COVID-19 Physician Deaths in Peru: A Result of An Underfunded and Fragmented Healthcare System

Peru has an underfunded and precarious healthcare system, which has reflected in a high number of physician deaths because of COVID-19. Insufficient and inadequate distribution of PPE to physicians have been identified as a main cause of physicians’ deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. We illustrate the case of a physician in Peru using regular plastic bags as an improvised PPE in an effort to protect himself during the examination of a possible COVID-19 patient.