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Most cases of COVID-19. A record number of new coronavirus cases per day was reported in Lithuania on Saturday: 99. The highest number of new cases per day so far was recorded in April, during the peak of the epidemic in April. During the weekend, a total of 179 new cases of coronavirus were detected. Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis announced that in response to the situation, a meeting of the COVID-19 steering committee will be convened on Monday, where “new tactical decisions are planned to reduce the spread of the virus without disrupting life within the country.”
The President’s Message: The economy cannot be stopped. Commenting on the record number of COVID-19 cases, President Gitanas Nausėda says that the number of cases is growing in all countries and Lithuania is better prepared to fight the virus this time than during the first wave. G.Nausėda also emphasized that the measures taken to combat the spread of COVID-19 must be local, with operational identification of outbreaks, since it would be unjustified to stop at the moment to slow down the economy.
Fireplace – Radviliškis Hospital. About half of the newly identified COVID-19 cases are related to outbreaks, the largest of which is currently Radviliškis Hospital. According to data on Sunday morning, a total of 57 cases of coronavirus were associated with this outbreak, of which 29 were patients and 26 were personal, and two secondary cases were identified. The Radviliškis District Municipality’s Emergency Situations Commission decided on Saturday that fifth graders will study remotely, non-formal education will be suspended, events will be canceled, and a mobile COVID-19 checkpoint will be opened in the city from Monday.
Three infected people died due to non-COVID-19. Statistics on deaths from coronavirus were unchanged over the weekend, with 87 deaths from infection to date, but an increase from three to 17 deaths due to other causes of COVID-19 infection. Justina Petravičienė, representative of the National Center for Public Health, confirmed to BNS that two people were patients at Radviliškis Hospital, which had become the outbreak of the outbreak, and one died in the Kėdainiai district.
Viruses in the neighborhood. In neighboring Latvia, 27 new cases of COVID-19 were reported over the weekend, and in Estonia, 111 new cases. Meanwhile, in Ukraine over the weekend it was set at 6.2 thousand. new cases of coronavirus, in Russia – 12,2 thousand. new cases, Belarus reports 444 new cases.
Situation in Belarus. Protests continue in Minsk by Alexander Lukashenko’s 26-year-old regime. On Saturday, the anti-riot militia arrested and crushed hundreds of women in minibuses, including a woman with great-grandchildren who had become a symbol of the protest movement. The opposition leader, former Belarusian presidential candidate Sviatlana Cichanouskaya, has demanded the release of detained participants in the “women’s march”. Opposition protests continue in central Minsk on Sunday, Belarusian authorities dispatched military trucks and armored vehicles to the center of the capital, and protesters are being arrested.
Party ratings. The population survey shows that in the run-up to the Seimas elections, the Lithuanian Peasants and Greens Union and the Lithuanian Homeland-Christian Democrat Union are keeping pace with the ranking. If the election were to take place next Sunday, 15.1 percent would vote for the “peasants” and 14.9 percent for the conservatives. According to a Vilmorus poll published by the Lietuvos Rytas newspaper on Saturday. The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party remains in third place with 8.5 percent. votes. The Labor Party would receive 8.4 percent, the Liberal Movement – 5.5 percent, and “Freedom and Justice” instead of “Order and Justice” was established – 3.8 percent. votes cast. According to Vladas Gaidis, head of Vilmorus, if the results were not calculated from all those surveyed, but from those who intend to participate in the elections, these parties would enter parliament, exceeding 5%. barrier.
Monument to the partisans. On Sunday, a monument to the Lithuanian partisans was inaugurated in the Raseiniai district, Kryžkalnis. President G. Nausėda, who participated in the event, said that Lithuania had shown by example that small nations know how to appreciate freedom and fight for it. “As we see today trying to rewrite history over and over again, we are well aware that our struggle is not over yet.” Hostile forces continue to try to divide the world into spheres of influence, as if we had not experienced the painful consequences of the Pact Molotov-Ribbentrop and its secret protocols, “said the president.
The judge of the Supreme Court of the United States died. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an 87-year-old US Supreme Court judge, died Friday after battling pancreatic cancer. The extremely popular liberal judge has inadvertently become a social media icon and has earned the nickname “The Notorious RBG,” inspired by the pseudonym of the late rapper The Notorious BIG. Just 46 days before the presidential election, US President Donald Trump has the opportunity to appoint a conservative judge as his successor, thereby establishing a conservative majority in court for decades. Trump, who is seeking a second term, promised to appoint a new judge soon. She said Saturday that she thought she would decide “next week” to replace RB Ginsburg.
A.Navalnas is on the mend. Alexei Navaln, Russia’s most famous opposition politician who is being treated for poisoning in a German clinic, wrote on social media on Saturday that he was recovering and was now able to walk. The 44-year-old opponent fell ill last month on a plane flying from Tomsk. After an emergency landing, he was taken to the Omsk city hospital and transferred to a Berlin clinic a few days later. German officials, based on the findings of the country’s military laboratory, announced that traces of poison from the group of nerve paralyzing substances “Novičiok” were found on the body of A. Navaln. Navaln’s colleagues believe that the use of this banned chemical weapon shows that only the Russian state can be responsible for the poisoning.
Protests in Thailand. In the Thai capital Bangkok, tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters held a mass rally near the royal palace on Saturday, calling on Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-och to resign and demanding a reform of the monarchy. Meetings have been held almost daily in Thailand since mid-July, mainly among young people, to demand the resignation of Prayuth Chan-ocha, the former army chief who led the 2014 coup, and the reorganization of his administration. Some protesters are also demanding a reform of the extremely rich and powerful monarchy of this Southeast Asian state, which was once a prohibited subject due to strict laws prohibiting defamation of the royal family.
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