Vizcarra: Peru has already reached virus peak

The Peruvian President said at a news conference on Wednesday that the coronavirus case rate in Peru is now expected to decline slowly.

Martin Vizcarra announced the country had reached its peak and they now predict the curve of contagion to drop.

Peru has been one of the most affected countries in Latin America.

Authorities have conducted door-to-door searches looking for infected people and have sent medical teams around the country to combat the virus.

The Amazon city of Iquitos, near the Brazilian border is one of the hardest hit, with many doctors and nurses infected.

The government has begun a recruitment push for medical personnel, as the system reaches its maximum capacity and healthcare professionals themselves begin to get sick and need to quarantine.

According to health authorities, Peru has reported 76,306 positive and 2,169 deaths so far.