Veryga warned: an indicator shows that we are approaching the threatening threshold

Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga and the head of the Vilnius Department of the National Center for Public Health (NVSC), Rolanda Lingienė, spoke about the news on prevention and management of coronavirus at a press conference on Friday.

Half full of coronavirus beds

According to the minister, 35% of hospital beds are currently occupied for the treatment of the coronavirus.

“In practice, we are halfway through certain measures to restrict the functioning of medical institutions,” said the minister.

According to A. Veryga, Lithuania has estimated that the maximum number of full beds for coronavirus treatment in hospitals can be 70%.

“It just came to our notice then. We have 139 cases of hospitalized patients. Most of them, more precisely half of them, are from the Šiauliai region. What we can observe is the increasing number of patients who need oxygen therapy. But the The number of people in resuscitation, and especially those who need pulmonary ventilation, is not growing dramatically. The number of oxygen therapy can be explained by the fact that doctors themselves are more active in using oxygen therapy, sometimes as a kind of measure preventive to avoid greater consequences ”, said the head of SAM.

He addressed the people of Raseiniai

According to A. Veryga, the situation “continues to deteriorate.”

“I would like to address the residents of the city and Raseiniai district separately, where the disease is spreading very intensely at the moment. I want to invite, encourage you to listen to the NVSC, the calls of the municipality and actively test, all conditions are in place.

All the instructions for the second moving point are also given. We hear alarming messages that there are people who “do not believe in the virus” and do not follow science but conspiracy theories. It is not a question of religion, it is not a question of faith, it is a question of science and I would call not to endanger the health of yourself and your loved ones,

According to R. Lingienė, currently the incidence of 100 thousand inhabitants in the Raseiniai district during the last 14 days is 999.2. This is more than 22 times the Lithuanian average. Most of the attention of epidemiologists is now focused on the Blinsturbiškės welfare home.

A. Veryga also recalled about the use of masks: “I urge you to be careful, to wear masks in those situations, in places where you have to visit some place where you have to wear them. And even in cases where its wear is not regulated. If you interact with people who are not members of your family or everyday coworkers, it would be great if you put on a mask, don’t forget to wash and disinfect your hands. “

Aims to increase the rate

The Minister also announced that discussions are continuing in Europe on how countries should restrict movement, which countries should be included in the lists of affected countries. Although there is no consensus yet, it is argued that there should be no exceptions for neighboring countries, such as the way Lithuania applies to Latvia and Estonia.

“There are discussions about higher rates for the countries that would be in the green zone. It is proposed to increase that indicator to 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, and the positive percentage of 100 studies should not exceed 3%. There are also some exceptions to work and study. They almost coincide with what we are now applying to our neighbors, “Veryga said.

According to A. Veryga, proposals will be presented next week to the COVID-19 Steering Committee to consider that “a specific indicator would still be abandoned, but it would be linked to the indicator that Lithuania has and that said indicator would only be valid for countries with one more indicator higher than Lithuanian. Of course, with the exception of third countries, whose strategy and test performance may not be reliable. “

Those who go to Latvia will have to isolate themselves, except for some groups.

The Minister also recalled that some groups of people traveling to Latvia must have passed the COVID-19 test. This rule applies to those who travel for health reasons, to athletes. Also, when they go to Latvia, Lithuanians will have to isolate themselves, except for some groups.

“Foreigners arriving from affected countries are no longer required to perform the COVID-19 test. This is because after changing the isolation procedure and noticing that the tests carried out in not all countries are reliable, the measure was abandoned. ”Said A. Veryga.

The incidence was 6 times higher in September than in July

R.Lingienė also presented the situation of the incidence of the coronavirus in Lithuania at a press conference in September.

According to the epidemiologist, 1,856 cases of COVID-19 were registered in September. This is 66.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Compared to July, there were 275 cases, in August – 836.

“Compared to July, the incidence in September was approximately 6 times higher. By territory – the highest number of cases was registered in Kaunas County in September – 556, which is equivalent to almost 99 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. In Vilnius County – 530, in Šiauliai – 463. The lowest number of cases was registered in Utena and Marijampolė counties in September, ”said R. Lingienė.

According to the epidemiologist, September saw a decrease in import cases. The number of cases for which the circumstances of the infection could not be determined was 18% in July, 19% in August, as well as in September.

“When comparing the age of people infected with the COVID-19 infection, we see that in September, the infection was more confirmed among young people. Significant differences are observed in the group under 19 years of age. In September, this group accounted for 11 percent. In July, there were 6% of all patients, ”said R. Lingienė.

Reported two deaths

NVSC reports that 172 cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed in Lithuania on the last day. Of these, 74 were registered in Kaunas, 52 in Šiauliai, 30 in Vilnius, 9 in Klaipėda, 4 in Alytus and 1 in Panevėžys, Telšiai and Utena counties.

In Utena County, death from coronavirus infection was confirmed on the last day. The person was at risk due to age and other illnesses.

Another death was later reported. The person was treated at Kaunas Hospital of the Kaunas Health Sciences University (LSMU) and was in the age group 80-89 years and had comorbidities.

The coronavirus infection was confirmed on September 24. The deceased was found to be infected after contact with a patient with COVID-19 disease.

During the last day, 4 cases of importation were confirmed in the country.

So far, 24 people who were confirmed to have a coronavirus infection on Thursday have not been able to name where they may have contracted the infection. Epidemiological studies have shown that people did not travel abroad and did not interact with confirmed cases of COVID-19. Specialists are examining the routes of these infections, so the statistics may still change if links are found between individual cases.

After contact, but not in foci, epidemiologists estimate that 49 people were infected, but the cases are not classified as foci of infection based on currently available data.

Hospitals currently serve 135 people, in resuscitation and intensive care units – 8, artificial pulmonary ventilation is applied to 4 patients, oxygen therapy – 42.

95 cases have been registered in outbreaks in the last day

In Kaunas County, most of the cases were confirmed within the last day. Of these, 49 cases in the Raseiniai district. Here the social residence of Blinstrubiškės stands out, with 34 cases approved by NVSC decision on Thursday, both the residence staff and the patients were prophylactically examined. A total of 55 cases have already been linked to this outbreak.

7 cases identified during Thursday are related to the outbreak of the Kaunas Chief Police Commissariat, one of them is a secondary case. A total of 11 cases related to this outbreak have been confirmed.

The outbreak at the Erudite School is linked to 3 confirmed cases in the last day. A total of 15 cases have already been linked to this outbreak.

2 cases, confirmed on Thursday, are related to the Day Surgery Center for Eye Diseases at LSMUL Kaunas Clinics.

1 case confirmed during the last day is related to the Depth Department of Viduklė S. Stanevičius Gymnasium. A total of 3 cases in this outbreak.

1 secondary case confirmed Thursday is linked to the Raseiniai Cultural Center. A total of 4 are currently associated with this outbreak.

In addition, 1 secondary case is related to the outbreak in the municipality of Raseiniai. A total of 46 cases have been linked to this outbreak.

The second case 1 is related to an outbreak of a construction company. A total of 3 cases have already been linked to this outbreak.

In Šiauliai County, 16 cases, which were confirmed on Thursday, are related to the Radviliškis Hospital outbreak. A total of 155 are associated with this outbreak.

3 secondary cases are related to the Republican Hospital of Šiauliai. A total of 56 cases were confirmed.

2 cases related to the outbreak at Kuršėnai hospital. A total of 8 cases are associated with this outbreak.

5 cases confirmed Thursday are related to the outbreak at Kelmė dairy. A total of 21 cases are already linked to this outbreak.

2 secondary cases were recorded in the Šiauliai GMP outbreak on the last day, with a total of 8 cases.

In Vilnius County, 3 secondary cases were confirmed in the Lietuva ensemble outbreak. Of this outbreak, 39 cases have already been registered.

4 cases registered during the last day are related to the “Danza Harmony” outbreak, of which 3 cases are also related to the outbreak in the Fire and Rescue Department. A total of 13 cases have been linked to this outbreak.

3 cases are related to the wind orchestra “Trimitas”. There are 3 cases associated with this fireplace.

2 cases in Vilnius are associated with an outbreak among hockey players. 4 cases of this outbreak have also been confirmed in Klaipėda County. A total of 11 cases have been linked to this outbreak.

In Klaipėda County, 1 more case is associated with the Palangos Line outbreak. There are already 4 cases in total.

4 cases were identified in Alytus County for Druskininkai Township employees. A total of 6 cases were identified in this outbreak.

NVSC reports that a total of 4,956 cases of COVID-19 disease have been confirmed in Lithuania, 2,378 people are still ill, 2,466 have recovered.