China News Service, December 12, according to Peru’s “Gazette” report, on the 11th local time, there were 1832 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Peru, of which 713 were new cases in the past 24 hours, and the other 1119 were adjusted and supplemented. The total number of confirmed cases reached 980,943; 45 people died in a single day, and the total number of deaths was 36,544.
There are still 3737 people hospitalized for treatment, and 916249 people have recovered.
Peru’s new interior minister, Jose Eris, said on the 11th that if Peru breaks out a second wave of new crown pneumonia, it will take immediate restrictive measures to avoid the spread of the new crown virus and comply with the state of emergency.
He also said that after certain economic activities in the fourth stage of the economic recovery resume, relevant departments will remain vigilant about citizens' behavior and pay attention to changes in the epidemic situation. Once the epidemic rebounds, restrictions will be taken immediately.
Regarding the curfew time, Jose Ellis said that the curfew timetable will not be changed for the time being.
The current epidemic curve in Peru is falling, but if a large-scale infection occurs during the Christmas and New Year holidays, a second wave of epidemics may occur in January or February 2021.
At the same time, Dr. Jose Valverde, president of the Peruvian Society of Intensive Medicine (Sopemi), also said that the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Peru has been on the rise, and this may be the beginning of the second wave of the epidemic.
Valverde pointed out that there was a significant decrease in new cases before, but now the situation has changed because the number of patients admitted to hospital for new coronary pneumonia has increased, especially in the intensive care unit.
In the face of the second wave of the epidemic, Peru should prepare about 3,200 intensive care beds, but according to the Ministry of Health, there are currently only 1,448 intensive care beds available for patients, of which 1,019 beds have been occupied.
On the other hand, on December 11, 2020, the Peruvian Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) announced that it has officially approved the resumption of international flights to and from Spain, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom starting on December 15. This is the fourth phase of the economic recovery plan. Part.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications emphasized that passengers must abide by health procedures, such as bringing a negative nucleic acid test certificate and filling in a health statement from the Peruvian Immigration Bureau.