Peruvian Health Minister Victor Zamora on Monday received the
, which will help strengthen the actions of the State-run National Health Institute to face the COVID-19 pandemic in the South American country.
"In the hard moments our country is going through, we find a very important supporting hand. It is expressed in diagnostic kits and will continue in other areas of collaboration," he expressed in this sense.
"Towards the future, we have to further improve the capacity of the
National Health Institute (INS) in order to avoid other threats that may need a solid installed capacity. This is the lesson learned, and we are going to make this path a reality soon," he added.
According to the high-ranking official, the tests will be conducted in places where the epidemic impacts the most. In total —he recalled—
over a million tests have been carried out at the national level, adding that INS molecular tests are being developed. Thus, Peru is expected to develop reliable and versatile tests.