Former Peruvian President Vizcarra tested positive for COVID-19 | Coronavirus pandemic News

Martin Vizcarra, who has been expelled from public office for receiving COVID outside the jab round, says he and his wife have tested positive.

Former Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra was allegedly banned from holding public office this month jumping in line he said last year he and his wife tested positive for coronavirus in COVID-19.

Vizcarra he tweeted On Sunday the couple tested positive “despite the care needed to prevent the virus from being brought home” and are symptomatic.

“My family is taking the necessary isolation measures. Let’s not let our guard down, ”he said.

Vizcarra has been criticized for not wearing a mask or for complying with the rules of physical restraint election campaign ahead of the April 11 polls To elect the next Congress and President of Peru.

Earlier this year, it was immersed in a “VIP vaccinations” scandal, before several government ministers and public officials received Chinese ownership of Sinopharm COVID-19 before it became publicly available.

Vizcarra has denied any wrongdoing, saying he and his wife were inoculated voluntarily in October 2020 to participate in a clinical trial.

The doctor in charge of the trial questioned that.

Dr. German Malaga He testified in the Peruvian parliament in mid-February Vizcarra asked for two vaccines and said Vizcarra knew he and his wife would get the real vaccine.

April 17, Peru Congress banned the former president as a result of the scandal, he has been in public office for 10 years, accused of influence peddling, collusion and making false statements.

Congress also banned former Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti and former Foreign Minister Elizabeth Astete from holding public office for eight years and a year. Both Mazzetti and Astete he resigned because of the vaccine scandal.

Peru has reported at least 1.75 million COVID-19 cases and more than 59,400 deaths since the pandemic began, according to estimates by Johns Hopkins University.

The country, like many others in Latin America, has seen an increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths in recent weeks, with officials calling for more stringent public health measures.

On Saturday, the government issued a decree on Tuesday that businesses in Peru should wear two masks, such as grocery stores, shopping malls and pharmacies, and occupied public spaces. People already need to wear plastic face shields.

Interim President Francisco Sagasti said on Thursday that Peru is at the peak of the second wave of the pandemic and ordered the distribution of free masks.

A mandatory quarantine on Sunday has also been set in Lima, the capital, and in 41 of the country’s 196 provinces.

Peru is running for president in June, and voters will choose left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo and conservative Keiko Fujimori.