The World Health Organization (WHO) hailed a "scientific breakthrough". More than a hundred people have been infected since last week in the megalopolis of 21 million inhabitants, engaged in "a race against time" against the virus, said the spokesman of the town hall, Xu Hejian. The Covid-19 made its appearance in late 2019 in China, in Wuhan in the center of the country, before reaching the whole planet. And Peru has recorded more than 7,000 deaths from the coronavirus, for 237,000 infections after three months of confinement. The Minister of Health, Victor Zamora, however noted positive signs: "The epidemic shows a decline (...) the rate of contagion slows down".

Source: Standard Digital June 17, 2020 05:46 UTC