Coronavirus: Peru Detects Amazonas Variant Within its Territory
The Amazonas variant, a new mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus originating in Manaus (Brazil) and different from those in the...
January 21, 2021Topic
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Peru Doctors on Hunger Strike Over Pandemic Work Conditions
Peruvian doctors have begun a hunger strike as a protest against the substandard working conditions that medical workers say they...
January 21, 2021
Peru’s Caral, Oldest City in the Americas, Under Threat from Squatters
Having survived for 5,000 years, the oldest archaeological site in the Americas is under threat from squatters claiming the coronavirus...
January 19, 2021
Fujimori Vows to Pardon Father if Elected Peru President
Peru's opposition leader Keiko Fujimori has said that she would pardon her jailed father, former president Alberto Fujimori, if she...
January 19, 2021
Peruvian Health Ministry Finalizes Plans to Start Vaccination Against COVID-19
The Peruvian Ministry of Health (Minsa) is finalizing preparations to start —in the following weeks— the vaccination against COVID-19, the...
January 17, 2021
Dengue: An Unseen Epidemic within Peru’s Pandemic
While the world is grappling with the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peru is still dealing with an epidemic...
January 16, 2021
Peru Economy to Expand by Annual Average of 5.1% Between 2021-2026 – Ministry
The economy of Peru, the world’s second largest copper producer, is expected to grow an annual average of 5.1% between...
January 11, 2021
Peru Goverment Issues Decree for Purchase of ICU Kits
The Executive Branch has issued an Urgency Decree that establishes extraordinary measures —in economic and financial matters— to strengthen specialized...
January 10, 2021
Peru Confirms First Case of COVID-19 Variant Strain
Peru's Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed the country's first case of the coronavirus variant first identified in the United...
January 9, 2021