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Peru, which has one of the highest Covid-19 death tolls in the world, is facing political paralysis after congress refused to approve president Martin Vizcarra’s recently appointed cabinet on Tuesday night.
A no confidence vote prompted all 19 cabinet ministers to resign, Associated Press reports, and could hamper the government’s efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed 19,000 lives in the Andean nation.
#AndinaEnglish Peru: President announces cabinet reshuffle https://t.co/ATm9uzx152 pic.twitter.com/Oac6OsmiJJ
Mexico has reported 6,148 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 857 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 449,961 cases and 48,869 deaths, the health ministry has announced.
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