On day 104 of state of emergency, the streets of Jirón de la Unión and Mesa Redonda, located in the Cercado de Lima, looked crowded, despite the fact that the quarantine is still in force due to the health crisis in the COVID-19.
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A tour of the Jirón de la Unión allowed observing the presence of a large number of passers-by along this road. In addition, various street vendors were also recruited in the main blocks of Mesa Redonda.
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Despite the presence of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, some people did not respect social distancing, a measure given by the Government to avoid more cases of contagion by the COVID-19.
Before the start of the economic recovery, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) urged citizens to respect biosafety protocols such as the correct use of a mask, hand washing and social distancing.
The Minsa reported this Saturday, June 27, that the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the country. It involves 3,625 new infections, which add to the 272,364 on Friday.
This last Friday, the Government decided to extend the state of national emergency from next Wednesday, July 1 to Friday, July 31, due to the serious circumstances that affect the life of the Nation as a result of the health crisis in the COVID-19.
What is a coronavirus?
Coronaviruses are a wide family of viruses that can cause infections ranging from the common cold to more serious diseases, which can be transmitted from animals to people (zoonotic transmission). According to studies, SARS-CoV was transmitted from the civet to humans, while MERS-CoV passed from the dromedary to people. The last known case of coronavirus is COVID-19.
In summary, a new coronavirus is a new strain of coronavirus that has not been found before in humans and owes its name to its appearance, as it is very similar to a corona or halo.
What is COVID-19?
COVID-19 is the infectious disease that was discovered in Wuhan (China) in December 2019, as a result of the outbreak of the virus that began to kill many people.
The name of this new coronavirus was designated by the International Committee on Virus Taxonomy as SARS-CoV-2.
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