Covid-19 Peru

Peru lifts health emergency after two years of Covid-19 pandemic

The Peruvian government decided Wednesday to end the state of health emergency decreed in the country in March 2020 after

October 27, 2022

Peru ends mask mandate in enclosed spaces

The head of the Peruvian Ministry of Health (Minsa), Jorge Lopez, announced that the Andean country would align itself with...

September 22, 2022

Peru mandates masks again indoors and outdoors

Masks are back in Peru. On Monday, July 4, Peru reintroduced mask mandates due to the high level of contagions...

July 6, 2022

Peru accumulates 76 cases of the delta variant, almost twice as many as a week ago

Confirmed cases of the delta variant of the coronavirus in Peru have almost doubled during the first week of August,...

August 9, 2021

Peru confirms its first case of Covid-19 caused by Indian (Delta) coronavirus variant

The Government of Peru confirmed on Wednesday its first case of the Indian variant of the coronavirus, detected in the...

June 10, 2021

Peru administered two million vaccinations among its population

Peru has reached this Saturday the two million vaccines against covid-19 applied among its population. During a day dedicated to...

May 9, 2021

Peru’s capital city left without ICU beds with mechanical ventilators for Covid patients

The Peruvian Ombudsman's Office warned that there are no ICU beds with mechanical ventilator in the cities of Lima and...

March 24, 2021

Peru and Bolivia see Hospitals Overflow, Cases Rise as Fears of Second Wave Grow

The critical-care wards of major hospitals in Peru and Bolivia stand at or near collapse after end-of-year holidays, reflecting wider...

January 6, 2021

Nearly 4 Million Peruvians in Lima Metropolitan Area May Have Had COVID-19

Around 4 million people might already have had the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Peru´s Lima Metropolitan Area, according to seroprevalence...

December 30, 2020