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As previously reported, two students from educational institutions in Klaipėda and Raseiniai were infected.
According to D. Razmuvienė, the Klaipėda Conservatory student Stasys Šimkus did not participate in the teaching process, he was isolated since 31 August. for an infected family member.
“However, the reason for his infection is to be in a camp organized by the conservatory from August 18 to 27. This patient has visited there and currently there are 30 people who have been in contact with this patient. The camp had a total of 78 children who lived in various regions of Lithuania, “said the doctor.
Another person, coronavirus, was identified for the fifth degree of Raseiniai Source Progymnasium, due to this case, according to D. Razmuvienė, the situation is still clarifying.
“Today 32 people who have been in contact have been identified, among them 26 students, a teacher and 5 relatives. But the person visited on the first of September not only in her educational institution, but also in an art school, these specialists work and collect data. The possibility of a student becoming infected is associated with a family vacation, ”he said.
Named the blackest script
Commenting on the situation, Health Minister Aurelius Veryga said that each educational institution in such cases should be evaluated individually and explained what happens when the virus spreads.
“The black scenario, if the educational institution did not follow the recommendations, did not separate the flows, did nothing to prevent the spread of the virus, if everyone spoke to everyone, it would be to isolate everyone, decide what needs to be tested,” he added. such outbreaks are possible, he warned.
At the same time, he mentioned another more general scenario: “If the spread is observed in a city, some localized quarantine can be applied to a specific city or area, specifically to the education sector and its institutions. But in general, at the national level, as has been said many times, an effort will be made to maintain the possibility of children going to education so that their parents can go to work ”.
Updated municipal risk procedures
At the same time, the head of State Operations, A. Veryga, announced an updated procedure to define the classification of municipalities as higher risk.
“Even before a case was announced, the municipality was included in the list of those municipalities. Now other criteria will be provided, “said A. Veryga.
He recalled that the registration procedure for event participants has been clarified: “In response to certain requests and comments made when registering participants for cultural and other events, it will be possible to do so not only electronically, but also on paper. and in other ways. “
Waiting for a decision on Latvia
The minister added that the publication of Lithuania’s morbidity rate is eagerly awaited, as Latvia and Estonia will make decisions on the list of affected countries accordingly.
The Minister also reported that the leaders of the European Union will discuss the joint purchase of vaccines, on the challenges faced by countries when planning the purchase.
“There are a number of proposals that need to be discussed. This is also due to the minimum standards for the introduction of protective measures, more detailed monitoring of morbidity and other data in order to have more detailed information, monitoring of burdens of the health system, occupation of beds, etc. ”, said the Minister.
26 new cases
The National Center for Public Health (NVSC) reports that 26 cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed in Lithuania last day. 13 of them were registered in Vilnius, 5 in Tauragė, 2 in each of the counties of Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Utena. Two new chimneys were re-registered at the companies.
After contact with patients, according to epidemiologists, 15 people became infected, the circumstances of the infection of 4 people are not yet known. In addition, 7 cases of importation were registered during the previous day.
Two students were also reported to be infected, but these cases will be included in the statistics the next day.
Import cases – from 6 countries
Yesterday, 4 import cases were recorded in Vilnius County: COVID-19 approved by people who returned to Lithuania from Poland, Russia and Sweden and by a foreigner who arrived in Lithuania from Belarus.
2 more import cases were recorded in Klaipeda County yesterday. Coronavirus has been confirmed in two people who arrived in Lithuania from Ukraine.
The seventh import case: The coronavirus was confirmed in Šiauliai county for a person who returned to Lithuania from Germany.
11 new cases are associated with chimneys
5 cases identified yesterday in Tauragė county are related to an outbreak in one of the army units. A total of 32 illnesses have been linked to this outbreak, including those confirmed last day.
The case identified yesterday in Utena County is related to the Intersurgical chimney. There are currently 46 reported cases related to this outbreak.
Yesterday a new case was registered in a metal cap manufacturing company operating in Vilnius. This is the eighth case of infection associated with this outbreak.
A case of coronavirus was reported last day, which is linked to a construction company that was previously reported. This is the fourth disease associated with this outbreak.
Two more new chimneys were also registered. The first is related to a company dedicated to the installation of water supply, heating and air conditioning systems. 2 cases of infection were registered on the last day. Based on currently available data, 3 COVID-19 cases are now associated with the outbreak.
The second new fireplace is in a sewing company operating in Šiauliai. 1 person was confirmed the day before and a total of 2 cases of coronavirus have been associated with this outbreak.
Furthermore, 4 people (2 in Vilnius, 1 in Kaunas, 1 in Utena counties) were found to be infected after contact with people who were confirmed to have a coronavirus.
The circumstances of the infection in 4 people are not yet clear
At present, epidemiologists have not yet been able to determine how 4 people were infected: 3 in Vilnius and 1 in Kaunas counties.
Epidemiological studies have shown that people did not travel abroad and did not interact with confirmed cases of COVID-19.
NVSC reports that a total of 3004 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in specific people in Lithuania, 985 people are still sick, and 1920 have recovered.
For their part, public health professionals urge people to follow all measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection: hand hygiene, coughing, sneeze etiquette, use of personal protective equipment, physical distance and more. .
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