Peru, the country with the highest Covid-19 mortality rate, is currently undergoing an intense political crisis due to a Parliamentary coup. There is no legitimate government, or leadership.

Peaceful protests have been disrupted by unreasonable police violence (1)
The elements for a complex emergency are in place: steep rises in tensions between social groups, deep inequality, unemployment, and a poor response to the pandemic

Peru is currently fighting a diphtheria outbreak and is ill prepared for a foreseeable second wave of Covid-19 (2)
Implications for this crisis do not concern Peru alone, as this might have regional and global consequences for infection control - in order to fight Covid-19, all countries need to do their part in suppressing transmission. (3)
Kindly asking folks to amplify these news + raise awareness

There is currently little to no intl coverage and this is escalating rapidly

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