Peru
Travel restrictions
On October 1st 2020, Peru began phase 4 of economic reactivation, including the resumption of a limited number of international flights. On October 21st 2020, the government of Peru approved flights of up to eight hours in duration to destinations throughout the Americas and the Caribbean.
Peruvians, resident foreigners, and non-resident foreigners 12 years of age or older must present proof of being fully vaccinated 14 days prior to boarding at their point of origin. Peruvians, resident foreigners, and non-resident foreigners 12 years of age or older who are not fully vaccinated must present a molecular test with a negative result (within 48 hours) prior to boarding an incoming flight to Peru, in accordance with current health regulations.
Children under 12 years of age must only be asymptomatic prior to boarding an incoming flight to Peru.
Travelers to Peru who meet the requirements above are not required to quarantine upon arrival to Peru and may proceed to their final destination upon arrival.
All flight passengers are required to wear a facemask and a protective face shield.
Measures taken by the government
On January 18th, 2022, the Government of Peru extended the COVID-19 health emergency through August 28th, 2022.
The wearing of face masks in public places is mandatory and social distancing measures must be respected.
KN95 masks are required. If you do not have a KN95, double masking is mandatory, with one of the masks being a surgical mask, the other can either be cloth or surgical as well.
Since July 15th 2020, domestic travel has resumed throughout Peru. From February 28th 2022, all passengers older than 12 years of age using commercial transportation to travel between provinces by land must present proof of vaccination to travel. If they are not fully vaccinated, they must present a molecular test with a negative result (within 48 hours) prior to boarding their commercial transport.
The Government of Peru announced the extension of the current regional alert levels and movement restrictions to become effective until June 30th 2022.
The Government of Peru indicates it will reevaluate and adjust these public health measures every two weeks. Under these measures, all regions of Peru are categorized as High, Very High, or Extreme, with corresponding levels of restrictions.
Currently, in areas of “High Alert”, curfew is from 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m, Monday through Sunday. In areas of Peru in “Extreme Alert”, business must close no later than three hours before the local curfew. In areas of Peru in Moderate, High, or Very High alert, businesses must close no later than two hours before the local curfew.
From December 10th 2021, in all provinces of Peru, adults over the age of 18 must show proof of vaccination to enter closed spaces.
As of January 27th, 2022, adults over the age of 40 must show proof of a booster dose (three doses in total). They may show their physical or virtual vaccination card demonstrating they have completed their COVID-19 vaccinations.
As of May 1st 2022, wearing a mask while outdoors is optional in areas with at least 80 percent of the over-60 years of age population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with three doses, and at least 80 percent of the over-12 years of age population vaccinated with two doses.
The Government of Peru provides coronavirus-related information at this website (Spanish only): https://www.gob.pe/coronavirus.
Testing
Private hospitals and laboratories as well as the Peruvian Ministry of Health (MINSA) are administering tests.
The Peruvian Health Ministry (MINSA) maintains a list of facilities that provide COVID-19 testing here: https://www.gob.pe/institucion/minsa/informes-publicaciones/835888-puntos-covid
Viral testing results at certain locations would be available within 72 hours of a flight departure. Keep in mind that a surge in cases may increase demand and affect these result times.
Emergency number (related to COVID-19) while visiting the country
The Peruvian Ministry of Health encourages the public to use the emergency 113 phone number to report suspected cases directly to government authorities.
Source:
US Embassy in Peru https://pe.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/
Published on November 3rd 2022 (checked on November 30th 2022)
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