Peru recorded its first death of a person infected with monkeypox on Monday, with more than 300 cases reported in the country so far, a health official said.
Photo. ANDINA/Ministry of Health of Peru
17:30 | Lima, Dec. 10.
Peruvian Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti on Thursday received a set of Walk Thru booths donated by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) for safe COVID-19 testing sample collection, and valued at US$50,000.
The high-ranking official said these are five cabins that will be distributed among the areas with the highest population concentration such as Dos de Mayo Hospital, Raul Patrucco Specialized Reference Center for Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV, Jaime Zubiate and Lower Tahuantinsuyo Health Centers, as well as the Reference Laboratory belonging to the Directorate of Integrated Health Networks in Southern Lima (DIRIS Lima Sur).