In terms of population, there is no country in the world where as many people die from the disease Covid-19 as in Peru. The South American country last registered 89.99 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
This puts it in first place worldwide in Europe, countries badly affected by the pandemic, such as Belgium and Great Britain. Only the small state of San Marino in Italy, when converted to population, has even more deaths – but with a total of 42 victims.
So far, over 652,000 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Peru, and more than 28,000 patients have died of Covid-19. In South America, only the much larger Brazil is more affected by the pandemic.
Government tightened measures again
Despite great efforts, the Peruvian government has not yet succeeded in reducing the number of infections. It is true that right at the beginning of the pandemic, it issued extensive curfews in order to slow down the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
However, many people in this poor country simply cannot afford to stay at home. Around 70 percent of the working population in Peru are employed in the informal sector – that is a lot, even by Latin American standards.
Now the government has tightened the rules once again: there is a complete curfew on Sundays, family meetings are prohibited for the time being. In addition, an awareness campaign with drastic slogans is to warn people of the danger posed by Covid-19. „If you absolutely have to go shopping with a friend, then take the chance and buy a grave site together in the cemetery,“ says one of the posters, for example.
