Shops will be closed, commercial flights and land transport will be suspended, as Peru will be on National Catholic Week nationwide lockdown in order to slow down the spread of the youth pandemic coronavirus.
“On the four days of Holy Week, quarantine will be imposed. The aim is to avoid crowds, “Prime Minister Violeta Bermudes told reporters.
Travel will only be allowed by bicycle or on foot and only for the purchase of basic necessities, according to the authorities.
Only markets and grocery stores, pharmacies and banks will be allowed to open from April 1st to April 4th. There will be no passenger flights from April 1st to April 3rd, according to AMPE.
The night traffic ban will remain in force, as well as the ban on public gatherings.
So far, Peru has recorded some 49,500 deaths due to it COVID-19 of a total of 1.4 million SARS-CoV-2 cases, according to official data.
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