LIMA (Reuters) – Peru has extended a nationwide lockdown by two weeks until May 24, President Martin Vizcarra said on Friday, the fourth extension of the isolation period amid a sharp rise in cases of COVID-19 in the South American country.
Peru’s confirmed coronavirus cases total 58,526 according to the latest official data from Thursday, while deaths have reached 1,627.
(Reporting by Marco Aquino; Writing by Adam Jourdan)
