Peruvian health experts call for masks to strengthen epidemic prevention

China News Service, July 31. According to the South American Overseas Chinese News Network, Peru’s Ministry of Health expert Cesar Munaco stated on July 29 that in Peru, many people infected with the new crown virus have no symptoms, which constitutes a silent cause for others. Therefore, wearing a mask must be used as a long-term epidemic prevention measure.

Munak said that he recently led an epidemiological study in the capital Lima and Callao. The results of the study show that in these two cities, 25% of the population has been infected with the new crown virus, and another 75% of the population is at risk of contracting the new crown virus.

Munako pointed out that asymptomatic infections may not develop into confirmed patients with new coronary pneumonia, but they will transmit the virus to others. This mainly depends on the following factors: contact distance with the infected person, whet