The COVID-19 pandemic in Peru: What went wrong?

Alvaro Schwalb; Carlos Seas

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-1323

The COVID-19 pandemic in Peru: What went wrong?

Alvaro Schwalb
, Carlos Seas

School of Medicine

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt

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Abstract

Despite the early adoption of a national lockdown and other restrictions, Peru has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Having reached a milestone of more than 1,200 deaths per one million inhabitants by February 2021, important messages can be learned from how the pandemic was handled. Possible explanations for poor outcomes are a fragmented and already overwhelmed public health sector, lack of infrastructure and specialized personnel to tackle the pandemic, and deficient leadership from health authorities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1176-1178
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	104
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1323
State	Published - Apr 2021

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