Panama detects first case of South Africa COVID-19 variant - health ministry
23 Jan 2021 / 07:31 H.
PANAMA CITY, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Panama has registered its first case of a COVID-19 variant matching a strain of the virus detected in South Africa, the Central American country's health ministry said on Friday.
The variant was detected in a 40-year-old native of Zimbabwe who entered Panama on Jan. 5 from South Africa. The person did not show symptoms and has been isolated, the ministry said in a statement. (Reporting by Elida Moreno, Writing by Daina Beth Solomon)
Did you like this article?
