China News Service, March 17th. According to Peru’s “Gazette”, when Peru entered a health emergency due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic for one year, Peru’s Minister of Health Oscar Ugart warned that a third wave of epidemics would not be ruled out. .

Minister of Health: Do not rule out the third wave of epidemic in Peru

More than 4.5 million elderly people will be vaccinated against the new crown

  Peru’s Health Minister Oscar Ugarte said that it is not ruled out that Peru will have a third wave of epidemics.

  But he also pointed out that this will depend on how the government takes restrictive measures.

The intensity of the third wave of epidemics depends to a large extent on people's social behavior, the natural protection obtained in the first wave, and vaccination to reduce the risk of severe illness.

  Peruvian epidemiologist Antonio Quespe said that due to the emergence of variant strains found in the United Kingdom and Brazil and other countries, the large number of susceptible people, and the relaxation of restrictions, the possibility of a third wave of epidemics in Peru is high.

  Experts suggest that the government must advance the vaccination process, vaccinate more than 70% of the population, increase nucleic acid testing, prepare more drugs and medical oxygen, to strengthen the primary health care system, and encourage people to use KN95 masks or double-layer masks in large quantities. "Because ordinary masks are not effective against mutated strains of the new coronavirus."

  On the other hand, Ugart said on the 16th that according to data provided by the National Registry of Identity and Citizenship (RENIEC), 4.5 million elderly people have been confirmed to receive the new crown vaccine in the second phase.

  Ugart explained that of the more than 4.5 million elderly people, 350,000 are living abroad. Others will be vaccinated according to their region. The elderly in the social security system have already begun to vaccinate.

Peruvian "microentrepreneurs" increased during the epidemic

Mostly engaged in retail and wholesale trade

  In 2020, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has dealt a heavy blow to the Peruvian economy, but it has also brought many new ventures. In 2020, there will be more than 235,000 newly established companies, most of which are individuals and retail companies.

  According to the "Peru Business Population Bulletin" compiled by the Peruvian National Institute of Statistics (INEI), the number of companies that went out of business in 2020 was 45,467, while in 2019 before the epidemic, this number was 127,552.

At the same time, in 2020, a total of 235,447 new companies were established, compared with 293,506 new companies established in 2019.

  Carlos Posada, head of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL), commented: “Peruvians are very creative and very capable of changing the situation we experience.”

  The vast majority of newly established companies are engaged in retail and wholesale trade, followed by transportation and manufacturing.

From the first quarter to the fourth quarter of 2020, the number of retail companies almost doubled, from 15,000 to 27,000.

  According to reports, 90% of Peru is micro-enterprises, and more than 70% of workers are engaged in informal work.

Among the 83170 companies established in the last quarter of 2020, nearly 60% are sole proprietorships.