Peru will resume international flights from October 5th.

Peru will reopen its borders and resume international flights on Oct. 5 with a limited group of countries, after nearly seven months of closure due to the pandemic, President Martin Vizcarra announced this Friday, reported AFP.

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“International flights will be authorized, as of October 5th, between countries in the region and little by little to other latitudes,” Vizcarra said in a press conference.

He specified that the authorization will be given according to specific protocols to be established by the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Health.

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“As of the first week of October. Molecular test will be required” of covid-19 with a validity of 48 hours, said the President.

“These flights will be to destinations that are safe from a health point of view,” he added.

The Minister of Transport, Carlos Estremadoyro, had said on September 2 that the United States, Mexico, Spain and Chile would be part of the first group of countries from which flights to Peru would be authorized.