Reports

October 25th, 2020 ― Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is working on a project to support the Government of Peru's epidemiological control strategy to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in community transmission. The project is aimed…

Situational Highlights According to PAHO/WHO, five of the 12 countries reporting the highest numbers of total coronavirus cases are located in Latin America: Brazil (with 5 million), Colombia (902,000), Argentina (883,000 cases), Peru (846,000), and Mexico (814,000).…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Paddy production in 2020 forecast at above‑average level Cereal import requirements anticipated at high levels in 2020 Abundant supplies put downward pressure on prices of rice in September Paddy production in 2020 forecast at above‑average level Harvesting of…

Introducción El 11 de marzo de 2020, la Organización Mundial de la Salud declaró al COVID-19 como pandemia e instó a los países a tomar estrategias de contención y prevención . En consecuencia, se decretaron medidas estrictas para mitigar…

Introducción El 11 de marzo de 2020, la Organización Mundial de la Salud declaró al COVID-19 como pandemia e instó a los países a tomar estrategias de contención y prevención . En consecuencia, se decretaron medidas estrictas…

The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated a second shipment of 250 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Peru to assist its fight against COVID-19. The ventilators, produced in the United States,…

KfW Development Bank is providing Peru a loan in the amount of EUR 250 million (in the USD equivalent) and, in the process, is linking the fight against the impacts from COVID-19 with its commitment to…

Situational Highlights The Americas continue to shoulder the world’s heaviest burden of COVID-19, with the region accounting for over 38% of the total of new cases reported globally in the past days. However, the region reported a…

Situation in Numbers 814,829 Laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases (MoH, 30 September) 32,463 COVID-19 deaths (MoH, 30 September) 146 child deaths (MoH, 30 September) Highlights Peru is the country with the highest COVID-19 mortality rate in the world, is the second most affected…

In Numbers USD 5.2 m six months net funding requirements Operational Updates • The COVID-19 state of emergency has been extended until 30 September 2020. Targeted quarantine remains in place. • WFP subscribed field level agreements with three international NGOs…