It is a sad record that of Peru, a country in which the coronavirus pandemic has hit the inhabitants hard and made about 98 thousand children orphans. The data is provided by the government.

"Unfortunately, ours is the country that has almost 98,000 children who have lost their father, mother or guardian during the pandemic," said the Minister for Women, Anahi Durand, based on data published by the medical journal The Lancet. .

The ministry is currently paying a pension of sol 200 (about $ 50) to more than 18,000 families, but the number of beneficiaries is expected to expand, according to Durand. The government intends to provide it to a total of 83,664 orphaned children and adolescents, as well as psychological and educational support.

Peru, with 33 million inhabitants, has the highest death rate in the world from Covid-19: 6,122 victims per million inhabitants.

(Unioneonline / ss)