Uh, if we haven't liked the Delta variant - watchout for...

Uh, if we haven't liked the Delta variant - watchout for Lambda...


https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/07/10/lambda-variant-of-covid-19-coronavirus-is-spreading-what-you-need-to-know/

The Lambda variant has been around for while. It was first detected in Peru back in August 2020 and has steadily grown in presence there. Eventually, the Lambda variant became the “alpha” or the top dog of Covid-19 coronavirus strains in Peru. Since April 2021, sequencing of Covid-19 coronavirus cases in the country has found the Lambda variant in over 80% of the samples. The Covid-19 pandemic has hit Peru particularly hard too. As of July 9, Peru has had a total of 2,074,186 reported Covid-19 cases with 193,909 of those resulting in death, yielding a 9.3% case fatality ratio and a 596.45 deaths per 100,000 people in the population, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. Those numbers have made Peru number one globally in both categories. And in this case, being number one is not good.

https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/peru-begins-requiring-double-masks

By VOA NewsApril 27, 2021 12:28 AM

Peru is now mandating that people wear two face masks in places where crowding is possible like commercial buildings.

The regulation, aimed at slowing a deadly second wave of the virus, began Monday, and was first reported in Peru's national newspaper, El Peruano.

The paper said a Supreme Decree (#083-2021-PCM) also mandates double masking in malls, grocery stores, shopping arcades, markets and warehouses.

Under the new initiative face shields are also recommended along with the double masks. The government still requires people to wear face mask in all public spaces.