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Coronavirus situation:
* 32 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Lithuania per day: 11 were related to outbreaks, seven of them in the Kaunas Hegelmann Transport transport company, the circumstances of infection of eight people could not be identified, five cases: imported, eight they became infected after contact with the sick. 40 patients are treated in hospitals, three in resuscitation. Three new cases have been identified in Latvia, 32 in Estonia, 400 in Poland and 2,000 in Ukraine. 411, in Russia – 5 thousand. 99.
* The Ministry of Health has updated its recommendations on safe school meals for schools: there is no longer a proposal to prioritize food brought from home to eat in the classroom. This is to ensure that students receive hot and healthy meals.
* 14 students have coronavirus, but none were infected in an educational institution. There are more than 200 students in self-isolation, the virus has been detected in two kindergartens and 13 schools.
* The European Commission has proposed applying the same travel rates to all Member States and not applying self-isolation to people who came from areas where the incidence rate of coronavirus was up to 25 per 100,000 cases in the last 14 days. population. Coming from areas with 25-50 cases per 100,000. Population morbidity could be required for testing and quarantine could be applied in more than 50 cases. Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga said on Monday that Lithuania supports this proposal.
Situation in Belarus:
* Belarusian authorities said on Tuesday that prominent opposition figure Maryja Kalesnikava had been arrested in an attempt to cross the Belarusian-Ukraine border, but Kiev said she had been detained after resisting expulsion from her country. Sources say that Kalesnikava has broken her passport so that she will not be deported from Belarus. Germany and Britain demanded an explanation from the Minsk regime for their disappearance.
* Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has admitted that he may have held the presidency. “Yes, maybe I sat down a bit,” Lukashenko said, but he also assured that only he could defend the Belarusians at this time.
* Sviatlana Cichanouskaya, former candidate of the Belarusian opposition in the Lithuanian presidential elections, is calling for international pressure on the Belarusian regime and Lukashenko. “There is a need for international pressure on this regime, this one person in power,” she said in a statement to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg met with S. Cichanouskaja to visit Vilnius.
* Moscow and Minsk have agreed that Belarus will pay off its debt for Russian natural gas this month, Russia’s energy minister said. He had previously said that Belarus’ debt for Russian gas has risen to 328 million. AMERICAN DOLLAR.
* The opposition leader of the Seimas, Gabrielius Landsbergis, says that the autumn session of the Seimas will seek to toughen the resolution adopted in mid-August on the presidential elections in Belarus, adding a provision on the illegality of international law signed by Belarus and that includes 118 sanctioned persons proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Relations. blacklist “.
Cruel treatment of animals. Since Saturday, police have launched five pre-trial investigations for cruelty to animals related to inadequate housing conditions. Animal welfare concerns came to light over the weekend when the facts about alleged illegal kennels became clear.
L. Savickas survey. It turned out that the Deputy Chancellor of the Government Lukas Savickas in the investigation conducted by the Financial Crimes Investigation Service regarding 6 million. The purchase of rapid coronavirus tests worth one billion euros was questioned last week as a special witness. He says he has not heard any suspicions about him or the office.
Victory in soccer. On Monday night, the Lithuanian soccer team beat the Albanian team 1-0, which is twice as high in the world rankings. This is the first victory for Lithuanian footballers in official matches after almost four years.
Lithuania GDP. The contraction of the Lithuanian economy in the second quarter of this year amounted to 5.5 percent. compared to the first quarter and was one of the lowest in the European Union. Only the Finnish economy contracted less, by 4.5 percent.
SOEs. Last year, state companies paid 149 million to the state budget. EUR, while at that time in 2018 – 168.4 million. 202.5 million euros in 2017. euros. The Management Coordination Center predicts that the contribution of energy companies should increase in the future, which may outperform the transport sector affected by the coronavirus crisis.
Journalists in China. The last two journalists working for the Australian media in China left the country after the police called them for questioning. Both journalists have taken refuge in Australian diplomatic missions in recent days. In the past, China has detained a prominent Australian journalist who has worked for Chinese state media, Cheng Lei, on national security grounds. After Beijing refused to extend the credentials of employees of various US media organizations, the United States accused China of intimidating and harassing foreign journalists.
European Commissioner for Trade. The European Commission nominates its experienced Latvian Vice-President, Valdis Dombrovskis, for trade commissioners. In this role, he would replace the resigned Irishman Phil Hogan. V. Dombrovskis now occupies this position temporarily.
California fires. Wildfires in California have burned more than 2 million. acres (more than 800 thousand ha): burned areas of this size are recorded for the first time in 33 years.
Historical proof. At an award ceremony for medical professionals, Chinese President Xi Jinping praised China for its response to the coronavirus pandemic and said the country had passed an extraordinary historical test in its response.
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