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Officials in Peru, which has one of the world’s highest Covid-19 caseloads and death rates, have insisted the alarming figures are down to the government being more “transparent” in its reporting than other countries.
Statistics from John Hopkins University show that Peru’s virus death rate is the second highest in the world, with 88 deaths per 100,000 people. The microstate of San Marino in Italy currently has the highest rate.
I do not know any other country apart from Peru that, during the pandemic, is being transparent with the number of deaths.”
“There are a number of suspected Covid [deaths] that have been added [to the official tally], and that elevates it on a global level.”
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe said he would not comment on his potential successors, but added that the next premier should continue to work on fighting Covid-19.
Abe, Japan’s longest serving prime minister, made the comment at a news briefing where he announced he was stepping down from his post for health reasons.
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