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17:23 | Lima, Feb. 10. The Peruvian Government on Wednesday decided to extend for another 14 days the measures imposed on areas under extreme risk due to the presence of the new coronavirus in the country, Prime Minister Violeta Bermudez has reported.
Thus, the extended lockdown will be in force from February 15 to 28. Although there is some data which would indicate that there could be some improvements, the extreme risk situation remains in place in many parts of the country. Therefore, at the Council of Ministers, we have agreed to extend the measures provided for extreme risk areas for 14 days (…), she expressed.
Photo: ANDINA/Presidency of the Council of Ministers
17:23 | Lima, Feb. 10. The Peruvian Government on Wednesday decided to extend for another 14 days the measures imposed on areas under extreme risk due to the presence of the new coronavirus in the country, Prime Minister Violeta Bermudez has reported.
Thus, the extended lockdown will be in force from February 15 to 28. Although there is some data which would indicate that there could be some improvements, the extreme risk situation remains in place in many parts of the country. Therefore, at the Council of Ministers, we have agreed to extend the measures provided for extreme risk areas for 14 days (…), she expressed.
Following an exhaustive analysis of the epidemiological indicators regarding the rate of infection, positivity, and lethality of COVID-19 after the first 10 days of the different lockdown it was determined that 32 provinces are under extreme risk, <a href="https://www.gob.pe/institucion/pcm/funcionarios/33469-violeta-bermudez-valdivia"target=" blank"