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The COVID-19 Pandemic in Peru: What Went Wrong?

2021; American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Volume: 104; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4269/ajtmh.20-1323

1476-1645

Alvaro Schwalb, Carlos Seas,

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

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.