Panama has registered the first case of a form of COVID-19 matching a strain of the virus found in South Africa, the health ministry of the Central American country said on Friday.
In a 40-year-old native of Zimbabwe who entered Panama from South Africa on Jan. 5, the variant was identified. The person did not exhibit symptoms and was alone, the ministry said in a statement.
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