COVID-19 pandemic in Panama

COVID-19 pandemic in Panama
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationPanama
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseTocumen International Airport
Arrival date9 March 2020
(4 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Confirmed cases1,044,987[1]
Active cases2,841[2]
Recovered468,838[2][non-primary source needed]
Deaths
8,756[1]
Fatality rate0.84%
Vaccinations
  • 3,746,041[1] (total vaccinated)
  • 3,178,700[1] (fully vaccinated)
  • 9,201,276[1] (doses administered)

The COVID-19 pandemic in Panama was a part of the worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Panama on 9 March 2020.[3] One of the dead was a 64-year-old male, who also had diabetes and pneumonia.[4] Of those infected, 83 were hospitalized.[3] The infected individuals belonged to the 29-59 age group and had each recently travelled abroad.[5] A 13-year-old girl died of COVID-19 on 23 March 2020.[6]

The government declared a state of emergency on 13 March 2020. The move freed US$50 million for a period of 180 days to purchase goods and services to combat COVID-19.[7]

A gender-based quarantine system was established, where only women were allowed to leave their homes on some days and only men were allowed out on other days. The quarantine system allowed police to easily tell whether someone was violating their quarantine. However, the plan led to harassment of transgender and non-binary people.[8]

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  2. ^ a b "Ministerio de Salud de Panamá" (in Spanish). Ministry of Health (Panama). 5 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b "Panama reports first coronavirus death, seven more people infected". Reuters.
  4. ^ "March 10 coronavirus news". CNN. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Panama records Central America's first coronavirus death". The Straits Times. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Panama: 13-year-old girl with coronavirus dies, officials say". Al Jazeera. 23 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Panama declares a state of national emergency and announces measures against the coronavirus". CNN en Español (in Spanish). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  8. ^ Tracy, Matt (4 August 2020). "Panama's Trans Community Struggles With Gender-Segregated Quarantine Days". Gay City News. Schneps Media. Retrieved 8 September 2020.