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3 percent test results performed on Thursday were positive. Yuri Perevoshchikov, director of the Infectious Disease Risk Analysis and Prevention Department at the Center for Disease Prevention and Control, previously said 3 percent. it would be a critical threshold indicating that the virus is spreading rapidly and is not under control.
Since the beginning of the epidemic in Latvia, almost 354 thousand. The tests identified a total of 2,507 cases of coronavirus infection, 40 people died from the disease and 1,322 recovered.
During the previous day, 10 patients were hospitalized for COVID-19. Of the 47 coronavirus infections currently being treated in hospitals, five are severe and the other moderate.
At that time, more than 20 teachers were tested for coronavirus infection at a secondary school in Riga, Indra Vildė from the capital’s Department of Education, Culture and Sports reported to the BNS news agency.
When the outbreak of the infection was detected, the educational institution had to switch to distance education.
LPKC also reported that at another Riga school, a student infected with COVID-19 became infected with coronavirus while attending classes with other students and teachers. These infected also attended extracurricular activities, including various sports clubs.
“This school is an example of how COVID-19 can spread rapidly among students and school staff,” Perevoshchikov said.
According to him, LPKC is currently trying to do everything possible to allow students to continue attending classes. The official assured that this is possible if security measures are strictly observed.
During a press conference, Perevoshchikov warned that the epidemiological situation in Latvia continues to deteriorate.
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