Abstract
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic brought anxiety, contagion and death to Peru, which registered 288,477 cases after the first 100 days of the outbreak, leading to a state of emergency. The quarantine measures and mobility restrictions characterized as the “hammer blow” produced significant impacts on the most vulnerable and poor populations across the country. While the Peruvian government implemented a subsidy that augmented social welfare programs, unfortunately many poor families and independent workers were left out. The resulting impact of COVID-19 and the quarantine measures has exacerbated existing inequalities in Peruvian society, particularly along the lines of gender and class. This article uses extensive survey and other data from the city of Lima to analyze the social experience of the pandemic from the perspective of the family, the impact of the pandemic on the domestic economy and household management, and finally the dilemmas of care and routines within families.
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic brought anxiety, contagion and death to Peru, which registered 288,477 cases after the first 100 days of the outbreak, leading to a state of emergency
This article offers a window into the experience of quarantined families, providing insight on the social experience of the pandemic from the family perspective
The focus of our research is on the impact of the pandemic on the domestic economy and the care practices and routines of families
Summary
On March 9, 2020 Italy declared a quarantine in the totality of its territory, even as Latin America continued to receive flights from Asia and Europe. This was clearly expressed by Mariella, a 25-year-old woman from the San Martin de Porres district in Lima, who had multiple family members with conditions that were associated with more severe COVID-19 complications: The person most at risk is my mom because she has diabetes, high blood pressure, thyroid and a lot of other diseases She has come out lucky as she says. As Geraldine, a 22-year-old woman living in a nuclear family household outlined, “There are no stocks in the hospitals, we are practically condemned to die at home.” Another concern mentioned by the interviewees is the issue of mental health, as some considered that the confinement or quarantine was impacting the psychology of its members, influencing the affective climate of the home. 9% report to have been treated by friends and neighbors in the same manner as they had been prior to their infection with the virus
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