During the week in Lithuania, COVID-19 infection was diagnosed in 42 people: most of them related to personal vacations



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“5 cases are imported: 2 from Poland, as well as from the United Kingdom, Nigeria and Denmark.

2 cases are related to them.

13 are related to the holidays in Kernavė, another 3 are related to the previous holidays in the village of Kalveliai in the Vilnius district, so 16 cases related to the holidays were identified.

8 are related to illnesses in Vilnius Santara clinics, 1 possibly with a focus on Vilnius city clinical hospital.

Case 1 is a case of internal infection.

9 is not related to anyone, so far no links to existing diseases have been found and sources of infection have been identified.

Our biggest concerns right now are the holidays, the aftermath of the holidays, and these are precisely the cases for which no link can be made. In other words, these cases are received by the public. And last week, 19 cases of coronavirus were recorded, “R. Lingienė reported.

During the week in Lithuania, COVID-19 infection was diagnosed in 42 people: most of them related to personal vacations

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R. Lingienė reported another death by COVID-19. This is already the 75th case.

“Today, NVSC received information about the death of a patient from Klaipeda University Hospital. The person died yesterday at approximately 22 hours and 40 minutes and belonged to the group of 51 to 60 years. On May 28, the person returned from Sweden by ferry to Estonia and then to Lithuania in their own car, ”said R. Lingienė.

According to the NVSC representative, the person, who was already feeling the symptoms of a contagious disease, was taken by ambulance to Klaipeda University Hospital, where he was diagnosed with coronavirus on May 29.

According to Rolanda Lingien®, 30 patients are currently being treated for coronavirus in hospitals, 3 in resuscitation and intensive care units, and 1 patient is receiving artificial lung ventilation. There are currently 309 people in isolation.

“This week, 2 people with symptoms of infectious diseases were transported from Lithuanian airports to infectious disease centers by ambulance. COVID-19 infection was not confirmed in them. Active chimneys are observed in Vilnius County, related to personal celebrations in the Širvintos and Vilnius districts and to healthcare institutions in Vilnius, ”said R. Lingienė.

4 new cases of COVID-19 were approved Thursday. 3 of them in Vilnius County and 1 in Kaunas County. 2 cases were identified during commercial paid investigations.

“Case 1 is important. Out of four, 1 person feels symptoms. A case of importation from Denmark, clarified during a preventive examination paid for at the initiative of the employer. The person works as a long-distance driver. He returned from Denmark with a co-worker on May 30, and the co-worker returned to Denmark the next day, “said R. Lingienė.

Information about this person has already been transmitted to Denmark. The sick person stated that he did not communicate with anyone and remained isolated, therefore, only those who had 3 contacts, family members, were identified.

“The second case was also identified during a paid preventive exam. With no symptoms, he did an exam before going to Germany. One of the exposed persons has already gone to Germany, and the information will also be transmitted to Germany. Currently, people with 3 contacts have been identified, but a repeated interview of this person will be carried out, ”said R. Lingienė.

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