Health Minister Victor Zamora on Saturday affirmed that
, adding that almost all districts in the capital city of Lima already follow that trend, with the exception of one.
Zamora said that the national average figure is crafted based on what happens in the country's regions, each of which presents a different situation nowadays, because there is clear decline in some of them, whereas the contagion curve is on the rise in others.
In the case of Piura and Lambayeque, he said that both cities also show significant decreases in COVID-19 cases, and the increase has stopped in Tumbes. On the other hand, cities such as Ica, Arequipa and Trujillo currently register a clear rise.
Concerning Lima, with 10 million inhabitants, Minister Zamora said that there is a marked decrease in COVID-19 infections in almost all districts, with the exception of Comas, located in the northern zone.
"Comas is the last district because it is densely populated, and
there is also overcrowding; therefore, the contagion level is high and this causes the disease to stay in that area."
Zamora recalled that the COVID-19 had started in middle-class districts and then moved to other areas.
Lastly, Minister Zamora mentioned that the prevention message merely focused on '
Stay at Home' is also being changed. "We are starting the economic reopening now. Thus, we are moving to the main message, which is 'Your Health First.'"
"If you have to leave home, follow the three golden rules," he concluded.
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