Peru: PM leads Multisectoral Commission against Coronavirus meeting

Via videoconference, they are connected with Loreto region's COVID-19 Command, in order to articulate efforts and strengthen health care in the rainforest area.

Ministers Gustavo Meza-Cuadra (Foreign Affairs), Victor Zamora (Health), Walter Martos (Defense), Gaston Rodriguez (Interior), Gloria Montenegro (Women and Vulnerable Populations), Ariela Luna (Development and Social Inclusion), Rodolfo Yañez (Housing), Carlos Lozada (Transport and Communications), Maria Antonieta Alva (Economy and Finance), Sonia Guillen (Culture), Edgar Vasquez (Foreign Trade and Tourism), Rocio Barrios (Production), and EsSalud Executive-President Fiorella Molinelli participate in this virtual meeting. 

From Iquitos, EsSalud Operations Manager Oscar Ugarte joins them virtually along with the local COVID-19 Command Head, Admiral Herbert del Alamo.

The meeting takes place within the framework of a mandatory social isolation imposed to prevent the COVID-19 from further spreading in the South American country.