The measure is part of the restrictions imposed in areas that are usually the focus of agglomerations, because the population flocks before the start of the austral summer.
The curfew was also advanced, which now goes from 23 to 4 on December 24 and 31, instead of 1 to 4.
The government ruled out prohibiting access to the beaches to unvaccinated people, stating that they are wide and open environments. However, limited capacity is expected.
On popular beaches in Lima, the capital with 10 million inhabitants, spaces were cordoned off in the sand to avoid overcrowding.
A year ago, the government closed the beaches for two weeks during the end of the year holidays to avoid massive concentrations to prevent the spread of the virus. Meanwhile, he is currently facing an outbreak of positive cases: in the last month infections doubled, to more than 1,500 per day, while deaths rose to more than 50 per day.
The Andean country hopes to mitigate with these measures the take-off of the highly contagious Omicron variant, of which it registers 12 cases.
Due to the outbreak, the government banned family gatherings and parties at Christmas and New Years, while reinforcing the vaccination campaign, which reaches 75% of the population.
Peru, with 33 million inhabitants, accumulates more than two million infections and more than 201,000 deaths from the coronavirus and has the highest death rate from the pandemic in the world, with 6,122 deaths per million, according to an AFP balance based on in official figures.
Source From: Ambito
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