(Mexico City = Yonhap News) Correspondent Ko Mi-hye = Authorities are nervous as the situation of novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) worsens in Peru and Ecuador, South America, where presidential elections will be held side by side on the 11th.
As of Tuesday, the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Peru was 1.57 million and the number of deaths was 52,625.
The previous day's death recorded 294 people, the highest since the Korona 19.
On the 1st, the number of new confirmed people per day was 12,916.
Although the rapid spread continues, Peru has decided to hold the presidential election as scheduled, a week ahead.
In this election, more than 25 million people will be given the right to vote, and 130 lawmakers will be elected in addition to the president and vice president.
The Peruvian government imposed a full lockdown on the 1st to 4th to prevent the spread of the infection from getting out of control during the Easter holiday ahead of the election.
Ecuador, where the presidential runoff will be held on the 11th, also declared a 30-day "exception" in eight states nationwide on the 2nd to catch the re-proliferation of Corona 19.
In the area, a night curfew will be applied from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day.
In Ecuador, where the cumulative number of Korona19 confirmed cases is 335,000 and 16,956 deaths, the number of infections has recently increased, mainly in the capital Quito and the largest population city Guayaquil, resulting in a shortage of beds.
In the Ecuadorian election, Andres Araus, who came in first and second in the first round of the presidential election in February, will face Guillermo Lasso.
Meanwhile, Chile is considering postponing its constitutional parliament and local elections on the same day.
In front of a hospital in Lima, Peru
[AFP= Yonhap News Agency]