China News Service, September 28. According to Peru’s “Communiqué”, on the 27th local time, the Peruvian Ministry of Health stated that the country’s cumulative confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia exceeded 800,000, ranking sixth in the world.

Affected by the epidemic, 40% of travel companies in Peru have closed down. The government plans to resume some international routes from October 5 to save the pillar industry of tourism.

The picture shows residents of Peru undergoing nucleic acid testing.

　　According to reports, the epidemic data released on September 27 showed that there were 5,160 newly confirmed cases in Peru, of which 540 were newly diagnosed in the past 24 hours, and the other 4,620 were adjusted and supplemented. The cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 805,302; new in a single day There were 120 deaths and a total of 32,262 deaths.

There are still 8054 people hospitalized for treatment, and more than 664,000 people have recovered.

　　The Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru confirmed on the same day that international flights will be partially resumed on October 5th and will be full.

The first destinations to resume direct flights will be Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador and Panama and other neighboring countries.

　　The Minister emphasized that before boarding the plane, passengers must be tested for the new crown virus with negative results, and comply with the regulations on the use of face masks and masks during travel.

　　The epidemic has caused Peru's tourism industry to almost stagnate.

The Peru Association of Travel Agents estimates that 40% of the country’s travel agencies have closed down and the number of unemployed is 650,000. Government assistance will take a long time to reactivate this important sector.

　　Carlos Canales, president of the National Tourism Chamber of Commerce, also predicts that the recovery of the tourism industry will occur in 2024 or 2025, which means it will take three to four years to return to 2019 levels.

In addition, if international flights are not resumed as soon as possible in 2020, the tourism industry will lose 92% or 90% compared to 2019.