hospitalized (594 in ward / 127 intensive care)
• 116,823 clinically recovered

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Sunday, November 08, 2020

• 139,527 positive cases
• 1,021 new cases
• 2,798 deaths
• 17,603 home isolation (519 hospital hotels)
• 837 are hospitalized (681 in ward / 156 intensive care)
• 117,770 clinically recovered

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Monday, November 09, 2020

• 140,331 positive cases
• 804 new cases
• 2,808 deaths
• 17,528 home isolation (554 hospital hotels)
• 730 are hospitalized (590 in ward / 140 intensive care)
• 118,711 clinically recovered

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

• 141,302 positive cases
• 971 new cases
• 2,817 deaths
• 17,472 home isolation (534 hospital hotels)
• 772 are hospitalized (627 in ward / 145 intensive care)
• 119,707 clinically recovered

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

• 142,465 positive cases
• 1,163 new cases
• 2,823 deaths
• 17,468 home isolation (561 hospital hotels)
• 790 are hospitalized (645 in ward / 145 intensive care)
• 120,823 clinically recovered

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Thursday, November 12, 2020

• 143,352 positive cases
• 887 new cases
• 2,830 deaths
• 17,086 home isolation (554 hospital hotels)
• 812 are hospitalized (658 in ward / 154 intensive care)
• 122,070 clinically recovered

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Coronavirus statistics from Day 1

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Daily COVID-19 Cases

Date	Cases	Difference	Percentage of Cases
2023/07/23 - 2023/07/29	1047696	375	3.5%
2023/07/16 - 2023/07/22	1047321	321	4.6%
2023/07/09 - 2023/07/15	1047000	485	6.6%
2023/07/02 - 2023/07/08	1046515	663	7.8%
2023/06/18 - 2023/07/01	1045852	1909	10.0%
2023/06/11 - 2023/06/17	1043943	1312	11.8%
2023/06/04 - 2023/06/10	1042631	1302	11.1%
2023/05/28 - 2023/06/03	1041329	1099	11.3%
2023/05/21 - 2023/05/27	1040230	835	10.3%
2023/05/14 - 2023/05/20	1039395	753	8.9%
2023/05/07 - 2023/05/13	1038642	664	7.4%
2023/04/30 - 2023/05/06	1037978	654	5.8%
2023/04/03 - 2023/04/29	1037324	591	5.3%
2023/04/16 - 2023/04/22	1036733	633	4.9%
2023/04/09 - 2023/04/15	1036100	743	4.9%
2023/04/02 - 2023/04/08	1035357	627
2023/03/26 - 2023/04/01	1034730	949
2023/03/19 - 2023/03/25	1033781	3123
2023/03/18	1030658	108
2023/03/17	1030550	123
2023/03/16	1030427	112
2023/03/15	1030315	121
2023/03/14	1030194	144
2023/03/13	1030050	43
2023/03/12	1030007	51
2023/03/11	1029956	74
2023/03/10	1029882	86
2023/03/09	1029796	85
2023/03/08	1029711	91
2023/03/07	1029620	90
2023/03/06	1029530	25
2023/03/05	1029505	55
2023/03/04	1029450	65
2023/03/03	1029385	50
2023/03/02	1029335	91
2023/03/01	1029244	73
DIFFERENCE IN NUMBER PUBLISHED BY MINSA	1029171	-221
2023/02/28	1029392	110
2023/02/27	1029282	31
2023/02/26	1029251	38
2023/02/25	1029213	63
2023/02/24	1029150	66
2023/02/23	1029084	42
2023/02/22	1029042	14
2023/02/21	1029028	38
2023/02/20	1028990	14
2023/02/19	1028976	22
2023/02/18	1028954	53
2023/02/17	1028901	60
2023/02/16	1028841	50
2023/02/15	1028791	58
2023/02/14	1028733	78
2023/02/13	1028655	23
2023/02/12	1028632	34
2023/02/11	1028598	93
2023/02/10	1028505	67
2023/02/09	1028438	71
2023/02/08	1028367	76
2023/02/07	1028291	77
2023/02/06	1028214	35
2023/02/05	1028179	25
2023/02/04	1028154	87
2023/02/03	1028067	73
2023/02/02	1027994	70
2023/02/01	1027924	93
2023/01/31	1027831	112
2023/01/30	1027719	35
2023/01/29	1027684	43
2023/01/28	1027641	103
2023/01/27	1027538	100
2023/01/26	1027438	117
2023/01/25	1027321	104
2023/01/24	1027217	116
2023/01/23	1027101	51
2023/01/22	1027050	49
2023/01/21	1027001	112
2023/01/20	1026889	115
2023/01/19	1026774	138
2023/01/18	1026636	134
2023/01/17	1026502	163
2023/01/16	1026339	58
2023/01/15	1026281	69
2023/01/14	1026212	126
2023/01/13	1026086	172
2023/01/12	1025914	201
2023/01/11	1025713	221
2023/01/10	1025492	83
2023/01/09	1025409	104
2023/01/08	1025305	118
2023/01/07	1025187	190
2023/01/06	1024997	271
2023/01/05	1024726	358
2023/01/04	1024368	240
2023/01/03	1024128	115
2023/01/02	1024013	76
2023/01/01	1023937	153
2022/12/31	1023784	319
2022/12/30	1023465	346
2022/12/29	1023119	404
2022/12/28	1022715	460
2022/12/27	1022255	165
2022/12/26	1022090	104
2022/12/25	1021986	268
2022/12/24	1021718	360
2022/12/23	1021358	425
2022/12/22	1020933	689
2022/12/21	1020244	236
2022/12/20	1020008	582
2022/12/19	1019426	205
2022/12/18	1019221	320
2022/12/17	1018901	516
2022/12/16	1018385	675
2022/12/15	1017710	731
2022/12/14	1016979	1029
2022/12/13	1015950	1033
2022/12/12	1014917	398
2022/12/11	1014519	608
2022/12/10	1013911	1142
2022/12/09	1012769	1096
2022/12/08	1011673	400
2022/12/07	1011273	1742
2022/12/06	1009531	1245
2022/12/05	1008286	495
2022/12/04	1007791	598
2022/12/03	1007193	1104
2022/12/02	1006089	1260
2022/12/01	1004829	1378
2022/11/30	1003451	1615
2022/11/29	1001836	610
2022/11/28	1001226	513
2022/11/27	1000713	611
2022/11/26	1002102	1105
2022/11/25	1000997	1223
2022/11/24	999774	1210
2022/11/23	998564	1103
2022/11/22	997461	1023
2022/11/21	996438	350
2022/11/20	996088	421
2022/11/19	995667	731
2022/11/18	994936	624
2022/11/17	994312	446
2022/11/16	993866	459
2022/11/15	993407	571
2022/11/14	992836	98
2022/11/13	992738	174
2022/11/12	992564	307
2022/11/11	992257	102
2022/11/10	992155	231
2022/11/09	991924	260
2022/11/08	991664	309
2022/11/07	991355	98
2022/11/06	991257	65
2022/11/05	991192	115
2022/11/04	991077	69
2022/11/03	991008	172
2022/11/02	990836	157
2022/11/01	990679	175
2022/10/31	990504	77
2022/10/30	990427	73
2022/10/29	990354	175
2022/10/28	990178	118
2022/10/27	990060	114
2022/10/26	989946	144
2022/10/25	989802	138
2022/10/24	989664	52
2022/10/23	989612	64
2022/10/22	989548	99
2022/10/21	989449	114
2022/10/20	989335	73
2022/10/19	989262	109
2022/10/18	989153	120
2022/10/17	989033	39
2022/10/16	988994	49
2022/10/15	988945	110
2022/10/14	988835	98
2022/10/13	988737	109
2022/10/12	988628	123
2022/10/11	988505	184
2022/10/10	988321	53
2022/10/09	988268	48
2022/10/08	988220	109
2022/10/07	988111	105
2022/10/06	988006	121
2022/10/05	987885	138
2022/10/04	987747	111
2022/10/03	987636	42
2022/10/02	987594	41
2022/10/01	987553	108
2022/09/30	987445	92
2022/09/29	987353	96
2022/09/28	987257	128
2022/09/27	987129	150
2022/09/26	986979	76
2022/09/25	986903	97
2022/09/24	986806	156
2022/09/23	986650	147
2022/09/22	986503	167
2022/09/21	986336	175
2022/09/20	986161	221
2022/09/19	985940	67
2022/09/18	985873	119
2022/09/17	985754	169
2022/09/16	985585	218
2022/09/15	985367	280
2022/09/14	985087	270
2022/09/13	984817	323
2022/09/12	984494	122
2022/09/11	984372	198
2022/09/10	984174	314
2022/09/09	983860	337
2022/09/08	983523	383
2022/09/07	983140	393
2022/09/06	982747	497
2022/09/05	982250	192
2022/09/04	982058	296
2022/09/03	981762	406
2022/09/02	981356	487
2022/09/01	980869	614
2022/08/31	980255	629
2022/08/30	979626	770
2022/08/29	978856	296
2022/08/28	978560	439
2022/08/27	978121	717
2022/08/26	977404	762
2022/08/25	976642	913
2022/08/24	975729	974
2022/08/23	974755	1077
2022/08/22	973678	339
2022/08/21	973339	539
2022/08/20	972800	919
2022/08/19	971881	958
2022/08/18	970923	969
2022/08/17	969954	1157
2022/08/16	968797	976
2022/08/15	967821	479
2022/08/14	967342	563
2022/08/13	966779	845
2022/08/12	965925	1031
2022/08/11	964894	1119
2022/08/10	963775	1167
2022/08/09	962608	1233
2022/08/08	961375	441
2022/08/07	960934	634
2022/08/06	960300	897
2022/08/05	959403	1046
2022/08/04	958357	905
2022/08/03	957452	1010
2022/08/02	956442	1099
2022/08/01	955343	413
2022/07/31	954930	561
2022/07/30	954369	800
2022/07/29	953569	930
2022/07/28	952639	904
2022/07/27	951735	1052
2022/07/26	950683	1160
2022/07/25	949523	502
2022/07/24	949021	548
2022/07/23	948473	838
2022/07/22	947635	944
2022/07/21	946691	1002
2022/07/20	945689	1184
2022/07/19	944505	1160
2022/07/18	943345	534
2022/07/17	942811	728
2022/07/16	942083	1137
2022/07/15	940946	1182
2022/07/14	939764	943
2022/07/13	938821	1424
2022/07/12	937397	1713
2022/07/11	935684	704
2022/07/10	934980	863
2022/07/09	934117	2007
2022/06/08	932110	1578
2022/06/07	930532	1693
2022/06/06	928839	1762
2022/06/05	927077	1137
2022/06/04	925940	686
2022/06/03	925254	926	16.9%
2022/06/02	924328	1338	17.1%
2022/06/01	922990	1626	18.3%
2022/06/30	921364	1624	13.9%
2022/06/29	919740	1828	18.3%
2022/06/28	917912	1989	18.8%
2022/06/27	915923	886	18.0%
2022/06/26	915057	1125	18.9%
2022/06/25	913932	1584	18.0%
2022/06/24	912348	1826	19.3%
2022/06/23	910522	2130	19.7%
2022/06/22	908392	1957	18.7%
2022/06/21	906435	2080	19.0%
2022/06/20	904355	826	18.6%
2022/06/19	903529	1143	19.0%
2022/06/18	902386	2053	19.2%
2022/06/17	900333	1451	14.9%
2022/06/16	898882	1958	19.1%
2022/06/15	896924	2080	18.7%
2022/06/14	894844	2389	19.5%
2022/06/13	892455	1106	18.5%
2022/06/12	891349	1389	18.3%
2022/06/11	889960	2323	19.1%
2022/06/10	887637	2591	19.5%
2022/06/09	885046	2793	20.5%
2022/06/08	882253	3244	21.2%
2022/06/07	879009	3523	21.9%
2022/06/06	875486	1692	20.6%
2022/06/05	873794	1942	20.5%
2022/06/04	871852	3056	22.4%
2022/06/03	868796	3296	22.3%
2022/06/02	865500	3789	22.7%
2022/06/01	861711	3443	22%
2022/05/31	858268	3819	22.6%
2022/05/30	854449	1842	22.2%
2022/05/29	852607	2123	21.1%
2022/05/28	850484	3109	22.4%
2022/05/27	847375	3678	24.1%
2022/05/26	843697	3951	24.4%
2022/05/25	839746	3825	22.7%
2022/05/24	835921	3876	24.3%
2022/05/23	832045	1758	20.8%
2022/05/22	830287	2167	20.7%
2022/05/21	828120	3203	22.7%
2022/05/20	824917	3417	20%
2022/05/19	821500	3842	22%
2022/05/18	817658	3506	20.7%
2022/05/17	814152	3910	22.2%
2022/05/16	810242	1799	21.4%
2022/05/15	808443	2166	20.8%
2022/05/14	806277	3054	21.8%
2022/05/13	803223	3248	23.3%
2022/05/12	799975	3514	21.7%
2022/05/11	796461	3324	21.5%
2022/05/10	793137	3307	21.5%
2022/05/09	789830	1359	22.4%
2022/05/08	788471	1615	21.1%
2022/05/07	786856	2672	21.6%
2022/05/06	784184	1919	20.5%
2022/05/05	782265	2117	18.4%
2022/05/04	780148	1838	17.9%
2022/05/03	778310	652	14.3%
2022/05/02	777658	538	11.9%
2022/05/01	777120	700	13.3%
2022/04/30	776420	932	12.1%
2022/04/29	775488	939	12.3%
2022/04/28	774549	874	12.2%
2022/04/27	773675	845	11.2%
2022/04/26	772830	744	9.9%
2022/04/25	772086	267	7.1%
2022/04/24	771819	481	6.3%
2022/04/23	771486	481	7.6%
2022/04/22	771005	542	8.4%
2022/04/21	770463	487	7.9%
2022/04/20	769976	519	7.4%
2022/04/19	769457	479	6.7%
2022/04/18	768978	184	5.4%
2022/04/17	768794	200	5.1%
2022/04/16	768594	124	5.0%
2022/04/15	768470	271	6.2%
2022/04/14	768199	364	6.3%
2022/04/13	767835	397	6.1%
2022/04/12	767438	371	5.5%
2022/04/11	767067	136	4.0%
2022/04/10	766931	254	4.2%
2022/04/09	766504	327	4.8%
2022/04/08	766177	247	5.4%
2022/04/07	766177	247	4.3%
2022/04/06	765930	253	4.0%
2022/04/05	765677	340	5.1%
2022/04/04	765337	124	3.5%
2022/04/03	765213	159	3.4%
2022/04/02	765054	223	4.0%
2022/04/01	764831	295	4.8%
2022/03/31	764536	293	4.8%
2022/03/30	764243	310	4.5%
2022/03/29	763933	325	4.2%
2022/03/28	763608	125	3.4%
2022/03/27	763483	203	4.0%
2022/03/26	763280	255	3.7%
2022/03/25	763025	290	4.3%
2022/03/24	762735	341	4.8%
2022/03/23	762394	386	5.5%
2022/03/22	762008	365	4.8%
2022/03/21	761643	135	3.7%
2022/03/20	761508	193	3.6%
2022/03/19	761315	311	4.7%
2022/03/18	761004	269	4.4%
2022/03/17	760735	330	5.1%
2022/03/16	760405	300	4.5%
2022/03/15	760105	323	4.6%
2022/03/14	759782	146	4.0%
2022/03/13	759636	175	4.1%
2022/03/12	759461	237	4.3%
2022/03/11	759224	301	5.0%
2022/03/10	758923	310	4.5%
2022/03/09	758613	301	4.6%
2022/03/08	758312	382	5.2%
2022/03/07	757930	362	5.4%
2022/03/06	757568	81	4.7%
2022/03/05	757487	426	6.5%
2022/03/04	757061	522	7.1%
2022/03/03	756539	454	6.3%
2022/03/02	756085	232	6.3%
2022/03/01	755853	355	6.6%
2022/02/28	755498	236	5.6%
2022/02/27	755262	357	7.8%
2022/02/26	754905	543	7.7%
2022/02/25	754362	668	8.1%
2022/02/24	753694	787	8.2%
2022/02/23	752907	734	8.2%
2022/02/22	752173	932	9.2%
2022/02/21	751241	481	10.7%
2022/02/20	750760	673	10.6%
2022/02/19	750087	952	11.4%
2022/02/18	749135	1219	13.6%
2022/02/17	747916	1221	12.5%
2022/02/16	746695	1328	12.5%
2022/02/15	745367	1714	13.3%
2022/02/14	739770	799	13.9%
2022/02/13	742854	1203	14.5%
2022/02/12	741651	1881	15.9%
2022/02/11	739770	2111	17.5%
2022/02/10	737659	2424	19.0%
2022/02/09	735235	3028	20.0%
2022/02/08	732207	3180	17.8%
2022/02/07	729027	1614	19.9%
2022/02/06	727413	2345	21.1%
2022/02/05	725068	3589	21.0%
2022/02/04	721479	4308	24.2%
2022/02/03	717171	5210	24.2%
2022/02/02	711691	6081	26.2%
2022/02/01	705880	5606	21.6%
2022/01/31	700274	3150	26.6%
2022/01/30	697124	4490	27.2%
2022/01/29	692634	7004	28.9%
2022/01/28	685630	7502	30.4%
2022/01/27	678128	8268	30.9%
2022/01/26	669860	10481	35.5%
2022/01/25	659379	9241	36.2%
2022/01/24	650138	5455	37.6%
2022/01/23	644683	7164	36.3%
2022/01/22	637519	10629	36.3%
2022/01/21	626890	11933	36.3%
2022/01/20	614957	12351	34.3%
2022/01/19	602606	10763	36.3%
2022/01/18	591843	11519	33.2%
2022/01/17	580324	5468	37.4%
2022/01/16	574856	7278	36.0%
2022/01/15	567578	8902	35.3%
2022/01/14	558676	9530	33.4%
2022/01/13	549146	9074	33.0%
2022/01/12	540072	6513	27.6%
2022/01/11	533559	4105	25.0%
2022/01/10	529454	3139	23.0%
2022/01/09	526315	4066	23.0%
2022/01/08	522249	4804	20.2%
2022/01/07	517445	5043	21.0%
2022/01/06	512402	4623	21.5%
2022/01/05	507779	4372	20.0%
2022/01/04	503407	3259	16.7%
2022/01/03	500148	1363	14.7%
2022/01/02	498785	977	13.2%
2022/01/01	497808	1888	12.8%
2021/12/31	495920	2213	10.4%
2021/12/30	493707	2664
2021/12/29	491043	1348
2021/12/28	489695	1354
2021/12/27	488341	574
2021/12/26	487767	563
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2021/12/12	480781	208
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2021/12/03	478543	268
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2020/07/14	48096	923
2020/07/13	47173	1540
2020/07/12	45633	1301
2020/07/11	44332	1075
2020/07/10	43257	1040
2020/07/09	42216	965
2020/07/08	41251	960
2020/07/07	40291	957
2020/07/06	39334	1185
2020/07/05	38148	1166
2020/07/04	36983	988
2020/07/03	35995	758
2020/07/02	35237	774
2020/07/01	34463	913
2020/06/30	33550	765
2020/06/29	32785	1099
2020/06/28	31686	1028
2020/06/27	30658	753
2020/06/26	29905	868
2020/06/25	29037	1007
2020/06/24	28030	716
2020/06/23	27314	562
2020/06/22	26752	722
2020/06/21	26030	808
2020/06/20	25222	948
2020/06/19	24274	923
2020/06/18	23351	754
2020/06/17	22597	635
2020/06/16	21962	540
2020/06/15	21422	736
2020/06/14	20686	627
2020/06/13	20059	848
2020/06/12	19211	625
2020/06/11	18586	697
2020/06/10	17884	657
2020/06/09	17233	379
2020/06/08	16854	429
2020/06/07	16425	421
2020/06/06	16004	541
2020/06/05	15463	418
2020/06/04	15044	435
2020/06/03	14609	514
2020/06/02	14095	258
2020/06/01	13837	374
2020/05/31	13463	445
2020/05/30	13018	487
2020/05/29	12531	400
2020/05/28	12131	403
2020/05/27	11728	281
2020/05/26	11447	264
2020/05/25	11183	257
2020/05/24	10926	259
2020/05/23	10577	156
2020/05/22	10267	151
2020/05/21	10116	139
2020/05/20	9977	110
2020/05/19	9867	141
2020/05/18	9726	120
2020/05/17	9606	157
2020/05/16	9449	181
2020/05/15	9268	150
2020/05/14	9118	274
2020/05/13	8944	161
2020/05/12	8783	167
2020/05/11	8616	168
2020/05/10	8448	166
2020/05/09	8282	212
2020/05/08	8070	202
2020/05/07	7868	137
2020/05/06	7731	208
2020/05/05	7523	136
2020/05/04	7387	190
2020/05/03	7197	107
2020/05/02	7090	370
2020/05/01	6720	188
2020/04/30	6532	195
2020/04/29	6378	178
2020/04/28	6200	179
2020/04/27	6021	242
2020/04/26	5779	241
2020/04/25	5538	200
2020/04/24	5338	172
2020/04/23	5166	174
2020/04/22	4992	171
2020/04/21	4820	162
2020/04/20	4658	191
2020/04/19	4467	194
2020/04/18	4273	63
2020/04/17	4210	194
2020/04/16	4016	265
2020/04/15	3751	177
2020/04/14	3574	102
2020/04/13	3472	72
2020/04/12	3400	166
2020/04/11	3234	260
2020/04/10	2974	222
2020/04/09	2752	224
2020/04/08	2528	279
2020/04/07	2249	149
2020/04/06	2100	112
2020/04/05	1988	187
2020/04/04	1801	128
2020/04/03	1673	198
2020/04/02	1475	158
2020/04/01	1317	136
2020/03/31	1181	106
2020/03/30	1075	86
2020/03/29	989	88
2020/03/28	901	115
2020/03/27	786	112
2020/03/26	674	116
2020/03/25	558	115
2020/03/24	443	98
2020/03/23	345	32
2020/03/22	313	68
2020/03/21	245	45
2020/03/20	200	63
2020/03/19	137	28
2020/03/18	109	23
2020/03/17	86	17
2020/03/16	69	14
2020/03/15	55	12
2020/03/14	43	7
2020/03/13	36	9
2020/03/12	27	13
2020/03/11	14	6
2020/03/10	8	7
2020/03/09	1	0

This is a list of the number of cases per day since the first case was discovered in Panama

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END NOTES

Part of my inspiration to today’s introduction came from these COVID-related comments that a friend sent me recently.  I don’t know to call them “jokes”, but there is some humor and sarcasm in some of them.  It seemed fitting for today’s End Notes.

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