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“It is very difficult to answer and say a very precise reason why this is the case (more and more cases). It is still not entirely possible to say that we have failed because we no longer have exponential growth. If I have growth, 20 percent or more, I’ll just remind you that a few weeks ago there was 100 percent growth every week, the numbers doubled, ”A. Veryga told news radio in an interview on Thursday.
“We saw the success of the countries that had applied the quarantine before Lithuania, namely Ireland, Israel, it took them around three weeks to see the curve, the decrease, we have another week to see the effect,” noted A. Veryga.
The Minister of Health said that the spread of COVID-19 could not be stopped by the attitude of the people, which, according to the Minister, is also reflected in the fact that more than half of the population wears a mask just to avoid be sanctioned.
„Berods, half think it is a tool that helps control the virus and half do it only for fear of some kind of fine or punishment from the government. Again, let’s understand that the part that thinks it is a repressive measure, at a time when no one sees and does not support all the police, behaves similarly in other situations: they do not protect, choose, celebrate, hear about vacation, family anniversaries so far “, – said A.Veryga.
In the last week in Lithuania, on average, a little more than 1.8 thousand. new cases of coronavirus.
Since the start of the pandemic, CODID-19 has infected 51,000 people in the country. 655 people, 38 thousand. 755 – still sick, 12 thousand. 282 – recovered. A total of 432 people died from coronavirus in Lithuania and 186 from other causes.
The government extended the quarantine until December 17 inclusive to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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