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Last day 1402 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Lithuania, 9 more people died from COVID-19, 874 people were recognized as having recovered, the Statistics Department announced on Wednesday.
All the dead were not vaccinated or were partially vaccinated.
2,912 people were vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine. A total of 7676 people were vaccinated per day.
COVID-19 hospitals are currently treating 992 people, 114 of whom are in resuscitation. The number of people in hospitals increased slightly compared to the previous day.
Will there be quarantine again?
To control the spread of the coronavirus in the near future, the government will consider whether to reintroduce quarantine in the country, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė announced.
Commenting on the deteriorating epidemiological situation on Tuesday, the head of government confirmed to Cabinet that the Cabinet of Ministers will consider tightening the rules on the mandatory use of masks indoors, which would require a return to the quarantine regime.
“We should probably (return the mandatory masks), we’ll talk about it tomorrow, it may be one of the biggest changes the government will propose to introduce,” the prime minister said.
It will probably be necessary to reintroduce quarantine for that purpose, as we cannot impose such a requirement in an emergency, and the recommendations in Lithuania, unlike the Scandinavian countries, are understood as something that does not need to be followed at all, “noted the goverment’s head.
Sprout jump
Active coronavirus outbreaks nearly doubled during the week, from 205 to 374, with the highest growth ever in educational institutions, the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) said on Tuesday.
Giedrė Aleksienė, Acting Director of the NVSC, states that although the situation in educational institutions has deteriorated, there is currently no epidemiological need to organize the educational process differently.
“The increase of COVID-19 among children and the development of outbreaks when schools open their doors is natural. Fortunately, most outbreaks in educational institutions are not numerous, we only have a few situations in which they have been registered more than ten outbreak-related primary cases, ”G. Aleksienė is cited in the NVSC report.
According to her, at this time it is important not to panic, responsibly follow infection prevention, vaccination. “The goal of educating children in the classroom remains a priority,” he said.
NVSC representative Daiva Razmuvienė emphasizes that the only way to change the curve of the pandemic and see its breakdown rather than increase is faster vaccination.
You will pay for the tests
The Minister of Education, Science and Sports, Jurgita Šiugždinienė, recalls that the free tests of students for COVID-19 will end on October 15. Therefore, underlines the minister, students who have refused to be vaccinated without objective reasons will have to pay for the tests themselves.
“Students, if they have not planned to be vaccinated and they do not plan to be vaccinated and they do not have side effects that prevent them from being vaccinated, they will have to pay for the tests themselves, with their own funds.
Of course, it’s a big shame, because I think that students studying in high schools should really believe in science, the discoveries of science and the vaccine that science has given us, I’m sure they will change their minds before the October 15th. will be vaccinated, because after October 15. the tests will be paid for, ”the minister told LRT Radio.
According to current procedure, contact studies in higher education are available only to those who have been vaccinated, are ill, or have a negative result from a SARS-CoV-2 PCR test performed no earlier than 48 hours. (from the moment of sampling). ).
