The coordinator of Epidemiology of the Metropolitan area, of the Ministry of Health ( Minsa) , Dr. Leonardo Labrador, reported that the Rt or effective reproduction number of COVID-19 cases in Panama decreased to 0.77.
Last week, the Rt was at 0.78; and the previous one at 0.97.
The timely detection of
COVID-19 allows cutting the chain of contagion and providing the required medical care to each positive patient.