CORONAVIRUS PERU
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Peru issues epidemiological alert over rise in coronavirus cases in Lima
Lima, May 23 (EFE).- Peru’s government has issued an epidemiological alert to public and private health entities nationwide after detecting…
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Long lines in Lima for Covid tests amid increase in infections
Lima, Jan 4 (EFE).- The free Covid-19 testing centers in Lima are once again full on Tuesday amid the increase…
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Peru’s indigenous community resist Covid-19 jab due to lack of information
Datem del Marañón Province, Peru, Aug 22 (EFE).- With no intercultural health system and a lack of effective health campaigns…
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Parents demand reopening of schools in Peru
Lima, Aug 21 (EFE).- Hundreds of parents marched in Lima to demand that their children’s return to classrooms in Peru,…
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Peru once again No. 1 country in Covid mortality
Lima, May 31 (EFE).- Peru on Monday once again became the country with the No. 1 Covid-19 mortality after the…
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Peruvian mototaxis, an unsuspected ally in the fight against Covid-19
By Carla Samon Ros Lima, May 19 (EFE).- Mototaxis, the light three-wheeled motorized vehicles known as “tuk-tuk” in Thailand or…
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US seen as vaccine promised land by affluent Peruvians
By Carla Samon Ros and Fernando Gimeno Lima, May 10 (EFE).- Sebastian Moron and his father, Mauricio, travel light as…
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Peru’s Covid-19 oxygen angels targeted by criminals
By Fernando Gimeno Lima, Mar 10 (efe-epa).- In Peru, giving the gift of life during the coronavirus pandemic can endanger…
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Soup kitchens cry out for aid to feed hungry amid Peru quarantine
By Carla Samon Ros Lima, Feb 3 (efe-epa).- The announcement of a new quarantine came like a “bucket of cold…
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An ever-growing memorial: Peru’s health worker death toll nears 300
Lima, Jan 30 (efe-epa).- A row of almost 300 portraits of healthcare professionals who have died from Covid-19 lines the…
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