Panama recorded  656 new cases of  COVID-19  and the death toll  climbed  by 10 to 413  on Wednesday, June 10 leading the of Health Ministry  (Minsa) to  launch new strategies to try to counteract the advance of the virus  including  direct search for cases in the most affected communities

On Thursday, the vice minister of Health Luis Francisco Sucre confirmed a cumulative total of 17,889  infections and said that the latest number of new cases is the highest daily count so far. and is due to some elements such as the delay they faced with some tests, in addition to the effort being made to attract more people who are asymptomatic positive.

The number of tests has risen to more than 2,000 per day and local teams will be strengthened to search for people who could be positive.

He said that asymptomatic patients cause cases to expand rapidly. " It is the goal  of the Ministry of Health, to focus directly on communities to look for these possible positives ."

He reiterated the need for citizens to maintain hygiene measures and decontaminate the products they buy, in addition to distancing and the use of masks.