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Peru Extends State of Emergency Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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   Peru began new nationwide restrictionsfor one monthMonday, a day
   afterreachinganewrecord of COVID-19 deaths.

   The country'shealth ministry registered433 COVID-19 related deathson
   Sunday,following asteady increase in deaths this month.

   Under thenew governmentorder,residentscannot use private vehicles on
   Sunday, but public transportation will be available.

   The order also places limits on the size ofgatheringsand the mandatory
   social curfew accordance comes with threat alert levels, beginningwith
   moderate, high,very high, and extreme risk.

   The capital, Lima, islisted at the extreme risk level,meaning
   residentsareprohibited from going outside on Sundays, the state run
   Andina News Agencyreported.

   The curfewhours vary based onlevelsset for social curfewfrom 9:00p.m.
   to11:00p.m., and to4:00a.m.fromMondays throughSundays.

   People performing essential duties, such as healthcare workers,
   supermarketworkers andfinancial servicesare exempt.

   Under new international travel restrictionsthrough May 9, non-resident
   foreigners from the United Kingdom, South Africa, or Brazil, or those
   who have made a stopover in any of said places during the last 14
   calendar days are prohibited from entering the country.

   The decree also extends the national state of emergency for31 days
   (about onemonth),beginningMay 1.

   Peru has one of the highest COVID-19 totals in Latin America, with more
   than 1,697,000 cases and 56,797 deaths, according to [1]Johns Hopkin
   University Covid Resource Center.

References

   1. https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/peru

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