Журнал. World association for medical law. The COVID-19 pandemic. Volume 39 2

271 World Association for Medical Law Medicine and Law PERUVIAN EFFORT TO RESPONSE AND FIGHT COVID-19: HEALTH EMERGENCY Rosa Teresa Meza Vásquez* y Giancarlo Jiménez Bazán**. Abstract: Peru’s turn to confront the new virus called Covid-19 was inevitable. President Martín Vizcarra’s administration sought to contain the expansion of the virus just 5 days after the first case of an infected patient. These decisions were accompanied by unprecedented economic measures, which aimed to alleviate the impact the quarantined citizens of Peru. This effort failed to effectively reach the public promptly, despite their good intentions. The government’s strategy addressed three key issues detailed in this article. This is a country where a significant sector of the population is in poverty and extreme poverty, to whom the income strategy was not actively implemented using the transferred budget. Keywords: Pandemic; Compulsory Social Isolation; Quarantine in Peru; Stay at Home Introduction At the Jorge Chavez International Airport, the arrival of passenger showing symptoms specified by the World Health Organization (WHO), especially those showing signs of coughing, difficulty breathing and, above all fever, was * She is a registered Lawyer in the Lima Bar Association (CAL) in Peru and in Lima Superior Court of Justice. Master in Bioethics and Health Law. Founding Member of the first Legal Boutique specialized in Medical Law and Health in Peru. Former President of the Latin American Association for Medical Law, Member of the Board of Governors and Vice-President of the WorldAssociation for Medical Law (WAML). rtmeza@asolademe.pe ** He is a registered Lawyer in the Lima Bar Association (CAL) in Peru and in Lima Superior Court of Justice. Master in Bioethics and Health Law. Founding Member of the first Legal Boutique specialized in Medical Law and Health in Peru. President of the Peruvian Affiliated of the Latin American Association for Medical Law, and member of the World Association for Medical Law (WAML) Med Law (2020) 39:2:271-288