Peru, one of the most affected countries by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, imposed one of the earliest and toughest lockdowns in the world.1 Despite regional variations, the overall picture situates Peru amongst the worst hit in the number of cases, deaths per million, and total excess deaths.2 Factors contributing to these results are diverse, including geopolitics, international supply chain, political instability, social and economic crisis, and corruption...