Person did not show symptoms and has been isolated
Panama detects first case of Covid-19 variant first seen in SA - health ministry
By Reuters - 23 January 2021 - 14:31
The variant was detected in a 40-year-old native of Zimbabwe who entered Panama on Jan. 5 from SA. Image: 123RF/perig76
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 SA. The person did not show symptoms and has been isolated, the ministry said in a statement.
