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13 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Kaunas County, 4 – in Klaipėda, 1 – in Panevėžys, 2 – in Šiauliai, 3 – in Tauragė, 11 – in Vilnius County. 4 cases were imported from Russia, England, Poland and the Netherlands.
This week, from August 10 to August 16. Including, residents of Ignalina, Prienai, Šalčininkai, Molėtai, Kupiškis, Kaunas, Panevėžys and Vilnius districts, as well as the cities of Panevėžys, Visaginas and Kaunas undergo more intensive testing for coronavirus infection. These 11 municipalities have a higher incidence of COVID-19 infection than other Lithuanian municipalities.
In Lithuania, the quarantine was announced on March 16 and was valid until June 16 inclusive. However, the emergency regime was maintained to allow stricter restrictions on individual coronavirus outbreaks as needed. Masks are currently mandatory in closed public places.
Most new coronavirus cases occurred in Vilnius and Kaunas counties
In Vilnius County, three of the new confirmed cases are imported and a family outbreak has been identified. The infected person and his colleagues (about 40 people) celebrated the summer holidays. In most other cases, epidemiological studies are still ongoing.
In Kaunas County, most of the cases are related to the “Adform Yard”. On Friday, three employees and five visitors, one from Vilnius and two from Šiauliai, were confirmed with the virus.
In Klaipėda County, the source of an infection is unknown, epidemiological investigation is ongoing. Another person may have been infected in the Netherlands by a co-worker, and the remaining two cases had contact with confirmed cases.
In Tauragė County, an infected person had contact with a sick family member. It remains to be seen how the other two became infected. In Panevėžys County, the infected person did not feel any symptoms, he was prophylactically examined because he had contact with his daughter with the COVID-19 infection.
Another case of an employee of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater was also detected on Friday. 19 cases have already been linked to the outbreak of art.
In Lithuania, a total of 2386 people were confirmed with coronavirus, currently 588 were ill and 1704 recovered.
It is recalled that during the weekend, police officers promise to intensify controls on compliance with coronavirus restrictions on events and on compliance with self-isolation requirements for returnees.
“Throughout this weekend, the police force will be reoriented, tasks have been configured so that police officers pay more and more attention to those who have returned or arrived from abroad and need isolation. They will monitor their compliance with the isolation rules, “said Revita Janavičiūtė, spokesman for the Police Department.
“More attention will also be paid to events in indoor and outdoor areas, supermarkets,” he added.
According to the police representative, warm weather is expected this weekend, so Klaipeda County and other tourist cities will receive special attention.
“It is not the usual weekend, it is Herbal Weekend. Checks can also be related to the fact that people will be more confused, more celebrated. That is the greater attention of the officials to that ”, he explained.
He stressed that events in open spaces cannot accommodate more than a thousand people, and at least one meter of distance between them must be maintained. Events must be limited to 500 people indoors through Saturday and no more than 600 people starting Sunday, but participants must keep a distance of two meters or wear masks.
The Code of Administrative Offenses stipulates that failure to comply with mandatory instructions is punishable by fines of 500 to 1,500. EUR, for legal entities: from 1.5 to 6 thousand. EUR fines.
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