COVID-19: complete vaccination to enter Peru will apply to countries with high immunization rates Hernando Cevallos nndc | PERU

The Minister of Health, Hernando Cevallos, explained that the requirement of a vaccination Complete and a negative molecular test no longer than 72 hours, for entry to Peru, is for national and foreign citizens who come from countries with a high immunization rate.

The new provision was made official through the Supreme Decree 152-2021-PCM, but not without the precision mentioned this Saturday by the minister.

“One is a direct indication that no one can enter the country if they don’t have the molecular test; this is very clear. In the case of vaccination is applied to countries with more than 70% of the vaccinated population”, said at a press conference to the media from the district of San Martín de Porres, where he supervised the development of the second day of VacunaFest where the vaccination of people over 25 years old, the application of the second doses and promote the immunization of pregnant.

“In countries where vaccination has not been provided for children under 12 years of age, of course it is not a restriction for our country. Actually, it is an indication to encourage vaccination in countries that have a high amount of vaccinated population, but those that do not have obviously there cannot be a restriction, only the molecular test ”Cevallos added.

“In the case of countries that have vaccination rates higher than 70%, the dose doses are also requested from citizens. If children are not being vaccinated, of course they are not being asked. This is not a condition for entering the country for all people, this is specified for some countries. What is required of all of them is the molecular test “he added.

About restriction

According to the rule published last Friday, the measure includes that Peruvians, resident foreigners, and non-resident foreigners whose final destination is the national territory, as passengers and regardless of the country of origin, They must have a negative molecular test with a result date of no more than 72 hours before boarding at their point of origin.

In addition, these will have to have completed the respective doses of vaccines according to the requirements of the country where it was vaccinated. “Those people who show symptoms when entering the national territory enter mandatory isolation, according to regulations on the matter”, Specifies the norm.

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