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Peru: President delivers medical equipment to fight COVID-19

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10:52 | Iquitos (Loreto region), Mar. 18.

The President of the Republic Francisco Sagasti on Thursday supervised the delivery of medical equipment for the intensive care unit of Iquitos Regional Hospital.

The batch consisted of ICU beds, oxygen cylinders, and medical supplies to ensure the hospital's response capacity in the face of the current pandemic.

Earlier today, the Head of State arrived in the rainforest city of Iquitos joined by Health Minister Oscar Ugarte for work purposes.

Later, the top official will inaugurate Itinerant Social Action Platforms (PIAS) for the care of the population settled along the Amazon River.

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Published: 3/18/2021