To date, 24,601 COVID-19 tests have been carried out, detecting 549 passengers with COVID-19 at Tocumen International Airport , after the reactivation of international flights, as reported by the Ministry of Health of Panama.
The entity indicated that the majority of passengers entered from Colombia, the United States, the Dominican Republic and Mexico and that they did not present their negative test for
COVID-19.
Passengers with
COVID-19 are placed in hospital hotels for treatment, according to the protocols established by the
Minsa.
It should be noted that all travelers upon arrival in the country must present a PCR / antigen test at least 48 hours prior to entering Panamanian soil and those who do not present it must take the test in the laboratories established at the Tocumen airport and cover the cost of $50 for the test.