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Get to know COVID-19 measures announced by Peru on day 16 of emergency response

00:00 | Lima, Apr. 1.

President Martin Vizcarra announced the new measures adopted by Peru as part of the state of national emergency declared in response to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.

The announcement was made on day 16 of the emergency response, which marked the beginning of its second phase. Below is a list of the main announcements:

1. 14,463 samples were processed, 13,398 of which tested negative, while 1,065 tested positive, thus accounting for 7% of the total. 190 of the confirmed cases involved hospitalized patients, 57 of which are in the Intensive Care Units. In addition,

nearly 400 patients have been discharged after completing the home isolation period.

2. On Monday, during the compulsory social immobilization, almost 3,000 people were arrested across the country. More than 36,000 people have been detained over the course of 16 days.

In this sense, the President hopes that with extended curfew hours imposed across the country (from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.) and in five regions (from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.), the population will comply with the guidelines set out by the Government.

3. Public and private schools will begin distance learning for all students across the country on April 6. Likewise, the statesman announced that face-to-face classes will begin on May 4 and that —to do so— a plan has been developed in coordination with the Ministry of Health (Minsa).

4. Qali Warma Program will support children who are most in need, that is, more than 1,100,000 minors. A total of 20,000 volunteers have joined the initiative to support at the start of the school year and to ensure coordination between the school feeding program and the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion.

5. The Chinese Government will support Peru in its efforts to stop the coronavirus spread, taking into account that the outbreak had begun in the Asian Giant, which —therefore— has experience in the fight against COVID-19.

Additionally, the Head of State reported that he has met with the representative of the South Korean Embassy to learn from such country's experience combating the virus, get technological support, and explore health procedures.

6. On the other hand, he said the Executive Branch shows the highest willingness to reach consensus with Congress regarding the proposal for citizens to withdraw funds from the Pension Fund Administrators (AFPs) in the face of the national health emergency.

To that end, Prime Minister Vicente Zeballos and Economy Ministry head Maria Antonieta Alva attended a Congress session on Tuesday morning, at the invitation of the Parliament's Board of Spokespeople.

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Publicado: 1/4/2020