Impact of COVID-19 on the education of medical students in Peru

Abstract
The pandemic caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused by the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease that represents an emergency worldwide. On May 22, 2020 we counted 4,993,470 confirmed cases and 327,738 deaths among 188 countries/regions, at the same time there already existed 111,698 positive cases and 3,244 deaths in Peru already existed; data that will continue to expand and that places thousands of lives in danger, affecting states, municipalities and public and private institutions. In that regard, stricter measures are being taken with the obligatory quarantine, isolation and social distancing management, which directly affects all activities that involve in person gatherings La pandemia por el coronavirus del Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Grave 2 (SARS-CoV-2) que causa laenfermedad Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), es una enfermedad altamente contagiosa que representa unaemergencia a nivel mundial. Al 22 de mayo del 2020 se cuenta con 4 993 470 casos confirmados y 327738 muertes entre 188 países/regiones, al mismo tiempo en Perú ya existen 111 698 casos positivos y 3244 fallecidos; datos que seguirán extendiéndose y poniendo en peligro la vida de miles de personas,afectando a estados, municipios e instituciones públicas y privadas; en tal sentido, se están tomandomedidas más estrictas en el manejo de la cuarentena, aislamiento y distanciamiento social obligatorio, loque repercute directamente en todas las actividades que involucren las reuniones presenciales.