In Peru, bodies mount and masks are reused with region's second highest coronavirus cases

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Peru’s hospitals are straining to deal with a rapid rise in the number of coronavirus infections, with bodies being kept in hallways, masks being repeatedly reused, and protests breaking out among medical workers concerned over their safety.

LIMA, Peru—Peru’s hospitals are straining to deal with a rapid rise in the number of COVID-19 infections, with bodies being kept in hallways, masks being repeatedly reused, and protests breaking out amongst medical workers concerned over their safety.

Confirmed numbers have risen sharply in recent days, passing 17,000 on Tuesday, double the figure from just one week ago. Almost 500 people have died.

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