China News Service, January 19. According to Peru's "Gazette", on the 18th local time, the Peruvian Social Medical Insurance Agency (EsSalud) reported that in the second week of January, the country added more than 206,000 new confirmed cases of the new crown. It is three times the peak of the second wave of the epidemic (67,107 cases).
In addition, a number of Peruvian cabinet ministers and members of Congress announced that they were infected with the new crown virus.
According to reports, recently, the new crown epidemic in Peru has spread rapidly.
The EsSalud report showed that the number of new Covid-19 infections increased by more than 120% in the second week compared to the first week of January.
In addition, the number of new cases in several parts of the country in a single week exceeded the records of the peaks of the first and second waves of the epidemic.
On the other hand, it was reported that on January 18, local time, following the Peruvian Minister of Economy and Finance and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Peruvian Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Defense successively issued announcements through social media saying that Health Minister Hernando Ceballos, Defense Secretary Juan Carrasco has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The announcement said that the health of the two people is basically stable at present, and Ceballos showed mild symptoms.
Both have begun home isolation and will continue to work remotely.
Subsequently, Peruvian Deputy Foreign Minister Luis Chavez also tested positive for the new crown virus and has now started home isolation.
The report pointed out that in addition to the above-mentioned cabinet members, since 2022, at least seven members of the Peruvian Congress have announced that they have been infected with the new crown virus.