Panama reports 421 new coronavirus cases, 7 more deaths

A member of Panama unions wearing a face mask protests against the reopening measures adopted by the Panamanian government after the quarantine that was decreed to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: AFP Photo

Confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Panama reached 16,425 on Sunday, up 421 from the previous day, and deaths climbed by seven to 393, the health ministry said.

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Director of Epidemiology Lourdes Moreno gave the Central American country's latest data at a news conference.

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