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Peru president bans family gatherings, extends lockdowns, as cases spike

Lima Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra on Wednesday banned family gatherings and extended lockdowns to five more regions of the country amid a fresh spike in cases of the novel coronavirus. Fifteen of Peru's 25 regions were already covered by rolling lockdowns. Vizcarra a

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Published 13 August 2020, 8:00 · Updated 21:28

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Peru president bans family gatherings, extends lockdowns, as cases spike

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Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra on Wednesday banned family gatherings and extended lockdowns to five more regions of the country amid a fresh spike in cases of the novel coronavirus. Fifteen of Peru’s 25 regions were already covered by rolling lockdowns. Vizcarra announced the return of a blanket Sunday curfew as figures revealed a 75 percent surge in infections among children and adolescents.

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