Investigation opened into  ventilator  buy

Just hours after two advisors to the Ministry of Health (Minsa) on COVID-19  Tweeted on Saturday, April 25  their concerns over the near $50,000 price tag for each of 100 ventilators ordered by the Vice-Ministry of the Presidency.an ex officio investigation was started by the Public Ministry for an alleged crime against the administration.

The ventilators, to be used during the health crisis caused by the new coronavirus,  were ordered through the Vice-Ministry of the Presidency.

In the purchase, according to a tweet from the Public Ministry, “there is a possible affectation to the State’s assets”.

The Vice Minister of the Presidency, Juan Carlos Muñoz, who signed the letter of commitment to pay $5.2 million for the purchase of an amount of, explained that the acquisition of respirators was “crucial”, since they represent the difference between life and death.

Also on Saturday afternoon, the National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information said  it will request an explanatory report on the possible purchase of one hundred respirators at a cost of $5.2 million.