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Spread of the virus. Six new cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in the country per day. Two cases were detected in Marijampolė and Kaunas counties, and one in Utena and Vilnius counties. One of the six cases is imported, the virus was detected from a migrant from Afghanistan who arrived in Lithuania, and the Lithuanian border guards who have been in contact with it were isolated. Another case was reported on Friday afternoon: the virus was detected in an employee of the Lifosa fertilizer production company in Kėdainiai. Seven people exposed in the workplace were identified. This case will appear in the statistics of the following day.
Viruses in the neighborhood. In Latvia, six new cases of infection were detected per day. 353 new cases and eight deaths were confirmed in Poland, 159 new cases and six deaths in Belarus, and 6,400 in Russia. cases and 186 deaths.
EU negotiations. EU leaders in Brussels have started negotiations on a 2021-2027 community budget and € 750 billion. recovery from the coronavir crisis fund. The mission of the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, is to ensure the greatest possible funding from cohesion funds and direct payments to farmers. At the beginning of the meeting, he called on EU colleagues to back Russia’s efforts to distort history by minimizing Soviet crimes. Budget negotiations can last until Saturday or even Sunday.
Insulation requirements. Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga has introduced a mandatory two-week isolation requirement for foreigners from third countries. It does not apply to the countries of the European Union, nor to Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Isolation will not be mandatory for diplomats, soldiers. The exemption will also apply to truck drivers: they will be able to leave Lithuania before the end of the isolation period. The Minister also issued a recommendation to wear protective face masks on public transport, not to accept standing passengers.
A hole in the budget. The Ministry of Finance announced that the state did not receive 722 million in the first half. EUR (12.7%) of expected revenue.
Hospital work. The government has asked medical institutions to resume services; If this is not done before September 1, consideration is being given to starting paying them only for services rendered. Hospital representatives say the resumption of services is hampered by strict requirements of the coronavirus. The Ministry of Health promises to review them.
Sanctions on Belarus. The Lithuanian government will consider including representatives of the Belarusian authorities on the “black” list due to their role in the repression against the opposition and the media, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius told BNS. Therefore, the Minister commented on the call of the President of the Commission for European Affairs of Seimas, Gediminas Kirkilas, and of the Conservative opposition leader Gabrielius Landsbergis to prohibit the Belarusians responsible for the repression from entering Lithuania under the so-called Magnitsky law.
Sad records. In the US, there was a record increase in COVID-19 cases again – over 70,000 cases were detected per day. New Infections Florida has recently become the epicenter of the disease. More than 138,000 have died from coronavirus. American. The number of cases detected in India exceeded one million and in Brazil two million.
New restrictions As the virus spreads, Israel has banned restaurants from working on weekends, and in France, masks will be mandatory indoors starting next week. Catalina’s Spanish authorities have urged Barcelona residents not to leave their homes without good reason, ordered theaters, nightclubs and cinemas to be closed, and banned gatherings of more than 10 people in the coastal city.
Allegations against Russia. The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada have accused Russia of trying to steal information related to coronavir. The Kremlin has denied the allegations. According to British officials, the APT29 vaccine team targets vaccine research and development institutions in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.
Russian exercises. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an urgent large-scale military exercise to ensure “security in southwestern Russia.” The Ministry of Defense has indicated that 150,000 people participate in the exercise. soldiers, hundreds of airplanes and naval vessels. The exercise will take place in the Black and Caspian Seas, among other places. The goal is to test the military’s readiness to ensure “security in southwestern Russia, where a serious terrorist threat persists,” and also prepare for the Kavkaz 2020 military exercise.
Critical pursuit. Russian police conducted another search at opposition leader Alexei Navaln’s office on Friday. Navaln said he had to sign a promise not to leave after being questioned in a criminal defamation case. He calls the case politically motivated.
Floods in China. As the vast regions of central China were inundated by the largest flood in the Yangtze River in decades, residents were forced to escape in self-made boats and rafts from a flood that broke protective barriers. During the rains that have lasted since June, at least 141 people have been killed or disappeared, and almost 15 million people had to be evacuated in July alone. population. The economic damage is estimated at billions of euros. Meteorologists have yet to promise an end to the rains.
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