LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police and soldiers on Thursday closed a busy food market in the capital Lima after mass rapid testing confirmed more than 160 of its traders had tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Members of the security forces cordoned off the market in the San Martín de Porras district, only allowing merchants with masks to enter to remove their merchandise.
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