The curfew time is adjusted on Peruvian election day. Capital schools will temporarily not resume face-to-face classes

　　Chinanews.com, April 7th. According to Peru’s “Gazette” report, the new crown epidemic data released by the Peruvian Ministry of Health on April 6 local time showed that there were 8384 new confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia, of which 4872 were newly added in the past 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases reached 1598593; there were 273 new deaths in a single day, and the total number of deaths was 53,411.

　　Peru's 2021 general election will be held on April 11, and it is expected that more than 25 million Peruvians will vote to elect the new President of the Republic, members of Congress and members of the Andean Parliament.

　　According to the Supreme Decree, on April 11, the government allowed private vehicles to circulate across the country to facilitate voters to go to polling stations to exercise their voting rights. The curfew began at 23:00 local time.

　　Miranda, the Deputy Minister of Educational Management of the Ministry of Education of Peru, said on the 6th that according to the epidemic report of the Ministry of Health, schools in Lima "currently" have no possibility of starting face-to-face classes.

　　The official emphasized that the Ministry of Education's recommendation to resume face-to-face classrooms is "voluntary and safe." At present, the Ministry of Education has authorized 17,768 schools in rural areas to resume face-to-face classrooms, and 633,362 students will return to campus.

　　On the other hand, the Lima and Callao Urban Transport Administration (ATU) reported on the 6th that it had submitted a request to the Ministry of Health to include bus drivers and conductors in the second phase of the national new crown vaccination plan.

　　ATU Director Jala said that the Ministry of Health is evaluating the application and has also submitted the subsidy application required by the Public Transport Association.

　　Jala recalled that in 2020 the government distributed more than 33 million sols in subsidies to transport units in Lima and Callao, and supported the cleaning and disinfection plan.

　　She reiterated that if the Lima and Callao bus transport carriers want to obtain the authorization extension of up to 5 years, they must gradually meet the following requirements: the installation of global positioning systems in vehicles, contactless payments, and regular wages for workers. These measures All are to improve transportation services and benefit users.