Hospitals , food vendors , and pharmacies are considered nonessential businesses in Peru during the coronavirus pandemic .
9 days later , on 15 March 2020 , President Vizcarra announced a country-wide lockdown , closing borders , restricting interdepartmental travel , and forbidding nonessential business ( hospitals , market and supermarket food vendors , pharmacies , banks ) operations to be effective the following day .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Peru