[AFP]Hospitals in Panama are on the brink of collapse as coronavirus cases spike in the Central American country worst hit by the pandemic, where doctors are already exhausted. With a population of four million, Panama has gone from 200 cases a day to 1,100 over the last few weeks. With 42,000 cases and 839 deaths, Panama has the worst official tally of coronavirus infections in the region. But here we are," Giselle Sanchez, a doctor caring for the most serious COVID-19 patients, told AFP. The virus "has come to attack us", she told AFP, conceding that "you need to accept that you have to take a test to see if it's positive".

Source: Standard Digital July 12, 2020 06:33 UTC