An epidemiologist on the situation in Lithuania: a key contribution from Vilnius residents



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The specialist also provided statistics for the last 14 days in Lithuania. The incidence rate during these days reaches 46.86 cases per 100,000. population. There were 17 introductory cases and the highest number of infected people between the ages of 20 and 59 was approximately 226.

“The main outbreaks: City dance (46 cases in total), in the Lietuva group (39 cases), hockey (18 cases),” Dance Harmony “(13 cases)”, writes the specialist.

He also presented what happened in recent days. The NVSC is believed to have participated in remote meetings with representatives from the outbreak sites. The next plans are also presented. It is true that the highlight of this record has been the epidemiologist’s statement that, at present, the NVSC is not strong enough to handle the situation. This also requires the participation of other residents.

14 DAYS OF SITUATION OF EPIDES IN VILNIUS. • 2020 September 18 – October 1 265 registered cases, morbidity rate …

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“NVSC actions alone are not enough. Today, the contribution of Vilnius city residents is critical.

What would you recommend?

– No dancing in crowded dance studios without masks (had to see those pictures).

– Do not hold large events without registering participants.

– Do not ignore the case routes published by the NVSC and other information published in the news about COVID-19.

“Actively request it by filling out a questionnaire to assess your individual risk (if you have identified yourself as an exposed person),” the specialist said in a statement.

More about the coronavirus in the video report:

Sunday – 104 cases

The news portal tv3.lt recalls that three-digit numbers of newly infected COVID-19 continue to be published in Lithuania. According to data from the Registry Center, the morbidity rate in the last two weeks in Lithuania already reaches 51.6 cases per 100,000 cases. population. The situation in the Raseiniai district is especially difficult: here this indicator is well above the average and even above 1000.

The National Public Health Center (NVSC) reported that 104 cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed in Lithuania on Sunday. 40 of them were registered in Šiauliai, 29 in Vilnius, 23 in Kaunas, 6 in Klaipėda counties. Another 3 cases were recorded in Utena, 2 in Marijampolė and 1 in the Panevėžys regions.

After contact with people confirmed by coronavirus, epidemiologists estimated that 76 people were infected. In addition, on the last day there were 2 import cases from Ukraine and Belarus. At that time, 26 people did not identify the circumstances of the infection.



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