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17:47 | Lima, Apr. 25. The Brazilian COVID-19 variant is predominant in Peru, thus causing concern. It entered the country through the rainforest region of Loreto and then spread to other cities in northern Peru, Health Minister Oscar Ugarte said on Sunday.
Noting that the Brazilian variant has caused 40% of cases in Lima and a larger proportion of cases in other regions, Ugarte affirmed that National Health Institute (INS) experts are considering the possibility that new strains may emerge. We are contemplating the possibility that other strains may emerge. This has not been confirmed so far. We are ready because prevention is what we want, he remarked.
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02:10 | Lima, May. 13. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru shows a downward trend in important indicators, such as the percentage of new infections per week, the number of positive cases recorded per day, and the daily death toll, Health Minister Oscar Ugarte has reported. There is a trend towards a decline in three indicators: the percentage of infections and this is confirmed by the tests conducted on a daily basis, which are assessed week after week the daily cases, and the decline in the daily death toll, Ugarte explained.
According to the health sector s head, all we can do is wait until this favorable trend results in a significant reduction in the occupancy of hospital beds and, particularly, in the occupancy of ICU beds.
President Joe Biden’s administration took its biggest step yet toward declaring victory over the coronavirus pandemic announcing that fully vaccinated Americans can ditch their masks in most settings, even indoors or in large groups. Masks are still required on buses, trains and other forms of public transportation, as well as airports.
Photo: ANDINA/Ministry of Health of Peru
02:10 | Lima, May. 13. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru shows a downward trend in important indicators, such as the percentage of new infections per week, the number of positive cases recorded per day, and the daily death toll, Health Minister Oscar Ugarte has reported. There is a trend towards a decline in three indicators: the percentage of infections and this is confirmed by the tests conducted on a daily basis, which are assessed week after week the daily cases, and the decline in the daily death toll, Ugarte explained.
According to the health sector s head, all we can do is wait until this favorable trend results in a significant reduction in the occupancy of hospital beds and, particularly, in the occupancy of ICU beds.
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(Bloomberg) President Joe Biden’s administration took its biggest step yet toward declaring victory over the coronavirus pandemic announcing that fully vaccinated Americans can ditch their masks in most settings, even indoors or in large groups. Masks are still required on buses, trains and other forms of public transportation, as well as airports.
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