Overview
- Peru’s health ministry confirmed six locally detected H3N2 cases, activated a situational monitoring room, and kept masks optional except for symptomatic people or inside health facilities.
- Emergency departments at four major hospitals in Lima reported saturation and overflow areas as respiratory cases rose, though mortality has not increased.
- Argentina reported its first three confirmed H3N2K cases with genetic verification by ANLIS Malbrán, as Córdoba reinforced vaccination and Santa Fe sent new samples from Rosario for sequencing.
- Catamarca expanded voluntary testing recommendations for travelers returning from areas with active circulation, and local experts reiterated hand hygiene, ventilation, and mask use when symptomatic.
- Regional vaccination pushes intensified, including a Lambayeque drive to reach 20,000 older adults, while Mexico’s health ministry affirmed the tetravalent flu vaccine covers H3N2 and called to strengthen campaigns.