FILE PHOTO: Staff of the Ministry of Health are seen during the transfer of the remains of a 69-year-old man who died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lima, Peru March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
LIMA (Reuters) - The Peruvian government on Thursday said it had struck an agreement with the country's private health clinics on the cost of COVID-19 care after President Martin Vizcarra warned on Wednesday they would be expropriated within 48 hours if negotiations did not progress.
The clinics had for three weeks wrangled with Vizcarra's government over a fair rate for care. The haggling began amid reports of overcharging for the sickest patients, who require mechanical ventilators and intensive care.
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