Panama's health ministry confirms first coronavirus case

• A 40-year-old woman in Panama has tested positive for coronavirus, the country's health minister said on Monday. The patient is a Panamanian woman who had returned Sunday from Madrid. While only a few dozen cases have been confirmed in Latin America, the epidemic is growing in Europe. Spain is among four European countries with more than 1,000 cases each.
• Panama's Health Minister Rosario Turner said Monday the 40-year-old woman's positive test was confirmed at the Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas. The woman is isolated at home and will receive daily visits from health workers.
• The virus that causes the COVID-19 illness has also been confirmed in the Caribbean, Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica, Chile and Argentina, where there has been one death.

 (Source: Bloomberg)