Peru has become a hotspot for coronavirus, despite an intense lockdown and track & trace technology. The article highlights that COVID-19 cases have overwhelmed Peru's hospitals and healthcare capacity, what's understated is that Peru did take the right measures, they did react correctly and with national leadership. The problem is that they could not sustain an extended quarantine period. If it had been a true quarantine and the borders were closed, things might look differently, but the U.S. and Peru took weeks to negotiate repatriation of citizens, and groups of migrants began returning to the countryside or leaving Peru for their homeland, such as in the case of Venezuelans. With all of that movement, it is impossible to control the spread of an infectious disease.

Nuestro compromiso por los océanos es promover el consumo responsable de productos marinos, impulsar las pesquerías sostenibles y trabajar con las instituciones para mantener nuestras playas libres de plásticos de un solo uso.

En el marco de la Nueva Convivencia, hoy participamos de la presentación de espacios públicos para la reubicación temporal de los comerciantes ambulatorios del Cercado de Lima. Esto les permitirá ofrecer sus productos de manera ordenada y respetando medidas de bioseguridad.

Identifico 100% con este meme. Una de las pocas cosas que me consuela es el humor y mi red social. Tantos memes me han hecho reír y sentir no tan horrible. No salva todo, pero puede salvar un momento.

This post probably applies to the Peruvian community living in the United States. The post reads, "stay safe," and advises people what to wear and take to a protest. It shows that Peruvians and other people of color identify with the #BlackLivesMatter movement and are part of the protests asking for accountability and strucutral change from police.

This image better describes some of the hypocrisy surrounding the social media support for #BlackLivesMatter. I'm glad that people in Peru are paying attention, but statements like "racism doesn't exist in Peru," belie the horrible truth. Racism is all around us whether in the U.S. or Peru. This meme in particular points out some of the controversial media images like La Paisana Jacinta that embody and make light of race and class differences.

El presidente Martín Vizcarra anunció la aprobación de un decreto de urgencia que declara de interés nacional el oxígeno medicinal, con ello se busca incrementar su producción y acceso. #YoMeQuedoEnCasa

I was working as a dancer on the Cruise Ship MS Zaandam when the Covid-19 Pandemic hit. Countries began to close their borders and passengers and crew began presenting with flu-like symptoms. The entire ship went into lockdown to prevent the spread of this illness which was later confirmed to be Covid-19. We were denied entry to Chile, Peru and the Panama Canal. At this time we had 4 deaths onboard. The MS Rotterdam came to our aid with medical staff, test kits and supplies. Eventually we were granted entry through the Panama Canal to disembark passengers and sick crew in Florida. The ship then left port and sailed to the Bahamas were all crew had to undergo a 14 day CDC ordered quarantine. Repatriation plans were made and I was transferred to the Nieuw Statendam and sailed across the Atlantic to disembark in Rotterdam on May 13th. This ended up being a total of 60 days stranded at sea. After flying home to Perth I faced another 14 days away from family in mandatory Hotel Isolation . We were delivered meals 3 times a day that came in paper bags and other biodegradable containers. I wanted to do something creative and a little bit quirky to pass the time. This packaging became my inspiration to create a range of outfits constructed from these recycled materials. I posted a video of these creations and it went viral on Facebook. I have kept these costumes as memorabilia.

For the first time since the quarantine started in Peru, children were allowed to go outside for 30 minutes a day.

Meme alluding to the conspiracy theory that Bill Gates created COVID-19 to profit from the vaccine.

Cartoon reflecting on the first day children were allowed to go outside in Peru following quarantine. They were permitted to go outside for the first time, within 5 blocks of their home on Monday, May 18 2020.

Empezando el 18 de mayo los menores de 14 años pueden salir de sus casas....hasta 5 cuadras. Y no pueden jugar con pelotas ni bici, pero pueden salir.

#DíaDeLaNiñezEnElPerú Niñez y adolescencia demandan una protección especial durante el #EstadoDeEmergencia, especialmente, niñas/os en situación de calle, con discapacidad, indígenas, migrantes, víctimas de violencia, entre otras/os. Right pointing backhand index https://bit.ly/3a1ubyL