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“Today we have a higher number than before, what we still hear in public is called a record. Apparently, the use of that word should be forgotten, because we are not going to avoid another option like an increasing number of cases for some time, ”said A. Veryga.
He stressed that he expected municipalities with a large number to immediately take measures that had already been approved by the Government well in advance in such a situation.
“I urge you not to delay, because waiting can turn against you and then those measures will have to be more strict and complicated,” said the minister.
The portal tv3.lt recalls that today many municipalities have already announced the introduction of greater restrictions, including the municipalities of Plungė and Klaipėda.
You must prepare a staff reserve
Commenting on the situation in Vilnius, the minister said he hoped that the city municipality would consider, discuss and make fewer decisions and find a consensus with specialists from the National Center for Public Health.
Speaking of the most relevant chimneys in personal health institutions, social care homes, the minister emphasized that it is recommended to adopt procedures to restrict or even completely reject visits to people, as well as the need to perform more tests on employees .
“However, there will probably be stories like Blinstrubiškės. (…) But municipalities already have those plans and opportunities to self-assess, if an institution no longer has enough staff to provide assistance, which could also be used to prevent the need to do it improvised ”, emphasized the Minister.
Morbidity in municipalities will be assessed differently
The Minister recalled that the amendments on determining the risk level of municipalities are also entering into force.
Starting October 16. High-risk municipalities will be those municipalities where the total 14-day morbidity rate of COVID-19 is 100,000. The population is older than 50 years, more than 10 cases of the disease have been detected in 14 days and / or the proportion of positive tests detected during the week is 4%. or more of all the surveys carried out in the municipality.
Until now, high-risk municipalities have included those municipalities where the epidemiological indicator is 100,000. The population was over 25 and more than five cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the last 14 days.
In high-risk municipalities, prophylactic examinations of employees of treatment and social welfare institutions, as well as of patients who have spent more than 48 hours in treatment institutions.
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.
177 cases are associated with outbreaks
In Vilnius county, cases related to fireplaces in educational institutions were registered on the last day: 7 cases were related to Vilnius Martynas Mažvydas progymnasium, 5 – in the district of Švenčionys gym Pabradė “Žeimena”, 2 – in kindergarten “Žemyna” from Vilnius. It is estimated that 2 other cases are related to the Vilnius kindergarten “Gabijėlė”, as well as 2 – with Vilnius Northern Lyceum, 1 – with Vilnius Petras Vileišis Progymnasium.
At that time, cases of infection were also recorded in educational institutions operating in Kaunas County: 4 were associated with an outbreak in the Vaižgantas Progymnasium of Kaunas University of Technology, 3 – in the Kaunas Basketball School “Žalgiris “Another case is related to an outbreak at the” Saulės “Gym in Kaunas.
In Telšiai county, 11 cases are related to the outbreak at the Plungė Old Town School in Klaipėda county, 1 case was related to the outbreak at the Klaipėda Ernestas Galvanauskas vocational training center.
The last day there were also new cases of infections related to outbreaks in health and social care institutions.
35 cases of infection are associated with the Blinstrubiškės welfare home located in the Raseiniai district. All people are residents of these houses. A total of 145 cases related to this outbreak were registered: 44 workers, 92 residents and 9 secondary cases, that is, people close to the workers.
11 new cases of coronavirus are associated with the outbreak in the Marijampol especial special social care homes, of which 9 are residents and 2 employees. A total of 15 infections are estimated to be associated with the outbreak.
Another 2 COVID-19 cases are related to the Lioliai welfare home located in Kelmė district. Both individuals are employees. A total of 15 infections were recorded: 12 wards and 3 employees.
In addition, 7 cases were recorded on the last day that epidemiologists say are related to outbreaks in separate units of the Kaunas clinics. The cases are registered in the Departments of Gastroenterology, Surgery, Nephrology.
In addition, 4 cases in Vilnius are related to an outbreak at the Vilnius Republican University Hospital. A total of 6 related cases were registered.
5 cases are related to the outbreak at the Palanga Rehabilitation Hospital. There are currently an estimated 16 cases of infection associated with the outbreak.
Two cases were registered at the Kelmė District Child and Family Welfare Center, one at the Šiauliai City Municipality Child Care Home and at the Kuršėnai Children’s Family Home.
3 COVID-19 cases are related to the Kartena branch of the Kretinga Cultural Center, 3 more cases in Telšiai county are related to the rehearsal of one of the Plungė choirs, which took place on October 6.
The circumstances of the infection in 54 people are unclear.
To date, epidemiologists have not yet been able to determine the incidence of 54 individuals. Epidemiological studies have shown that people did not travel abroad and did not interact with confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Specialists examine the routes of these infections, so the statistics can still change if links are found between individual cases.
There are 2 more deaths from coronavirus in Lithuania
NVSC reports that 2 deaths from COVID-19 were recorded in Lithuania last day. Currently, the infection has claimed 112 lives.
The first case of death was registered in Šiauliai county. The person belonged to the age group 80-89, had chronic diseases. The coronavirus was confirmed in one person on September 24. The person was treated in the Department of Nursing and Supportive Care of Kuršėnai Hospital.
The second case of death was in Kaunas County. The person belonged to the age group of 70 to 79 years, had chronic diseases. The coronavirus was confirmed in one person on September 28. During the epidemiological diagnosis of the outbreak, specialists were unable to determine how the person was infected.
NVSC reports that a total of 7041 cases of COVID-19 disease have been confirmed in Lithuania, 3862 people are still sick, 3035 – have recovered.
For their part, public health professionals urge people to follow all measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection: hand hygiene, coughing, sneeze etiquette, use of personal protective equipment, physical distance and more. .
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