Peru extends protracted national lockdown until end of June

Peru on Friday extended its state of emergency and a nationwide lockdownto fight the coronavirus pandemic until the end of June, marking one of the longest periods of mandatory isolation in the world.The Andean nation, which began the lockdown in mid-March, will have lived under it for more than 3-1/2 months by a June 30 expiration, outlasting restrictions in Italy, Spain and China, some of the hardest hit countries in the pandemic.Friday's extension, announced by President Martin Vizcarra, came