Chinanews.com, March 12, according to Peru’s “Gazette” report, the new crown epidemic data released by the Peruvian Ministry of Health on the 11th local time showed that there were 3626 new cases in the past 24 hours, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 1,394,571; There were 161 deaths and a total of 48,484 deaths.

There are still 14,755 people hospitalized, of which 2,201 are in the intensive care unit, and 1,301,439 have recovered.

Peru's tourism industry loses 5 million jobs due to the epidemic

　　SHP Director Tizi Monsalvi said on the 11th that since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, Peru's tourism industry has lost up to 5 million jobs because "the country has not taken action to revitalize this sector."

　　The association pointed out that the economic losses suffered by the tourism industry have caused direct and indirect unemployment, such as travel agencies, official tour guides, craftsmen, operators, tourism transportation, airlines and restaurants.

　　The leaders of the association have visited the government authorities many times to demand measures to revitalize the tourism industry, but the reply received is negative.

　　Tisai Monsalvi said that at a recent meeting with four presidential candidates, almost no one was interested in this economic activity.

　　He said: "They didn't realize the huge foreign exchange income that tourism brought to Peru, and the government did not take care of the tourism industry like Spain or Mexico."

The government will lift the mandatory quarantine for international tourists

　　On the 11th, Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Claudia Cornejo revealed that in order to further promote the recovery of the tourism industry, the government may suspend the requirements for submitting a negative nucleic acid test during domestic travel.

At the same time, international arriving passengers may no longer need to undergo a 14-day compulsory quarantine, and only need to show a negative nucleic acid test certificate when entering the country.

　　Cornejo pointed out that this is because the Peruvian epidemic has slowed recently and the number of new cases has dropped slightly. The Chairman of the Peruvian Council of Ministers and the Minister of Transport will formally announce and introduce the details in the next few days.

　　Recently, the government announced that it will launch a national plan to revitalize the tourism industry. Two of the main goals are to develop and consolidate a series of sustainable tourism destinations and position Peru as a destination that provides safe and first-class tourism products.

　　Cornejo reported that the plan aims to increase the competitiveness of Peru’s tourism industry and strengthen its institutional framework and public-private relations.

Cornejo explained: "This is a sector that has been severely affected by the epidemic. In this sense, we have formulated a national strategy to restore the vitality of the tourism industry."

The Minister of Transport and Communications supports the resumption of flights to and from Europe

　　Peruvian Minister of Transport and Communications Eduardo González said on the 11th that he supported the lifting of Peru’s restrictions on flights to and from Europe. At the time, the government was worried that passengers infected with a mutant strain of the new crown virus found in the UK would enter Peru.

　　Gonzalez said: "As a minister, I have proposed that all flights to and from Europe with a flight duration of more than 8 hours should be reopened, except for the United Kingdom and South Africa."

　　Gonzalez said: "We believe that due to the aviation sanitation agreement, there will be no serious infections on the aircraft."

　　He also announced that he will continue to suspend flights from Brazil to prevent the spread of the mutated strain of the new coronavirus discovered in Brazil in Peru.

　　The border between Peru and Brazil will be closed on January 26, 2021.

The minister stated that the land borders with neighboring countries will continue to be closed, and this measure has been effective since the beginning of the epidemic in March 2020.