Overview
- Health officials report more than 230 confirmed infections in Puno, with additional tests pending and cases now detected in 11 of the region’s provinces.
- Arequipa confirmed an imported infection in a UNSA student from Puno, which triggered contact tracing, ring vaccination, and a temporary shift to remote classes for the impacted faculty.
- The San Román education office ordered in‑person classes only at schools that prove 90% vaccination, with others moving online and large student events suspended.
- Arequipa health leaders said at least 56,000 children aged 1–10 lack full protection, so teams opened vaccination points in terminals, hospitals, universities, schools, and the district of Yanahuara.
- Public‑health experts say the risk of wider spread is medium due to low coverage, with many cases in teens and young adults, which signals long‑standing gaps and the need to speed up mass vaccination.