The head of the laboratory D.Bakša says that he is doing everything possible to ensure that we do not run out of the necessary materials for research in mid-December.

“Our current resources should be depleted by mid-December and we have taken every precaution to prevent this from happening. We are implementing improved public procurement procedures: we announce open contracting. All vendors who wish to participate can email us to be included.” said the head of the national laboratory.

According to D.Bakša, efforts are being made to make the process as transparent as possible, which is why it has been applied to special services.

“We have developed an open model for undisclosed negotiations,” he said.

The VPN said Thursday that the law does not provide for an improvement in hiring in the form of unprecedented negotiations, as it plans to acquire the national laboratory.

“If the laboratory thinks that going to more suppliers than one makes purchasing here different in some way, it is still an unprecedented negotiation,” Jovita Petkuvienė, acting head of the service, told BNS.

I came to solve the situation, and I do, I do not know of other ways.

D.Bakša said that he is taking all measures to ensure that there is no shortage of materials needed for the investigation.

“I came to fix the situation, and I do, I don’t know any other way,” he said. The manager said he wanted help.

Will we not face the same problems in January, that we will see that the measures are finished and that we will have to make a purchase with our heads down?

“I remind you that I have been in this position since October, during which time we have launched purchases that would be long-lasting. I don’t want to comment on what happened before, because it would be inappropriate ”, replied the head of the laboratory.

D. Bakša said that he had discussed the problem with the president’s advisers, and this purchasing method was also discussed at the meeting: “open purchasing in the form and pace of unannounced negotiations.”

How are suppliers selected for this purchase?

“Super. Very good question. We are taking all the measures that we have just raised: we are announcing it publicly to include it in the lists of potential suppliers, we make purchases through a central system, which allows us to see the prices of all suppliers that they present offers at the same time. The tearing of the envelope takes place as in the traditional purchase. We have already received a series of emails requesting to include suppliers, which is very good (…) Through CVPI we can see all the offers to the Some of the possible nuances of transparency opacity are largely disappearing, “he said.

Trying to make a “simple purchase, only in super-fast terms”.

According to him, they are trying to make a “simple purchase, only in super fast terms”.

A.Veryga: let’s buy VPN

“Maybe the Public Procurement Office wants to take it and buy it if they know so well what is possible and what is not. In fact, your comments are boring. If you have suggestions, you can send them to the laboratory, it is always waiting for help ”, reacted the acting Minister of Health, Aurelijus Veryga, to the criticism of the VPN.

According to him, such a process was not necessary before, because it was not necessary: ​​public procurement was planned long in advance.

It seems to the acting minister that the VPN is stuck in the bygone era and cannot possibly get out of it.

“So far no emergency situation appears to have entered into force for this service,” he added.

When asked what he had done to change the public procurement procedure, Veryga said that some changes had been made, but it was obviously not enough.

What an emergency is seems incomprehensible.

“If I receive a specific offer, I can promise that I will sign up and send it to Seimas, but we need to know what the risks are.” Because what we hear seems incomprehensible, which is an emergency situation, “said the minister.

According to him, purchases cannot be made on the same terms as before the pandemic.

The minister’s spokeswoman, Lina Bušinskaitė, suggested that in this case, this purchase could be completed by the end of January at best. T

s would mean there would be no coronavirus testing for a month.

A.Veryga: we have more cases than we expected

Why is it that we are approaching a shortage of materials?

The acting minister said that those who think planning is possible should name the situation in Lithuania in five months.

“The purchase of the tests was well planned until today, the amounts were calculated based on knowledge as it was in the spring, no one could have predicted that this would be the case,” said the minister. According to him, a lot of evidence was bought.

“We have more cases than we expected or could have imagined,” he stressed.

A. Veryga said that if everything had been bought too much, “the State Audit would have come and asked why so many tools were bought.”

There is no talk of limiting the opening hours of supermarkets

Asked about the possibility that the activities of supermarkets are restricted on weekends, A. Veryga said that he could not speak for the entire government.

“This is a place where people meet and have close physical contact and where disease can spread,” the minister said.

There is still no talk of easing the quarantine regime, he says, because now there is no basis: the chimneys are expanding and no miraculous improvements are expected.

In Latvia, according to him, restrictions based on the supermarket area have been introduced, but in our country, the Minister emphasized, no restrictions are being considered.

“So far, that’s just a theoretical assumption,” he said.

The minister urged emigrants who plan to meet in Lithuania to change their plans.

More than 3,2 thousand people are sick. doctor

Greta Gargasienė, a representative of the National Center for Public Health (NVSC), said Thursday that to assess whether the quarantine is working, it is necessary to wait at least 40 days, and that has not happened yet.

He stressed that now the number of cases no longer grows exponentially.

“Today, Lithuania lives the twentieth day of quarantine, so a break can be expected at the end of this week. But evaluating the effect and the results is not yet the most appropriate time,” said a representative from the NVSC.

According to her, there are 850 outbreaks of the disease in Lithuania. One of the brightest fireplaces is in the Kudirka Naumiestis social residence.

According to the representative, the oronavirus currently affects more than 3,2 thousand people. doctor.

“A total of 4,486 cases have been recorded among doctors since the start of the pandemic, and more than 3,200 doctors are still sick today,” he said.

5,000 were enrolled in kindergarten, general education and higher schools. coronavirus cases.

Help find people

Veryga said the ministry intervenes in medical institutions to find staff where there is a shortage.

I would like this to be based on the principle of voluntariness, according to the Minister.

The medical institution that will receive the doctors will need to ensure that they are paid more for their work in hazardous conditions.

According to him, in social service institutions, group classes can only be carried out according to the principle of group isolation.

The acting minister said he was surprised by the news that some medical facilities allowed doctors to do downtime, while others complained about staffing shortages.

“Maybe it’s more private, because practically everyone works and is guaranteed a 1/12 pay if they face outbreaks,” he said.

According to A.Veryga, one should look at which doctors can be in downtime and then decide on their use, and also consider what would be more motivating for them.

One deceased belonged to the age group 40 to 49 years

Last day, 2,104 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Lithuania, of which 756 cases have not yet been investigated, the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) reported on Thursday.

134 people indicated to the specialists that they could have hired the family, 203 people could not indicate where they could have hired.

The NVSC reports that information was received last day from medical institutions about 17 deaths from coronavirus, one of which died in the age group 40 to 49 years.