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In the country, 5,464 molecular tests (PCR) and 4,979 of antigens were carried out for suspected coronavirus.
The rate of new illnesses in the last 14 days is 100,000. the population reaches 48.8 cases. The proportion of positive diagnostic tests in the past seven days is 0.7 percent.
A total of 278,000 COVID-19 patients in Lithuania have fallen ill since the start of the pandemic. 590 people.
Statistically recovered and currently 267 thousand live. 055 people, statistically 1267 people are currently ill.
People in the 50-59, 60-69 and 80-89 age groups died of coronavirus last day.
A total of 4,375 people died in Lithuania from COVID-19. This infectious disease is directly and indirectly related to 8,882 deaths.
Dust: the government will be asked to end the quarantine
The Government Emergency Commission will propose to the Cabinet of Ministers not to continue the quarantine and to maintain the emergency situation, says Health Minister Arūnas Dulkys.
“The commission has decided to propose to the government to change that legal status from quarantine to emergency, but at the same time it will try to comply with several limitations that may be important in preparing for the possible effects of the Delta mutation,” said the minister. he told reporters on Wednesday after the commission meeting.
He said the government will consider the quarantine issue next Monday.
“The government will discuss it at the next meeting on Monday. This is the end of the month. In any case, we must extend the quarantine status or terminate it, and it is planned to discuss this issue at the government level in the near future,” said A. Dulkys.
“But this is not a message of relaxation, it is simply an achieved result, and if the measures imposed by the emergency legislation are sufficient, it may be enough, but the final decision will be made by the government in the near future,” he added. added.
According to him, once the quarantine is over, “smart” measures will remain in force, such as wearing masks inside and restricting the flow of people.
“Until we get to even a significant proportion of vaccinated people, until we put this virus completely on our shoulders, it means that there should be some restrictions: for example, wearing masks at the points of sale, perhaps adhering to human flow restrictions. and all the other sensible solutions that are necessary together with tests and vaccination, ”said the Minister of Health.
The quarantine is currently valid until June 30.
WEU: from July 1. intends to switch to COVID-19 emergency management
Today the decision was made at a meeting of the Government Emergency Commission (ESDC) to propose to the Government to abandon the legal regulation of quarantine and implement the necessary restrictions through emergency measures in the subsequent management of the situation related to COVID-19.
“We heard from WESC about the current improvement in the epidemiological situation, vaccination rates and planned measures. The emergence of the Indian variety in Lithuania and the decrease in the number of vaccinators are concerning. Taking this into account, it is obvious that some of the existing restrictions must remain, and more attention must be paid to the management of varieties, says Chancellor Giedrč Balčytyt Government, the government that chairs the WEU. – We have done a lot together with the whole of society, but we must remain vigilant. Vaccination it remains the most important weapon in the fight against pandemics and new varieties. “
It is foreseen that among the emergency management measures, restrictions on economic activities, as well as on the provision of public and administrative services, will be maintained.
The quarantine was announced for the second time in Lithuania on November 7.
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