Chief Epidemiologist: This Year Is Not Fit For Travel



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“It just came to our attention then. We have already had many cases where people leave and then express dissatisfaction with having to adhere to self-isolation. It was Bulgaria, Romania itself, which suddenly became a country of which it is need to isolate yourself.

Now we have Croatia. Plan those trips and go out, and be absolutely sure that when I return I can continue to live completely free and the isolation will not apply to me, that’s hard to say until now. It is better to visit beautiful places in Lithuania this year, ”advised the epidemiologist.

Furthermore, L. Ašoklienė warned that this state, from which it will be necessary to isolate itself, may soon become Spain and Iceland. Its morbidity rates are increasing.

“They are already in the yellow zone with us, you can jump at any time and we will be among the affected countries.” This is also the case in the Czech Republic. Switzerland is completely on the border. Morbidity rates in Austria are also quite high, ”said L. Ašoklienė.

“Probably before we left, people knew that the morbidity rates were high because we had been talking about it for a few weeks and that limit had been exceeded 25 this Friday. Isolation is mandatory for returnees. <...> If there are reports that these individuals have left the place of isolation or are not complying, administrative liability may be imposed. There may be reports from neighbors, there may be inspections, ”said L. Ašoklienė.

The National Center for Public Health (NVSC) reports that 15 new cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed yesterday in the country. Eight infected people were found to have been in contact with those already at work or at home, and four cases recorded the previous day were imported: two from Croatia and Bulgaria. At the time, it is becoming clear how three more people were infected.

The first three cases were identified in Vilnius County. It was established that two people returned to Lithuania from Croatia on July 2. July 11 They attended a family celebration. The first symptoms occurred on July 13 for one person and July 15 for the other. A third person became ill after the celebration, a participant in the celebration who was discovered not to have visited the foreigner recently, reason why it thinks that it became infected with the participants in the celebration.

The fourth case was identified in Utena County (Molėtai District). COVID-19 has been prescribed for a person who has been in contact with a colleague who has previously been diagnosed with a coronavirus infection. It was found that 10 people were exposed in this case, and the epidemiological study continues.

The fifth case was also confirmed in Utena county (Zarasai district). COVID-19 has been prescribed for a person who has been exposed to a coronavirus infection. It was established that on July 13 and 14 the infected person attended courses in Medininkai, starting on July 15. I was in isolation. Eleven exposed individuals were identified.

The sixth case was confirmed in Vilnius County. In one person, a test for coronavirus infection was performed prior to elective surgery, and no symptoms were observed. 3 contact persons have been identified and the epidemiological investigation is ongoing.

The seventh case was established in Vilnius County. The person works for a transportation company where it has been found that they have been in contact with people who have previously been diagnosed with COVID-19. From July 13. The person was isolated. According to the data collected, the person does not feel any symptoms, prophylactically examined at the initiative of the company. An exposed person was identified.

The eighth and ninth cases were identified in Kaunas County (Kėdainiai District). People got sick after having contact with people who were already sick. One of these people had contact with a person in Kėdainiai who became infected from a sick family (cases confirmed in Kėdainiai yesterday), the other person had contact with a person who was confirmed with COVID-19 on July 17. (In Panevėžys).

The tenth and eleventh cases were identified in Vilnius County. July 12 people returned to Vilnius by plane from Bulgaria. On July 13, individuals experienced symptoms characteristic of coronavirus infection and maintained isolation at all times. A specified contact person.

The twelfth case was confirmed in Panevėžys county. The person became infected with a sick relative for whom COVID-19 was confirmed on July 13.

The thirteenth and fourteenth cases were also identified in Panevėžys county. How the individuals were infected is unclear. An epidemiological investigation is underway to establish the circumstances.

The fifteenth case was confirmed in Vilnius County. COVID-19 has been confirmed in a person who, since July 3, has been isolated as in contact with the patient. The person showed no symptoms, but at the end of the isolation, prophylactic examinations were performed and the disease was diagnosed before returning to work. 2 contacts have been identified.

A total of 1,947 people were diagnosed with coronavirus in the last day, 254 people are still sick, 1,601 have recovered, and 81 people are isolated.

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