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“I don’t see any assumption that the case curve will change direction and we will see a decline in the near future. On the contrary, I think that curve will grow.
We must agree that current measures (perhaps) reduce the rate of spread of the virus in society, but are not effective enough to achieve substantial results. It may be that our only option is to quarantine and close as it was in the spring. Many countries have had and / or had such a repeat quarantine, so thinking that Lithuania is exceptional is a matter of excellence. But still, I think there is still time and means for us to avoid such a global closure, “LSMU professor Mindaugas Stankūnas assessed the current situation on his social network account.
In his opinion, the introduction of new measures to limit the spread of the virus should be based primarily on an in-depth analysis of the epidemiological data available (combining NVSC, NVSPL, VLK, etc.).
The second point is an intensive review of world experience, the third is the mobilization of the greatest Lithuanian experts.
“It means that what Stankūnas, Kasiulevičius or Čaplinskas will say should not be captured. And put everyone and at least 10 others in a room and lock them up like the concoctions of cardinals in the Middle Ages and not let go until they agreed on solutions very concrete.
There are no geniuses or saviors among us who can come up with a super successful recipe. Only by concentrating and working together can we find solutions. As US President Harry Truman once said, “We can do anything in life if we don’t care who will be honored,” explained the scientist.
Quarantine is not yet being considered
Veryga, for his part, argued that there were no preconditions for quarantine. He argued that so far only a few people are talking about his post and academics may have different opinions.
“After all, countries that have scientific institutes working in the field of infection control also behave differently, which also shows that it is not so easy to decide whether or not to introduce quarantine,” Veryga said.
Although national quarantine is not currently being considered, the Minister could not completely rule out its possibility.
“It just came to our attention then. For cities, it all depends on the situation. If a city reaches a level like Raseiniai, quarantine will definitely be offered there. No matter what the city will be like, be it Vilnius, Kaunas or some other place ”, The Minister of Health told reporters.
The portal tv3.lt recalls that the minister at the same time called on the municipalities to take concrete decisions without delay, as the situation deteriorates every day.
281 new cases
The National Center for Public Health (NVSC) reports that 281 cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed in Lithuania last day. 83 of them were registered in Kaunas county, 69 in Vilnius, 38 in Klaipėda, 34 in Šiauliai, 26 in Telšiai, 14 in Marijampolė, 9 in Panevėžys, 7 in Tauragė and 1 in Utena counties.
After contact with people confirmed by coronavirus, an epidemiologist estimated that 217 people were infected. In addition, 10 import cases were recorded during the last day, of which 3 from France, 2 from Greece and 1 from Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden. At that time, 54 people did not identify the circumstances of the infection.
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