Overview
- The Ministry of Health activated a nationwide yellow alert from December 20 to January 5 under Resolution 935‑2025/MINSA, covering all health facilities.
- DIGERD was assigned to coordinate and monitor compliance, with networks instructed to mobilize staff, supplies and beds and to prioritize likely holiday emergencies such as trauma, burns and intoxications.
- EsSalud set its own alert windows for December 24–26 and December 31–January 2, keeping ICUs, operating rooms, obstetrics, emergency areas and blood banks fully operational and reviewing stocks of medicines and ambulances.
- In Lima, SAMU is fielding 28 ambulances and more than 400 professionals for 24/7 coverage during Christmas and New Year, directing the public to the free 106 emergency line and the Red Cross at 115.
- Scheduled consultations and procedures continue, masks are recommended in medical settings or for symptomatic people but not mandated outdoors, and authorities note limited influenza A (H3N2) detections with varying reported counts as a context for vigilance.