Coronavirus in Peru: Minsa reports 2,689 positive cases and 19 deaths in the last day

Ministry of Health care it was reported that in our country over the past day, 2689 cases of coronavirus were registered, as well as 19 deaths from the same disease.

Minsa’s situation room has released a new report that also states that 21 hospital discharges were recorded.

Ministry of Health care clarified that 1020 people were hospitalized. COVID-19of which 234 are in the intensive care unit (ICU) with mechanical ventilation.

So far, since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, samples have been processed for 34,127,667 tests applied, of which 4,086,627 were positive and 30,041,040 were negative.

Of the total confirmed cases to date, 3,980,349 people have completed home isolation or been discharged from healthcare facilities.

Since the first death COVID-19 In Peru, as of August 23, the number of people who have died from the virus has reached 215,486.

Good physical activity can reduce the risk of contracting COVID

At least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise is enough to help the body in the face of the devastating effects that the coronavirus can cause.

The study, which involved researchers at the University Hospital of Navarra (HUN), concludes that these minutes of weekly physical activity not only reduce the risk of infection, but also protect against the most serious forms of COVID-19 (hospitalization and death). .

A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine acknowledges that although the benefits of regular exercise and protection against disease have been confirmed by various studies, it is still unclear how and why this protection occurs; The researchers say this is likely due to metabolic and environmental factors.

Minsa makes COVID-19 passport available

The Ministry of Health announced earlier this week that all people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Peru will be able to obtain a passport that will allow them to confirm their vaccination by reading a QR code. Thus, it will be possible to enter European Union (EU) countries such as Spain, Germany, France, and other countries such as Colombia, El Salvador, South Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, United Kingdom and others.

The app checks where the person was vaccinated, the type of dose received, the manufacturer, and even the lot number of the vaccine against the disease. It also allows you to confirm in our country the vaccination against COVID-19 of immunized people from the aforementioned countries by reading the vaccination QR code in the application.