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A health ministry staff member and an ambulance are seen in Lima, Peru, Mar 20,2020 (File image: REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda)
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LIMA: A minimum of 13 people were squashed to death or asphyxiated as partygoers attempted to get away a Lima nightclub after it was raided by cops for hosting a party in violation of coronavirus restrictions.
Fifteen of the 23 individuals apprehended by police who separated the private celebration on Saturday night (Aug 22) evaluated positive for COVID-19, President Martin Vizcarra said.
A minimum of 6 others were injured, consisting of 3 policemans, as around 120 people attempted to escape the Thomas Restobar club in Lima’s Los Olivos district on Saturday night as authorities got here to break up the event, which neighbours had reported, nationwide authorities and federal government officials stated.
The partygoers had actually become trapped between the only entryway door, which was pressed closed in the mayhem, and a staircase causing the street, cops stated. The 13 victims were 11 men and 2 females in between the ages of 20 and 30.
The 60 police officers who participated in the raid would also be tested for coronavirus, officials stated.
Peru bought the closure of bars and bars in March and banned prolonged family gatherings on Aug 12 to combat what is Latin America’s second highest COVID-19 infection rate, according to a Reuters tally. A Sunday curfew is also in effect.
Representatives of the club were not immediately offered to comment.
Vizcarra said comparable clandestine occasions were typical, and presented a severe risk to public health.
” I have sadness and I have sadness for the people and loved ones of the people who have died, but I likewise have anger and indignation for those who were careless by organizing this type of event,” Vizcarra stated at a public occasion on Sunday.
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