[News] COVID-19: Government extends state of health emergency for 90 more days

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The Ministry of Health (Minsa) extended the state of health emergency at the national level due to COVID-19 as of December 7, 2020 for a period of ninety calendar days.

The extension of the measure was established by Supreme Decree No. 031-2020-SA, published this Friday in the Legal Norms Bulletin of the Official Gazette El Peruano in order to continue with the prevention, control and health care actions for the protection of the population of the entire country.
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The precise norm that corresponds to the Minsa, the National Institute of Health and the Social Security of Health - EsSalud, carry out the immediate actions developed in the "" Plan of Action-Surveillance, containment and attention of cases of the new COVID-19 in Peru ".

In addition, it is established that during the extension the contracting of the goods and services detailed in the lists of "Goods or services required for the activities of the health emergency COVID 19", contained in Annex II of Supreme Decree No. 010, will continue -2020-SA, modified by Supreme Decree No. 011-2020-SA and No. 029-2020-SA.

Supreme Decree No. 031-2020-SA is signed by the Minister of Health, Pilar Mazzetti, the Minister of Labor, Javier Palacios; and the President of the Republic Francisco Sagasti.

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