ZIKA VIRUS cases in Panama climbed to 91 on Friday, February 26, and have  been identified in  the country’s capital,  while Costa Rica has declared a state of emergency.

The majority of the cases are in GunaYalaa.T here are five in the  Tocumen district
other cases have been  reorted in Bella Vista  The Summit,  Paitilla San Francisco and Juan Diaz .
On February 16 the Cabinet declared a Zika health alert throughout the country. With  alert, the Ministry gets  an extraordinary credit of $10 million to increase staff dedicated to fighting  the virus.