Members of the
currently meet in Lima under the leadership of Prime Minister Vicente Zeballos.
The group holds a working meeting to evaluate the measures within the framework of the state of emergency to prevent the pandemic from further spreading in Peru.
According to Ministerial Resolution No. 083-2020-PCM, this working group is chaired by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and composed of the heads of the Health, Defense, Interior, Foreign Trade-Tourism, Transport-Communications, Economy-Finance, as well as Education portfolios.
In addition, it is also made up of the Social Health Insurance System (EsSalud) executive-president, the national superintendent of Migrations, the head of the National Civil Defense Institute, and a representative of the National Assembly of Regional Governments.
Among its functions is to lead the coordination and articulation of actions for prevention, protection, and control of the coronavirus (COVID-19) by the various entities linked to the matter.
The event is held at the headquarters of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
Monday marks the fiftieth day of mandatory social isolation.