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According to the latest data, 5 new cases of infection were confirmed in 1608 samples in the last day.
The NVSC representative reported that of the cases confirmed yesterday, all are in Vilnius County, three in the city and one in the district, as well as one person in Šalčininkai.
According to G. Megelinskienė, the first case is a family member of a sick resident of the Vilnius district and the circumstances of the infection of both persons are unknown.
“Both people indicated that they visited the Rudamina Market and we already have at least 5 confirmed cases that indicated as a route that they visited this place,” he said.
One of the patients is an employee of a company that organizes long-distance trips. Another case of illness is a student whose circumstances of infection are being investigated.
18 families are forced to isolate themselves
Another case of COVID-19 recorded in Vilnius is possibly related to the focus on a personal health care institution.
“The boy had contact with another boy whose parents are sick. The exposure is presumed to have occurred before the case was confirmed. The relevant circumstances in this case are also that on June 12 a person visited St. In the Church of Ignatius and participated in the trial of the first communion. 18 families attended, a total of more than 50 people. People who participated in the trial had to isolate themselves, “said G. Megelinskienė.
An employee of the Šalčininkai sewing company was also diagnosed with a coronavirus infection.
“The person was last at work on June 11. In total, some 40 company employees who have been exposed have been identified and are being isolated. The circumstances of the case are still being investigated, it is not clear how he could have been infected, “said the epidemiologist.
At the same time, he updated the data on a new death. This is a woman treated at the Klaipeda University Hospital.
“A Kretinga resident in the 81-90 age group died, had comorbidities and was treated at the Kartena Hospital,” he said.
This is the case already described by the portal, when a woman was examined 6 times by COVID-19.
On June 10, it was reported that this patient from the Salantai Nursing Hospital had previously been treated at the Kartena Hospital.
In early May, the woman was taken to Klaipeda University Hospital for treatment for non-coronavirus related illnesses. From there, she was returned to Salantai Nursing Hospital, but when her health deteriorated, the woman was transferred to Klaipeda Mariner Hospital and soon transferred to Kretinga Hospital.
Planning to return her to the Salantai Nursing Hospital and retest, the result was positive.
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Yesterday – 5 new cases
There are currently 258 sick people in Lithuania. The number of recoveries has increased to 1,429. There are currently 30 people on coronavirus treatment in hospitals, two of whom are in resuscitation and intensive care units.
Ginreta Megelinskienė, Chief of the Infectious Disease Management Division of the National Center for Public Health, informed BNS about it on Monday.
According to her, nine people are being treated with oxygen masks and artificial lung ventilation is applied to one person.
The total number of confirmed cases is 1,773. A total of 76 people died from coronavirus. Another 10 people had coronaviruses but died of other causes.
From June 1. 17 import cases were registered.
Key information about coronavirus
Coronavirus is a virus with a new structure that has never caused human infections before. Its main symptoms are similar to those of the flu: fever, cough, shortness of breath and other respiratory problems. In more severe cases, coronaviruses cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, or death.
There is no specific treatment for the new coronavirus infection, only symptomatic treatment. Patients can be completely cured, depending on their condition and when treatment is started.
To avoid coronavirus, it is recommended to follow the general rules of hygiene: wash your hands with warm soapy water, disinfect your hands, sneeze and label the cough, ventilate the facilities at least 2-3 times a day, clean daily the surfaces of frequent use in the room (for example, night clubs). tables, bed frames and other bedroom furniture), wear protective gear, avoid meetings, stay at least 2 meters away from other people.
Modified case definition
The Ministry of Health (SAM), taking into account the changes related to travel, which came into effect on June 1. , clarifies the definition of the case. Hereafter, possibly ill, i. and. in case of suspicion, a person with symptoms characteristic of a coronavirus infection (COVID-19) who has traveled or lived in foreign states that are included in the list of countries published by SAM every Monday by decision of the Head of State Emergency Operations. It establishes the preventive measures that must be taken when returning from these countries.
In addition, a symptomatic person who has had close contact with a sick or potentially infected person during the past 14 days will also be considered a suspected infected coronavirus infection. The Ministry of Health (SAM) recalls that, after evaluating the epidemiological situation in Lithuania, as of June 1, tests for coronavirus infection will be carried out in accordance with the new procedure. Preventive tests are expected to be carried out on the basis of the municipality’s epidemiological indicators or, in other words, on the basis of a risk assessment in a specific municipality. Patients experiencing symptoms, as well as hospitalized patients on a planned basis and after infection outbreaks, for example when infected by a dormitory resident, will be specifically investigated.
It is expected that all people who develop at least one symptom of an acute respiratory infection, that is, and. temperature, cough, shortness of breath and more. As before, everything new in hospitals for planned treatment, i. and. operations, routine procedures, bedridden patients, as well as people who will be referred by specialists from the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) who work in pockets of infection, such as when a case is diagnosed in a dormitory-type home. In addition, tests will continue to be carried out to confirm that the person has already recovered, the so-called repeated tests.
This means that not all travelers arriving or returning from abroad without exception will have to undergo a test, as is currently the case. They will check to see if you experience typical symptoms of a coronavirus infection.
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