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Changes in the United States. The new president of the United States, Joe Biden, has signed orders to return the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement and suspend its departure from the World Health Organization. The president also suspended the construction of a border on the Mexican border.
Attack on Baghdad. 32 people were killed in an Iraqi capital in Baghdad during a murderous raid. This is the attack that has claimed the most lives in three years. So far no one has claimed responsibility for the attack; so far, most of the attacks have been carried out by jihadist groups. Iraq has parliamentary elections scheduled for June, but authorities are considering postponing them to October.
Coronavirus situation:
* On the last day 1274 new cases of COVID-19 were detected in Lithuania, 32 people died. Hospitals are currently treating 1,745 COVID-19 patients, 175 of whom are in resuscitation.
* The Special Investigation Service warned of the risk of a black market for the COVID-19 vaccine. The Head of the Service also informed the members of the Seimas that after the change in vaccination criteria as of January 6, officials could no longer control this process.
* The countries of the European Union have reached a preliminary agreement on the community-level recognition of COVID-19 antigen tests. Antigen tests for saliva samples are faster but less accurate than PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, in which swabs are taken from the nasal cavity and then analyzed in the laboratory.
* Hungary has authorized the use of Russian vaccines Sputnik V and AstraZeneca. Government officials said they had decided not to wait for decisions from the EU institutions because they were too slow. Hungary’s foreign minister will soon be in Moscow to discuss the delivery of Russian vaccines.
* The Irish Health Minister has said that he expects all Irish residents to be vaccinated in September.
The Šimonytė plans. Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė formed an advisory council on the economic recovery plan. Includes Rolandas Barys, editor of Verslo žinios, Aleksandras Abišala, former Prime Minister, Mantas Katinas, Director of Invest in Lithuania, Dalius Misiūnas, Rector of ISM University, Paulius Lukauskas, Vice Chancellor of the Government, Arminta Saladžienė, Director of Nasdaq Lithuania, Director of Quantum Capital Victoria Trimbel.
Guoga’s mandate. The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) refused to comply with the request of “employee” Antanas Guoga to terminate the term of his Seimas member. Mr. Guoga proposed that the CEC revoke his mandate by attending the session remotely, but the commission decided that the law required a parliamentarian to read a statement at the session.
Fire in India. A major fire broke out at the Indian Serum Institute, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, with five deaths recorded. The disaster could affect the development of COVID-19 vaccine production. The Serum Institute has been commissioned to produce 1 billion doses of AstraZeneca and a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford. It was reported that the fire did not damage the vaccine production lines and their warehouses, which have accumulated approximately $ 50 million. vaccine dose.
An accent to Russia. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia has committed a number of human rights abuses since the 2008 war with Sakartvel, including torture and obstruction of the return of people to their homes in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Earthquake. A powerful seven-magnitude earthquake shook the ocean floor off the southern coast of the Philippines. So far no reports of damage have been received and no tsunami threat has been declared.
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