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The Department of Health (SAM) reports that this week, starting on October 26. until November 1. inclusive, the residents of the districts of Raseiniai, Kelmė, Plungė, Švenčionys, Joniškis, Šiauliai, Skuodas, Pasvalys, Kretinga, Širvintos, Jurbarkas, Vilnius, Klaipėda, Šilalė, Trakai, Telšiai, as well as Marijamiusnius Sejampolė are conducting studies on the coronavirus (COVID-19). These 21 municipalities entered the red zone formed according to the principle of the traffic light.
In the municipalities of the red zone, the survey will be carried out to the personnel of medical institutions and social care institutions in direct contact with patients or residents, as well as patients receiving treatment in medical institutions.
In order to manage the emergency situation and avoid a further spread of the coronavirus, the decision on the allocation of municipalities to the green, yellow and red zones was taken by the Minister of Health, Aurelijus Veryga.
Employees of medical institutions and social care institutions who are in direct contact with patients or residents, as well as patients treated in medical institutions will also be examined in Kaunas, Šakiai, Šilutė, Radviliškis, Panevėžys, Jonava, Kaišiadorys, Ukmergė, Mažeikiai, Lazdijai, Molazd, Districts of Kėdainiai, Kupiškis, Pakruojis, as well as cities of Šiauliai, Palanga, Rietavas, Birštonas, Kazlų Rūda, Prienai, Panevėžys, Druskininkai, Kalvarija, Neringa, Pagėgiai.
In the districts of Tauragė, Utena, Varėna, Rokiškis, Vilkaviškis, Alytus, Šalčininkai, Anykščiai, Zarasai, Biržai, Ignalina and the districts of Alytus and Visaginas that belong to the Green Zone this week, employees of medical institutions and institutions care providers who are in direct contact with patients will be investigated.
SAM explains that Red zone include those municipalities that meet the following criteria:
• Total morbidity rate at 14 days of 100 thousand. The population is older than 50 years and the proportion of positive tests detected in the last week of all the tests carried out in the municipality is greater than or equal to 4%.
• The proportion of cases not related to outbreaks or outbreaks is 30 percent or more per week.
• The incidence is more than 150 cases per 100 thousand. the proportion of the population in the past 14 days and non-outbreak-related cases is 30% or more. per week.
• More than 10 cases of coronavirus must be detected per week in a municipality that meets these criteria.
The National Public Health Center (NVSC), after an individual risk assessment of the municipality, may submit a proposal for the allocation of the municipality to the red zone.
For the yellow zone includes municipalities:
• When they have a morbidity of 100,000 in the last 14 days. The population of the municipality is between 25 and 50 and the proportion of positive tests detected in the last week of all the tests carried out in the municipality is greater than or equal to 4%.
• Total morbidity rate at 14 days of 100 thousand. The population of the municipality is between 25 and 150 and the proportion of positive tests detected in the last week of all the tests carried out in the municipality is less than 4%.
Through the green zone include those municipalities in which:
• Total morbidity rate at 14 days of 100 thousand. The population of the municipality is less than 25 and the proportion of positive tests detected in the last week of all the tests carried out in the municipality is less than 4%.
SAM Press Office
