Nonetheless, she said, it does not mean that people can lower their guard because that downward trend could change at any time.
The Cabinet member said that this decrease responds to the fact that people are taking care of themselves and complying with the health regulations established by authorities, adding that citizens must continue doing so.
"The virus is circulating among us, it is still with us (...). The only way to reverse the situation is by all of us becoming vaccinated so that we can indeed rely on the defenses (against the infection)," she noted.
She explained that if a person tests positive for COVID-19, the health strategy establishes that indications must be given to the whole family even if they do not have symptoms.
Remarks were made during a press conference in Lima. On the occasion, Minister Mazzetti was joined by Deputy Public Health Minister Luis Suarez.
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