An article reported the mayor of a small town in Peru had to pretend dead by laying in a coffin to prevent government authorities from arresting him for violating quarantine orders in the country. 

It was reported in an article that the mayor had laid quiet in the coffin while still wearing a face mask.

The Arrest

Jaime Rolando Urbina Torres, the Peruvian mayor who violated the lockdown orders is the leader of the small town in Peru called Tantará. The police did not primarily come to arrest the mayor however, during that time, the police were enforcing a curfew to implement lockdown orders in the country they ended up arresting the Mayor. It was during that time that Urbina Torres was out with his friends drinking after curfew hours. 

As police came to inspect the area, the mayor and his drinking buddies were able to hide. While the mayor lied in a coffin pretending to be a COVID-19 fatality, his friends were hiding in cabinets. 

Based on an article, the details of the place where the mayor and his friends had a drinking session was unclear. Also, there were no explanations why there was a coffin where the group had gathered and was arrested. 

Hide and Seek

As authorities searched the room where Urbina Torres and his friend had shared drinks. The tried to avoid the arrest by going to different hiding spots in the room, luck was not on their side. In the event similar to a game of hide and seek, the mayor and his friends were discovered in the room by the police.

The mayor and his friends were immediately brought to the police station. His group was subjected to questioning and investigation. Based on an article, it is still unknown whether charges  were filed against the group.

The Photo of the Mayor in The Coffin

After the incident, a photo of the mayor had been released for the public to see. The photo had led to additional critics questioning the mayor's seriousness on the current pandemic that is causing devastation not only in the country but in different parts of the world. It is not the first time the mayor had been criticized for his lack of efforts to serve his town and support the enforcement of COVID-19 preventive measures. 

Taking the Coronavirus Pandemic Lightly

Based on the article, it was reported that the mayor had not been seen enforcing measures to promote safety in the town involving the spread of the novel coronavirus. Also, the article reveals that the mayor had only spent a few days in the town since the commencement of the lockdown orders. 

Furthermore, an article reveals that Urbina Torres was also being criticized for his failure to lead the construction of emergency COVID-19 quarantine quarters for the town. 

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COVID-19 Cases in Peru

Currently, a coronavirus tracker reveals that there are a total of 111,698 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Peru where 44,848 individuals were able to win over the illness and 3,244 people had lost their lives fighting the deadly novel coronavirus.