PANAMA’s Ministry of Health (MoH) has stepped up medical surveillance at Tocumen International Airport and  is planning ahead in case of the arrival of the Ebola virus in the country.

At a Wednesday, October 1 press conference, it was announced that the MoH will expand its supply of outfits to be worn by medical staff treating patients. Currently there are 1,500, purchased when the country was threatened by the H1N1 influenza. outbreak. Health officials said the equipment is in good condition but said they  they will soon acquire 500 more.
In additions the Ministry is strengthening surveillance at Tocumen International Airport in order to detect anyone arriving with the virus.
Seven physicians were previously in place at the terminal from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and amonth ago a new shift, staying until 11:00 pm, was initiated
The Social Security Fund is looking to create an area in the Decmber  24 hospital for the transfer of patients affected by Ebola. Currently, Santo Tomas is the designated hospital reports La Prensa.
On Wednesday health authorities in the United States said they have no record so far ofmore people with symptoms of Ebola in Dallas, Texas,), which recently announced the first patient diagnosed with the virus in the country.
"The patient was isolated from the first and so far there are no other case of contacts showing symptoms," said Mauricio Lascano, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) based in Atlanta, says an Efe news agency report
The patient admitted to Dallas, whose identity and nationality is unknown, tested positive in Eboa tests on Tuesday Ebola, after reaching the United States on September 20 from Liberia