Overview
- Health officials launched a national response led by the environmental health agency to inspect schools, tighten cleaning and water access, and avoid a nationwide shutdown of classes.
- National surveillance reports 1,658 infections and 283 recorded outbreaks, with cases clustered in nurseries and primary schools in urban areas.
- La Libertad lists 660 cases, Lambayeque confirms about 300 across more than 50 schools with most in Chiclayo, and Piura reports 27 cases plus two small school outbreaks totaling 10 children.
- Guidance calls for closing only affected classrooms, isolating sick students at home for seven days, and keeping other students in school after deep cleaning and better ventilation.
- Doctors note the virus spreads through contact with respiratory droplets, shared objects, or dirty hands, lacks a specific drug, and most often affects children under five.