18 people infected with Uzbek coronavirus were identified in Kaunas



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According to the information distributed by SAM, all infected individuals are currently isolated.

Specialists from the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) discover whether infected people have had contact with other people. NSVC staff also take other actions necessary to control the outbreak.

The Ministry of Health and NSVC are taking all necessary steps to manage a possible outbreak.

“They all came from Uzbekistan. The two people were notified a couple of days ago,” the report said.

People’s condition is not complicated.

Aistė Mardosaitė, human resources manager at the Kaunas-based logistics company UAB Hegelmann Transporte, said a day earlier that these were the people who came to ask company employees to replace long-distance drivers. All three people are currently being treated at the hospital and their condition is not complicated.

“2 July 22 people from the Republic of Uzbekistan flew to Riga, from where they arrived in Kaunas on a bus belonging to the company. The arrivals are candidates for employment as long-distance drivers of UAB Hegelmann Transport.

The company can employ people who have successfully listened to and completed the prescribed training. This is the first group of candidates for employment in the company from abroad after quarantine. It is necessary to mention that the people came from countries that are not subject to compulsory isolation.

Upon arrival in Lithuania, these people were housed in a hotel for drivers. The hotel has all the necessary infrastructure. The group was staying on one floor of the hotel and had no contact with people on other floors, “he said.

The representative explained that in the event of the possible arrival of future employees, all necessary measures were taken as a precaution: the temperature was measured daily before the start of training and regularly, and when the temperature was recorded, a doctor was called.

“During the implementation of all the requirements, the representatives of the responsible institutions have been informed about the identified cases, we also communicate and consult with the National Center for Public Health,” said A. Mardosaitė.

Currently, in addition to the entire group of 22 people who arrived, as explained, there are also three company employees in isolation who had unavoidable contact with the group, and three more were diagnosed with coronavirus.

“Other people with symptoms are also being studied: the results of their tests will be known later. Additional investigations of COVID-19 employees are being organized today and tomorrow,” said the human resources manager.

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“We have four patients who previously presented at the Kaunas Clinical Hospital, and fourteen of the 26 cases investigated yesterday,” Urina Ivanauskienė, Chief of the Infectious Diseases Management Division of the Kaunas Department, told the kauno.diena.lt portal. National Center for Public Health.

Four individuals had previously been diagnosed with coronavirus. All were treated at the hospital. Three of them are still on it. One was transported to Abromiškės, where the other 14 will be taken on Tuesday night. All who are ill are Uzbeks who have joined the Hegelmann Transport team or existing employees. The remaining 15 individuals who were negative for coronavirus had to be isolated. They are high risk, have had close contact with patients, so the disease can develop later.

Another 180 people took samples from the study on Tuesday. Everyone is already low risk, but they should also isolate themselves while waiting for the results.

“Firm [laikinai] inhibits activity Will be suspended until test results are available. The facilities are being disinfected, “O. Ivanauskienė told the portal kauno.diena.lt.

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