Schwalb, Alvaro;
Seas, Carlos;
(2021)
The COVID-19 Pandemic in Peru: What Went Wrong?
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 104 (4).
pp. 1176-1178.
ISSN 0002-9637
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1323
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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.