Where will the Use of a Mask be mandatory?; Increase in the Price of the Basic Basket; Parents Urged to Allow Regular Vaccination of Their Children in Schools.

Friday, July 08, 2022

There are more than enough exciting topics to talk about this week, but nothing trumps the topic on the atmosphere of Panama’s government. It’s a mess and it’s only going to get worse. The president is ill with a type of blood cancer and receiving treatment and the government is presently being managed by the Vice President, Jose Gabriel “Gaby” Carrizo Jaen. Although, not really. One PRD member (the government’s political party) stated that the country is on automatic pilot until the president returns. Last night in a meeting, one of the meeting participants stated, “Nito is too sick and won’t be returning. Rumor has it that he’ll be replaced by his “padrino” and Gaby will be asked to resign.” Damn, if that didn’t sound like some ultra-left propaganda mumbo jumbo, I don’t know what to call it. However, the integrity of the person who said it has never been in doubt – in conversation this morning with another person close to the presidency, he flat out denies this stating simply, “He has meetings programmed for Monday that he will be participating in.”. Time will tell… …and soon.

All the while, the country is in chaos. I lost count of the number of organizations that are up in protest while the country is on automatic pilot. We have the standard SUNTRACS up in arms, shutting down traffic as well as a few other Labor Unions that usually just team up with them for a half-day of action. But we also have the labor unions from FEMSA which is the Coca Cola company in Panama, Agricultural associations and now the teacher’s union have gone on full strike. The primary reasons for these strikes are the extreme fuel prices as well as the out-of-range “canasta basica”, which is the basic cost of food a family needs to survive.

(You know things are serious when grandpa brings out the soup pot to keep the masses fed.)

The funny thing is that the primary reason for the gas reasons is more due to mismanagement of the USA than anything Panama has done. So, for Panamanians to protest and demand that their government lower prices, is pretty much a dead-end road. The “canasta basica” complaint is a never-ending topic as they’ve protested this for as long as I can remember; 30 years plus and running.

Even Queen Sayira is protesting – I made a comment about payments we needed to make, as well as some other banking stuff, for which she said nothing, stood from her throne, place her eraser on the glass partition which separates our desks and left. I think she’s outside burning tires or something…

(Queen Sayira’s eraser.)

But what’s really pushing the country to where we are? Why are they protesting now especially since gasoline prices have actually dropped a bit in the last week? This is clearly the opposition taking advantage of an already weakened government. The opposition in this case is the “CD”, or Cambio Democratico, which is the party created by Ricardo Martinelli for his launch and eventual win of the presidency. The PRD, of which he was a member, was clear that they would not support his political run, so he decided to do it on his own – the guy may be a lot of things, but he definitely has a huge set of cajones. Now, past and present CD members are making supporting comments to the teachers unions especially. They’re making it blatantly clear who’s pulling the strings – who’s provoking the protests.

(“Education has to be a priority. This is the time we should talk and make decisions that aliviate the Panamanian populace. The PRD government has to face this, they cant be blind and deaf. Romulo Roux from CD)

In the last few years we’ve seen Latin America push its way far left including Venezuela, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Brazil, Argentina and more recently Colombia which was the strongest ally that the USA had… …time will tell how that pans out as well. The PRD is historically a left wing political party, but they don’t have the dictatorship mentality they used to. This may sound extreme, which I shy away from doing in these weekly reports, but…. If the CD gets their hands on the country, it’s this analyst’s opinion that you might as well pack your belongings and head back to the USA, Canada or wherever you came from because shit’s gonna get ugly (ier) here.

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ACODECO: PANAMA’S BASIC BASKET INCREASED B/.17.44 IN ONE YEAR

The Acodeco recommends going to places like Merca Panama, markets and supermarkets with promotions.

B/.17.44 is the amount of increased on average of the basic basket in Panama, as detailed by Joancy Chávez, deputy director of Free Competition of the Consumer Protection and Defense of Competition Authority (Acodeco).

When making a comparison between June 2021 and June 2022, an increase of 6.5% is reflected, which shows that “the crisis in which we live has impacted our food,” Chavez said.

The products that have mostly increased the price are:

Packaged sausages, which increased B/.1.43
National mortadella with pepper, increased B/.1.14
The red apple, the unit went up B/.0.10
The kilogram of sweet chili pepper rose B/.0.76
Lettuce, which increased B/.0.64 per kilogram

According to Chávez, they are price surveys of supermarkets and grocery stores, but there are alternatives such as Merca Panama, markets and supermarkets with promotions.

READ HERE: ACODECO: CANASTA BÁSICA DE PANAMÁ AUMENTÓ B/.17.44 EN UN AÑO

PUBLIC MINISTRY OPENS INVESTIGATION FOR MISTREATMENT OF AN ELDERLY WOMAN IN CARRASQUILLA

The alleged aggressor of the older adult is a nephew of the victim. National Police.

After a video circulated on social networks where it is observed how an older adult over 80 years old was mistreated in the Los Pinos Building, located in Carrasquilla, the Public Ministry (MP) opened an investigation.

This carpet was opened after a person close to the apartment captured, in an amateur video, a man (supposedly his nephew) physically assaulting an older adult.

The video shows how the aggressor hits the victim, pulls her by the hair and threatens her with a leash.

As it has been known, the older adult has speech problems and cannot communicate.

Units of the National Police (PN) and the Directorate of Judicial Investigation (DIJ) arrived in the sector where the aggression was registered.

For her part, the director of the National Institute of Women (Inamu), Nellys Herrera, told Telemetro Reporta that: “the lady must be protected and the lord, an adult man, must be taken out of the place.”

“You have to see who the victim lives with, and if there are no alternatives, he is taken to shelters. This is an obvious case of aggravated violence. It’s part of what we live in, where a woman’s home is the most dangerous place for her,” Herrera explained.

Previously, the Committee Against Violence against Women warned of the increase in cases of violence against the elderly.

Meanwhile, Major Keylhis Adames, of the police service specialized in domestic and gender violence, asked the population to report these cases of violence in a timely manner, through the 104, and police post.

READ HERE: MINISTERIO PÚBLICO ABRE INVESTIGACIÓN POR MALTRATO A UNA ADULTA MAYOR EN CARRASQUILLA

MASKS IN PANAMA: WHERE IF AND WHERE IS NOT MANDATORY?

The use of masks in Panama will no longer be mandatory except in hospitals, public transport and for food handlers.

With the announcement of the elimination of the use of masks in enclosed spaces, many people question whether it will be necessary to maintain their use in places such as schools, churches, gyms, offices, restaurants among others; to which the Ministry of Health (MINSA) has mentioned that it will be optional.

Well, the rule said by the president of the republic is to completely eliminate the general use of masks in both open and closed spaces except for hospitals and public transport.

The Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre, assured that food handlers must wear the mask mandatorily, these rules were established in Executive Decree 101 of July 1, 2022.

While it is true that we know the places where you can be without a mask and those that cannot, however, minsa sent some considerations for the different agencies and thus prevent an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

“The older they are, the more risk there is of complications, therefore, from 55 or 60 years onwards we recommend them to keep their masks again,” Sucre said.

The head of the health portfolio said that, in schools, temples and facilities such as asylums or homes, although the use will not be mandatory, the use of them is recommended, but it will be at the discretion of those in charge.

Likewise, he recommended that people with chronic diseases continue to use masks because of the difficulties they could present due to their previous condition.

On vaccine issues, through Executive Decree 102, which was published on July 4 in the Official Gazette, new measures concerning the entry of travelers to Panama were established.

The regulations specify that all travelers over five years of age, regardless of whether they are nationals, residents or foreigners or the route by which they try to enter the country, must meet requirements, such as:

Complete vaccination schedule
If you do not comply with the previous point, at least two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccines covered by the vaccination schedule approved by the country of origin

READ HERE: MASCARILLAS EN PANAMÁ: ¿DÓNDE SI Y DONDE NO ES OBLIGATORIO?

FROM THIS FRIDAY FISHERMEN WILL BE ABLE TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE FUEL VOUCHER

Artisanal fishermen who register may receive a monthly bonus of B/.400.00.

Starting at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, July 8, all artisanal fishermen with their current or expired fishing license will be able to register on the website of the Government Innovation Authority (AIG) to receive the benefit of the digital fuel voucher.

There are about 5,004 beneficiaries, who will be able to redeem their voucher of B / .400.00 per month consumable in fuel, through their identity card.

Flor Torrijos, director of the Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP), said that the fuel stations enabled are Terpel, Delta, Chevron and Texaco.

“If a fisherman registers from tomorrow, on Monday he will receive his price stabilization accreditation at B/.3.95 (per gallon),” he said.

Torrijos clarified that this benefit is not cumulative.

He also mentioned that they will be given July as a month of grace to renew their expired licenses, otherwise in August they will not be able to access the benefit.

READ HERE: A PARTIR DE ESTE VIERNES PESCADORES PODRÁN REGISTRARSE PARA RECIBIR VALE DE COMBUSTIBLE

COLOMBIAN PRIEST CONVICTED AND INCLUDED IN LIST OF SEX OFFENDERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

The Catholic Church condemns acts of abuse by its members.

The Public Ministry condemned and included in the list of sexual offenders of the Republic of Panama a priest of the Catholic Church for aggravated libidinous acts against a minor in Panama East.

The Second Section of Crimes against Sexual Freedom and Integrity of the Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office, through a penalty agreement, achieved a conviction of 60 months in prison.

The priest Luis Ruiz Quiroga, of Colombian nationality, was also ordered to disqualification from exercising positions, trades or professions in parks, kindergartens, schools, sports centers and places where minors are grouped, for the same amount of time after the completion of the main sentence.

Once the responsibility of the accused was accepted for the facts, the judge of guarantees Meylin Jaén validated the sentence agreement by issuing conviction No. 1422.

The prosecution presented elements of conviction that allowed the legalization of the apprehension of the 51-year-old priest, the Public Ministry said.

The priest’s private technical defender, Alex Sánchez, requested a change of measure for community work, a hearing that will be held today in the afternoon.

For its part, the Archdiocese of Panama clarified that it ordered the cessation of pastoral functions to the priest, from the moment they received the complaint about libidinous act against the minor.

Once the complaint was known, the ecclesiastical authorities contacted the family of the minor providing accompaniment to the Public Ministry where the respective complaint was filed.

Likewise, spiritual and psychological care was offered to the minor and his family, he said.

The church, which has been rocked in recent years by events involving its servants, reiterated its policy of zero tolerance for any type of abuse.

READ HERE: SACERDOTE COLOMBIANO FUE CONDENADO E INCLUIDO EN LISTA DE OFENSORES SEXUALES DE LA REPÚBLICA DE PANAMÁ

SINAPROC, RAINY SEASON: THE RISK OF CROSSING RIVERS

In the rainy season, SINAPROC recommends not going to rivers or streams due to sudden floods.

With the announcements reiterated by the National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC) due to the passage of tropical waves in the country, it is necessary for citizens to consider crossing or hiking to areas prone to landslides or overflowing rivers.

According to hydrometeorology data from ETESA, the rainy season begins firmly in the month of May and lasts until November, with the months of September and October being the rainiest; within this season there are frequently tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes.

Last year, during the month of November, 13 people were rescued after being surprised by a head of water, in the Bayano Caves, in Chepo in the east of the country. However, three people lost their lives, including the tour guide.

In the Pacific region this season is characterized by abundant rains, of moderate to strong intensity, accompanied by electrical activity that occur especially in the afternoon.

The general director of SINAPROC, Carlos Rumbo, calls on citizens to follow the prevention recommendations during this rainy season, especially those who live near risk areas, such as rivers and coasts; in addition to being aware of the alert information regularly disseminated by security and emergency institutions.

Recently, the mayor of Las Palmas de Veraguas, Edilberto Adames, was surprised by a head of water while trying to cross the Quebrada de Oro in a vehicle, losing his wife and mother-in-law in the accident.

During this rainy season, the provinces where the highest incidences of flooding have been reported are Panama Oeste with 19, followed by Panama with 8 and Herrera with 5. As for landslides, there has been a higher incidence in Panama with 20 cases, Colón with 11 and Panama Oeste with 8.

READ HERE: SINAPROC, TEMPORADA DE LLUVIA: EL RIESGO DE CRUZAR RÍOS

INADEH, TRAININGS 2022: WHAT COURSES DOES IT OFFER?

INADEH trainings culminate next September.

Occupational safety and hygiene, automotive mechanics, beauty and aesthetics, English, refrigeration, civil construction among others are part of the one thousand eight hundred courses offered by the National Institute of Vocational Training and Training for Human Development (INADEH).

This is the third training period of 2022 which will culminate in September, Mariela Salgado, general director of the institution; indicates that the courses are part of an administrative strategy based on results and solutions.

In addition, she said that she is focused on the economic reactivation of the country and the attention of priority sectors for the development of the economy, the generation of jobs and new ventures.

The courses will be taught by more than 1,200 instructors from all over Panama and will be both face-to-face and virtual. In the remote regions of the country they will be carried out through mobile actions.

Training in Colón

INADEH continues with the training plan in the province of Colón, which seeks to reach about a thousand people so that they are competent for different public and private projects.

These courses on the Atlantic Coast are developed at the Marco Antonio Pereira Vocational Training Center where gastronomy courses will be taught and the Regional University Center of Colón.

Other training

In the province of Chiriquí, 30 adolescents from the Aurelio Granados Hijo Custody and Compliance Center began two new courses on maintenance of home plumbing and basic residential electrical installations, by teachers from the National Institute of Vocational Training and Training for Human Development.

With these trainings they strengthen the process of resocialization of adolescents in conflict with the law, so that once they achieve their freedom they can have a dignified and productive life in society. Marcelino Peña, director of the center, said.

Peña added that the plumbing course lasts 100 hours and ends this month, while the electricity course lasts 300 hours and ends in November.

READ HERE: INADEH, CAPACITACIONES 2022: ¿QUÉ CURSOS OFRECE?

LAST! TEACHERS’ UNIONS GATHERED IN SANTIAGO DE VERAGUAS DECREE INDEFINITE STRIKE

The Ombudsman Eduardo Leblanc, at the request of Anadepo, led the dialogue table.

An indefinite strike decreed on Monday the leaders of 22 teachers’ unions and the organizations that participate in the demonstrations in the city of Santiago de Veraguas.

The teacher leader Luis Arturo Sánchez, leader of the Association of Veragüenses Educators (AEVE), along with the rest of his colleagues got up from the dialogue table with the government commission, of which he said, he did not give the answers that the strikers expected.

At the dialogue table this Thursday in Santiago de Veraguas, the 22 organizations that bring together the National Alliance for the Rights of Organized Peoples (Anadepo), tried with the national authorities to find a possible alternative to solve the sensitive problem of the constant rise in fuel and other problems facing Panamanian society.

Outside the facilities of the Coopeve Convention Center in the city of Santiago, where the debate of the teachers’ leadership and organized groups with the authorities took place, more than 10,000 people were chanting slogans waiting for the positive responses that can put an end to the strike.

However, the leaders of the Anadepo, faced with what they consider a lack of response to the issues raised by the magisterial leadership, decided to go on indefinite strike.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Education Maruja Gorday, called on the leadership of educators to remain at the table of dialogue and not to paralyze classes so as not to affect students who after two years of pandemic need to recover knowledge.

Gorday also said that there will be actions so that classes are not suspended in any school in the country, indicating that the most affected as always are the students.

The Government Commission maintains the position of keeping the dialogue open in order to resolve the problem.

The Ombudsman Eduardo Leblanc, at the request of Anadepo, led the dialogue table of which there are expectations in the protesting organizations.

On Thursday, a group of motorists, as well as transporters, andstudents, parents of families and construction workers joined the protests, as well as the civil community affected by the high cost of fuel.

READ HERE: ¡ÚLTIMO! GREMIOS MAGISTERIALES REUNIDOS EN SANTIAGO DE VERAGUAS DECRETAN HUELGA INDEFINIDA

TECHNICAL TABLE OF MEDICINES WILL CREATE SUBCOMMITTEE TO MANAGE INTERNATIONAL PURCHASE

Recently the Government announced the MedicSol program for the shortage of medicines.

The vice president of Panama, José Carrizo, said that a subcommittee will be created to manage the proposal on the international purchase of medicines, which will be delivered next week to the technical table of medicines.

“This proposal, based on cost, safety, efficiency, quality and availability, will be presented to Mr. President, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, who will make the final decision,” according to Carrizo, this will happen after the subcommittee delivers the proposal.

The subcommittee will be headed by Government Minister Janaina Tewaney Mencomo.

On the other hand, Carrizo reiterated that the Solidarity Medicines program (MedicSol) is part of a temporary alternative for shortages in Panama. This measure was recommended by the technical table and accepted by President Laurentino Cortizo.

It should be noted that Medicsol consists of the fact that when insured persons go to the pharmacies of the Social Security Fund and there are no medicines, they can go to private pharmacies and acquire the products.

In the first phase of this program, the drugs Amlodipine, Indapamide, Irbesartan and Lisinopril will be available for hypertension and for simvastatin cholesterol.

READ HERE: MESA TÉCNICA DE MEDICAMENTOS CREARÁ SUBCOMISIÓN PARA GESTIONAR COMPRA INTERNACIONAL

PARENTS URGED TO ALLOW REGULAR VACCINATION OF THEIR CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS

They ask to send the vaccination card with the children.

Faced with the possibility of the appearance of cases of diseases that were considered eradicated, such as measles, hepatitis and congenital rubella, the coordinator of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) Itzel de Hewitt, urged parents and guardians to allow the vaccination of their children.

These are vaccines that have been applied for years and have been “of proven effectiveness with minimal and zero adverse events within the population.”

Hewitt expressed the health sector’s concern about the lack of vaccination in schools, which had been one of the greatest achievements over the years in Panama.

In that sense, they ask to send the vaccination card with the children.

“If you don’t get the vaccines, for diseases that had been eradicated, you let the gap grow bigger every day. With unimmunized children, outbreaks can begin to emerge,” Hewitt said.

Vaccines that are placed on school age

From the age of four, he is placed in the Comprehensive Care Centers for Early Childhood (CAIPI):

Chickenpox vaccine (second booster)
Quadrivalent vaccine (contains polio, diphtheria, pertussis and hepatitis B)

If you are a little older, you are given the following vaccines:

TDAP vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, same component for an older age)
Human papillomavirus vaccine (boys and girls alike). This vaccine prevents cervical cancer, as well as many cancers of the vagina, vulva, anus, penis, throat, and mouth.

COVID Vaccination

On the other hand, Hewitt detailed the circuits that will apply the anti-covid vaccine this week:

Until July 10, the third dose will be applied to people over 12 years of age in circuits 8-8; 8-10 and 12-2 in the Ngäbe Buglé region.

The 8-8 circuit includes the districts of Don Bosco, Parque Lefevre, Juan Díaz, Río Abajo and San Francisco.
The 8-10 circuit is comprised of the corregimientos of Las Garzas, Pacora, Pedregal, Mañanita, San Martín, December 24 and Tocumen.
The 12-2 circuit in the Ngabe Buglé region is made up of the corregimientos of Boca de Balsa, Camarón Arriba, Cerro Banco, Cerro Iglesias, Cerro Patena, Emplanada de Chorcha, Hato Chamí, Hato Corotú, Hato Culantro, Hato July, Hato Loro, Hato Pilón, Jadeberi, Lajero, Nomononi, Quebrada de Loro, Soloy and Susama.

Vaccination against COVID continues in all health centers, polycenters, polyclinics, Minsa-Capsi, national and regional hospitals of the Minsa and the CSS, as well as in private hospitals.

READ HERE: INSTAN A PADRES DE FAMILIA A PERMITIR VACUNACIÓN REGULAR DE SUS HIJOS EN ESCUELAS

SEEK TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO BEACHES FOR PEOPLE WITH REDUCED MOBILITY IN PANAMA WEST

The project involves the construction of more accessible ramps on the beaches.

The National Secretariat of Disability (SENADIS) promotes in the Municipality of Arraiján the project of tourist accessibility for people with reduced mobility.

Arraiján would serve as a pilot plan in the development of this initiative, although in 2019 SENADIS also considered the district of San Carlos as part of this plan.

Adis Ortega, in charge of the Secretariat of Urbanism of the Municipality of Arraiján, explained that the association of beach merchants Veracruz has been involved in this initiative.

Through this initiative, we try to make not only public but also private beaches attractive, safe and accessible for people with reduced mobility.

Ortega indicated that the project involves the construction of more accessible ramps on the beaches, adding that Arraiján would serve as a pilot plan for the province of Panama Oeste.

To this end, SENADIS will issue a document which would allow merchants to request the Municipality of Arraiján to exempt them from paying taxes for the work to be carried out.

The issue was addressed during a meeting between Mayor Rollys Rodríguez, the director of the National Secretariat of Disability Iris González and the national director of Equal opportunities, Jorge Villalba.

According to the director of the National Secretariat of Disability Iris González, another of the objectives is to promote accessible tourist growth on beaches such as those of the corregimiento of Veracruz.

In addition to ensuring the equal rights of people with disabilities so that they have a better viability in public spaces.

In 2019, Architects from the SenaDIS Accessibility Department inspected several premises on the beaches of the Veracruz sector in Arraiján as well as in the district of San Carlos.

READ HERE: BUSCAN MEJORAR ACCESO A PLAYAS PARA PERSONAS CON MOVILIDAD REDUCIDA EN PANAMÁ OESTE

300 FAMILIES FROM GARDÍ SUGDUG ISLAND WILL BE RELOCATED IN HOUSING PROJECT ON THE MAINLAND

Cartí Sugdupu or Gardí Sugdub, is located in the San Blas Archipelago in the region of Guna Yala.

Some 300 families living on Gardí Sugdug Island, in the Guna Yala region, will be transferred to the Isla Cartí Housing Project, which has a physical progress of 61%.

The Ministry of Housing of Territorial Planning (Miviot) builds this project on the mainland, in the county area, with the aim of meeting the needs of the inhabitants of Gardí Sugdub Island, who for years have been prone to natural disasters, rising sea levels, in addition to the fact that the island is at its maximum population capacity.

“A better life, where rains, high tides, overcrowding, lack of water and garbage collection, among other complications, are no longer a problem and progress, as well as new opportunities break through, this is a dream of the population of Gardí Sugdug Island, located in the San Blas archipelago, “this is a dream of the population of Gardí Sugdug Island, located in the San Blas archipelago, “- indicates the Miviot in a statement.

Cartí Sugdupu or Gardí Sugdub, is located in the San Blas Archipelago in the region of Guna Yala, located 2 kilometers from the Panamanian coast, and has a total population of 1,171 inhabitants.

The entity details that the new homes will have measures of 40.96 square meters and have 2 bedrooms, living room, bathroom and laundry, as well as five of the homes will be suitable with sidewalks, ramps and handrails for families with a member with disabilities.

“The urbanization includes sanitary, aqueduct and rainwater system, circulation routes, water well and electrical system, it will also have a sports park with basketball court, three neighborhood parks with playgrounds, area for commerce and lots for church building, among others,” says the Miviot.

He adds that the House of Congress and the traditional Casa de La Chicha, where this indigenous group has the custom of congregating in the afternoons, will be built with indigenous materials from the community, as requested by the authorities and leaders of the region.

He adds that the process for the relocation of the families began in 2019, evaluations have been made to know the real socioeconomic situation and overcrowding of each one, and every week a report of the progress of the project is made.

The project is executed by the company Ingeniería HOS S.A., has an investment cost of B /. 12,246,091.00, and is expected to be delivered in 2023.

READ HERE: 300 FAMILIAS DE ISLA GARDÍ SUGDUG SERÁN REUBICADAS EN PROYECTO HABITACIONAL EN TIERRA FIRME

THE BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT LATAM 2022 STARTS IN PANAMA

Within the framework of the event, an exhibition of NFTs was also inaugurated, which includes works by 38 digital artists from 11 nationalities.

With the presence of government authorities and members of the organizing committee, the Blockchain Summit LatAm was inaugurated today, which this year is hosted by the Panama Convention Center in Panama City.

The meeting will run until July 8 and brings together more than a thousand participants, more than 130 exhibitors and more than 40 companies and institutions from around the world, who will participate in updates on Blockchain, cryptocurrencies and topics related to Bitcoin.

The opening event was attended by José Alejandro Rojas Pardini, Minister Counselor for Private and Foreign Investment; Luis Oliva, general administrator of the National Authority for Government Innovation – AIG; Alberto De Icaza, Director of Business Innovation of the National Secretariat of Sciences, Technology and Innovation – Senacyt; Rodrigo Icaza, executive director of the Chamber of Digital Commerce and Blockchain of Panama; Janice Becerra, president of the Chamber of Digital Commerce and Blockchain of Panama and Cristóbal Pereira, organizer of the Blockchain Summit LatAm.

“We are very pleased with the reception of government, companies and people interested in participating in the event, which far exceeded our expectations, we have seen how the interest of people towards education in cryptocurrencies and Blockchain technology goes beyond investment, in fact there is a lot of interest in topics such as the adoption of Bitcoin in El Salvador exhibition that Monica Taher will present. , or also the conversation panels about NFTs that we will have together with digital artists from different countries in the region,” said Cristóbal Pereira, organizer of the event.

Within the framework of the event, an exhibition of NFTs was also inaugurated, which includes works by 38 digital artists from 11 nationalities, an exhibition that attendees can enjoy during the three days of the event.

As an activity prior to the inauguration of the event, a business day was held in the City of Knowledge that served as a stage to learn about the regulations, the tax regime and the Panamanian financial system, the benefits of Panama as a tourist destination and the impact on technological, commercial and industrial development.

The meeting was attended by 26 companies related to the crypto industry, interested in establishing themselves in the country.

During the development of the first day of the event, participants were able to learn about topics related to Bitcoin, the evolution of the crypto system in Panama, as well as the challenges in crypto and blockchain, there was also the exclusive launch of the first crypto-friendly debit card, product of an alliance between Towerbank, Visa and the Blockchain Summit LatAm that will allow users to use funds from crypto to buy and pay for goods and services.

READ HERE: EL BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT LATAM 2022 ARRANCA EN PANAMÁ

BOARD FOR REGULATION OF LAW OF TAX INCENTIVES TO TOURIST ACTIVITY INSTALLED

Board that analyzes the regulation of tax incentives for tourism activity.

The National Government set up an advisory board for the regulation of Law 314 on tax incentives for tourism.

Law 314 grants tax incentives for investment and financing for the development of new public tourist lodging establishments or extensions of existing ones in the interior of the country.

The implementation of the law seeks to build at least 5,000 new rooms. It would have an impact on the construction sector, where it is expected to create at least 3,000 jobs in the next 2 years.

Iván Eskildsen, administrator of the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP), explained that any developer of tourism projects may submit a project to that entity and the Superintendency of the Securities Market, following the process that will be established in the regulations.

Currently, there are 40 projects that have started their certification process to apply for incentives in different regions of the interior of the country.

The Deputy Minister of Finance, Jorge Almengor, announced that at the meeting on July 8, the conditions or criteria that must be regulated will be reviewed.

READ HERE: INSTALAN MESA PARA REGLAMENTACIÓN DE LEY DE INCENTIVOS FISCALES A LA ACTIVIDAD TURÍSTICA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MAINTAINS THE USE OF MASKS IN CLASSROOMS

Students must continue to wear masks.

The Ministry of Education (Meduca), following recommendations from the Ministry of Health (Minsa), instructed all official and private educational centers to maintain the use of masks within classrooms, this includes all teaching and administrative staff.

By Executive Decree No.101 of July 1, 2022, the Minsa ordered to lift the mandatory use of the mask due to covid-19 as a sanitary measure throughout the national territory as of July 11, 2O22.

The elimination of the sanitary measure will be applied gradually, according to a series of factors that must be taken into consideration to prevent the risk of COVID-19 infections in schools throughout the country.

He added that it is of the utmost importance to assess the interrelation between the members of the educational community, the periods of time within the classrooms and the ventilation of these, number of infections in the community, large groups with little distancing, among others, because these make the risk of the appearance of diseases is maintained. infectious diseases such as influenza and, currently, covid-19, so we recommend that the biosecurity committees of educational centers keep their protocol updated.

The Meduca formed the National Institutional Committee covid-19 and the Regional Committees (Resolution 37 of May 15, 2020), School Committees Covid-19 (Resolution 100 of September 11, 2020, repealed by Resolution 164 of March 4, 2022).

These are responsible for monitoring, tracking and surveillance of the implementation of biosecurity measures in official and private schools throughout the national territory.

The Meduca requested to comply with the pertinent measures to reduce the risk of contagion of any infectious-contagious disease such as influenza, Covid-19 or monkeypox.

The educational institution asked to remain attentive and comply with the measures established in the school biosecurity protocols and invited to reinforce the following recommendations:

– Teaching and awareness to the educational community in general, on the importance of going to health posts for any symptom associated with influenza, Covid-19 or Monkeypox.

– Monitoring of flu-related symptoms or suspected cases of Covid-19 or Monkeypox.

– Maintain, on a permanent basis, hand washing and personal hygiene programs.

– Continue with vaccination campaigns for influenza or Covid-19.

READ HERE: MINISTERIO EDUCACIÓN MANTIENE EL USO DE LAS MASCARILLAS EN LAS AULAS DE CLASES

MIGRATION EXTENDS UNTIL DECEMBER DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF REQUESTS FOR EXEMPTION FROM FINES

Headquarters of the National Migration Service of Panama.

The National Migration Service of Panama extended until December 2022, the receipt of requests for exemption from fines, for foreigners who want to update their immigration status in the country.

As established in Resolution No. 13680 published in the Official Gazette, this extension of the “exemptions will be attended for reasons framed in the economic situation caused by the state of health emergency decreed”.

The document orders the delegation to the head of Legal Advice of the National Migration Service, to sign the resolutions by means of which the exonerations of fines are resolved.

READ HERE: MINISTERIO EDUCACIÓN MANTIENE EL USO DE LAS MASCARILLAS EN LAS AULAS DE CLASES

DIRECTOR OF GORGAS SAYS THAT MONKEYPOX IS SPREAD BY VERY CLOSE AND DIRECT CONTACT WITH INFECTED

Scientist analyzes samples of monkeypox in a laboratory.

After the confirmation of the first case of monkeypox in Panama, the director of the Gorgas Memorial Institute, Juan Miguel Pascale, explained that the contagion of the virus depends on the very close contact that has been had with a person, with material from the skin lesions or with the material of that person that may have remained, for example, in bedding, saliva droplets and certain body fluids of those infected.

“The infection is by close contact, very close, direct and with material from the lesions and fluids of that person,” infested with monkeypox, the Panamanian scientist told Televisora Nacional, noting that in Panama there is no antiviral to treat people infected with the disease in a serious state.

Monkeypox is a zoonosis (virus transmitted to humans by animals), whose symptoms are very similar to those seen in the past among patients with chickenpox or ember as it is often known.

“It looks a lot like chickenpox, unlike chickenpox, first, occupying much more different areas of the body; second, these lesions are like umbbilicadas, it seems that they had a navel, a depression inside. Many of these lesions become pustules, in addition to that, these lesions eventually form scabs and fall off,” Pascale said.

In that sense, the director of Gorgas warned that the person with the virus is infective until the last scab disappears, for this reason they must be kept isolated for up to 21 days or a little longer.

Symptoms

Regarding the symptoms of monkeypox, Dr. Pascales said that a person suspected of the virus has symptoms such as fever, headache, malaise, muscle aches, enlarged lymph nodes and everything will depend on where the exposure was.

For example, if the contact was oral, by a kiss the nodes that are going to swell are those of the neck; and if the contact was sexual, the nodes of the inguinal region may become inflamed; and subsequently, between 24 to 72 hours after the discomfort syndrome, then the lesions appear.

Since its first appearances, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that many more cases of monkeypox would continue to occur in the world; so for Pascale it was expected that in Panama some case would be registered.

However, for the doctor the important thing was to be prepared to make the rapid and timely diagnosis and to be able to isolate the person and stop the possible next transmission of this virus in the country.

According to WHO data, as of mid-June 2022, more than 2,103 cases of monkeypox had been reported in more than 40 countries around the world where this virus is not endemic.

In Latin America, cases had been reported in at least 5 countries, in addition to several cases in the United States and Canada. And this week, Panama confirmed its first case of monkeypox, in a 30-year-old patient who remains stable in isolation, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported on July 5.

The Gorgas Memorial Institute confirmed this first case, after the patient came for a test as he had suspected symptoms for days.

The first case of smallpox in monkeys appeared in 1958, with animals being used for experimentation; and in humans in 1970, with sporadic outbreaks in Africa, Pascale said.

He said that currently, the outbreak of monkeypox that exists, especially is concentrated in the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, the United States and Portugal, where most of the cases are.

“The cases that have been seen in the United States were due to contact with animals that they brought from Africa and people were contaminated,” said the researcher, who stressed that there are two variants of monkeypox: west Africa and Central Africa.

He explained that the first variant (from West Africa) is the one that is causing the cases that are being seen right now, which is less lethal and less serious, since it causes a disease that disappears in four weeks. So “there’s not much risk that people are going to die,” he said.

Patients who may die from the disease are usually young children, pregnant women and immunosuppressed people, but the cases “are very rare, it is not common.”

READ HERE: DIRECTOR DEL GORGAS DICE QUE VIRUELA DEL MONO SE CONTAGIA POR CONTACTO MUY CERCANO Y DIRECTO CON INFECTADOS

STATUS UPDATE:

Sunday, July 03, 2022

PANAMA REPORTS A TOTAL OF 925,254 DETECTED CASES OF INFECTION AND 8,373 DEATHS BY COVID-19

925,254 positive cases
926 new cases
8,373 deaths
13,294 home isolation (10 hospital hotels)
2233 are hospitalized (202 in ward / 31 intensive care)
903,344 clinically recovered

Coronavirus statistics:

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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2020/07/28	62223	781
2020/07/27	61442	1146
2020/07/26	60296	1432
2020/07/25	58864	871
2020/07/24	57993	1176
2020/07/23	56817	911
2020/07/22	55906	753
2020/07/21	55153	727
2020/07/20	54426	958
2020/07/19	53468	1207
2020/07/18	52261	853
2020/07/17	51408	1035
2020/07/16	50373	1130
2020/07/15	49243	1147
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

END NOTES:

One of my favorite quotes is from the not-as-well-known Thomas Hobbes, “Leisure is the mother of philosophy.” It’s impossible to think profoundly when you’re overwhelmed with work or other distractions. Thinking rooms and studies are no longer a staple part of a home. You’re lucky to get a patch of land that you can sit down at in silence without the neighbor blaring their music or noise from the road. Sometimes you have to stop to smell the roses, and you should do so as often as possible. Here’s a list of other throught-provoking quotes from several philosophers throughout time.

“The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates
“Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent” – Ludwig Wittgenstein
“Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily” – William of Ockham
“The life of man (in a state of nature) is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short” – Thomas Hobbes
“I think therefore I am” (“Cogito, ergo sum”) – René Descartes
“He who thinks great thoughts, often makes great errors” – Martin Heidegger
“We live in the best of all possible worlds” – Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
“What is rational is actual and what is actual is rational” – G. W. F. Hegel
“God is dead! He remains dead! And we have killed him.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide” – Albert Camus
“One cannot step twice in the same river” – Heraclitus
“The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation” – Jeremy Bentham
“To be is to be perceived” (“Esse est percipi”)– Bishop George Berkeley
“Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination” – Immanuel Kant
“No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience” – John Locke
“God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us” – Niccolo Machiavelli
“Liberty consists in doing what one desires” – John Stuart Mill
“It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true” – Bertrand Russell
“Even while they teach, men learn” – Seneca the Younger
“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance” – Socrates
“If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him” – Voltaire
“This is patently absurd; but whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities” – Bertrand Russell
“One cannot conceive anything so strange and so implausible that it has not already been said by one philosopher or another” – René Descartes
“Leisure is the mother of philosophy” – Thomas Hobbes
“Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language” – Ludwig Wittgenstein
“There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers” – William James
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit” – Aristotle
“Only one man ever understood me, and he didn’t understand me” – G. W. F. Hegel
“The mind is furnished with ideas by experience alone” – John Locke
“Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward ” – Søren Kierkegaard
“Science is what you know. Philosophy is what you don’t know” – Bertrand Russell
“Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck” – Immanuel Kant
“Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits” – William James
“History is Philosophy teaching by examples” – Thucydides
“He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god” – Aristotle
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation” – Plato
“Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly” – Francis Bacon
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing” – mistakenly attributed to Edmund Burke
“Is man merely a mistake of God’s? Or God merely a mistake of man’s?” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong” – Bertrand Russell
“Religion is the sign of the oppressed … it is the opium of the people” – Karl Marx
“Happiness is the highest good” – Aristotle
“If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil” – Baruch Spinoza
“The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it” – Epicurus
“Whatever is reasonable is true, and whatever is true is reasonable” – G. W. F. Hegel
“Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but of how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness” – Immanuel Kant
“Man is condemned to be free” – Jean-Paul Sartre
“It is one thing to show a man that he is in error, and another to put him in possession of truth” – John Locke
“I don’t know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure it is not in order to enjoy ourselves” – Ludwig Wittgenstein
“That man is wisest who, like Socrates, realizes that his wisdom is worthless” – Plato
“The only thing I know is that I know nothing” – Socrates
“All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds” – Voltaire (in parody of Leibniz)
“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays” – Søren Kierkegaard
“Man is born free, but is everywhere in chains” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest” – Denis Diderot
“If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things” – René Descartes
“Happiness lies in virtuous activity, and perfect happiness lies in the best activity, which is contemplative” – Aristotle
“I can control my passions and emotions if I can understand their nature” – Spinoza
“Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it” – Karl Marx
“It is wrong always, everywhere and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence” – W. K. Clifford
“Virtue is nothing else than right reason” – Seneca the Younger
“Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one’s desires, but by the removal of desire” – Epictetus
“In everything, there is a share of everything” – Anaxagoras
“A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion” – Sir Francis Bacon
“The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures” – Democritus
“Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature” – John Locke
“To do as one would be done by, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, constitute the ideal perfection of utilitarian morality” – John Stuart Mill
“Everything that exists is born for no reason, carries on living through weakness, and dies by accident” – Jean-Paul Sartre
“Man is the measure of all things” – Protagoras
“We are too weak to discover the truth by reason alone” – St. Augustine
“The mind is furnished with ideas by experience alone” – John Locke

Brett Mikkelson, CII, CPE

Director, B.M. Investigations, Inc. | M1 Consultants Inc

Mobile (+507) 6674-1183

brett@bminvestigations.com / www.bminvestigations.com

Proud Member of: Council of International Investigators (CII – Past President 2018-2019; Executive Regional Director 2021-Present), World Association of Detectives (WAD), The Fraternal Order of Investigators (Founding Member), Victory Services Club (London), Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA – Isthmian Chapter), Association of Certified Anti-money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), Association of Fraud Examiners (AEF – Panama), Business Security Alliance (ASE – Panama).