The total lockdown includes a 24-hour curfew, ban on the use of private vehicles, and only one person per household is allowed to leave home for essential shopping, according to a statement from the Peruvian Council of Ministers.
Domestic flights and inter-city public transport will also stop, the statement read.
The announcement comes as Peru is experiencing a resurgence in Covid-19 cases just days ahead of the first round of presidential elections, scheduled for April 11.
Peru has reported at least 1,533,121 Covid-19 cases and at least 51,635 Covid-related deaths.
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