Matijošaitis warns Kaunas residents: we will not fool anything but ourselves

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According to him, it is especially important to protect people who suffer from a respectable age or health problems. According to the mayor, it is the virus that poses the greatest risk to his health and life.

“According to the NVSC, 176 residents of Kaunas were diagnosed with COVID-19 during the entire period since the beginning of the pandemic. Almost a hundred of them have already recovered. Currently, 42 people are in medical institutions and the number The total number of patients is 77. The disease has not stopped having victims, claiming the lives of three older adults ”, he explains.

According to V. Matijošaitis, doctors at the Kaunas Polyclinic are currently working at full capacity at the mobile checkpoint, conducting up to 600 examinations per day. According to him, if necessary, their quantities will be increased even more. According to the mayor, disinfection works have been intensified in public transport and its stops, as well as in parks and other places of interest.

“Until now, we have been able to endure an extraordinary test. Kaunas continues to do everything possible to keep our city safe and people feel comfortable. But here, as in any other field, without the help and contribution of the people themselves, we would continue being lonely and powerless soldiers on the battlefield of a big and difficult battle.

Kaunas residents, let’s be understanding, come together and do everything we can together to stay strong against the constant threats of a pandemic. “Let’s not allow ourselves to give up, break apart without finishing the fight against an invisible and dangerous enemy,” he encourages.

Wearing masks is an indisputable rule

V. Matijošaitis asks everyone to heed the instructions of doctors and public health specialists to follow their recommendations. According to him, that these professionals are the generals on whom we depend. He emphasizes that health is the most precious asset and there can be no compromise.

“The use of masks, hygiene and a different etiquette of greeting and communication will not be a matter of discussion, but an indisputable rule. If you do not feel ill, feel the symptoms of the coronavirus or find out about such things in the immediate vicinity, let’s avoid going to work and avoid advertising.

By deceiving or denying the obvious, we will not deceive anything but ourselves. Not only that, we can do significant harm to others. After all, we all realize that the infection is spreading through us and between us, ”he warns.

Kaunas residents proved to be aware and responsible

According to the mayor, previous “quarantine” experience in Lithuania has shown that self-isolation provides real benefits. According to him, a two-week incubation period is better than a much longer period of illness and possibly difficult treatment. According to V. Matijošaitis, during the first wave of coronavirus, the residents of Kaunas proved to be aware of and responsible for themselves and those around them.

“During the quarantine period, many residents genuinely cared not only for themselves, their family members, and other relatives, but also worked for their co-workers and neighbors, often coming to the aid of completely strangers.

Hundreds of volunteers worked twenty-four hours a day on the Korona hotline established in Kaunas. The shooters sat not only on the phones, but also behind the wheel of the newly resurrected old ambulances, which were transporting city residents to the mobile checkpoint for investigation. Young people from Lithuanian Scouts helped to accept returnees from abroad housed in self-isolation, as well as disseminated information with calls to participate in mass tests.

Thousands of lonely people received help at home from social workers, students, Samaritans and other benefactors. Such citizenship, indifferent and benevolent behavior are the most precious human traits in the portrait of a royal resident of Kaunas, they are worth much more than words of thanks, ”he assures.