The Ministry of Health (Minsa)  reported on January 9 that  21 passengers who arrived at Tocumen International Airport in the preceding 24 hours had tested positive for covid-19 raising the total detected since the terminal resumed its activities in October 2020to 2,829.

The protocol established by the Panamanian health authorities was applied to these passengers.

The same day 4 ,066 new infections of Covid-19 were registered throughout the country.