BNS: Highlights of Friday 15min.lt

United States Presidential Elections:

* As the vote counting continues, Democrat Joe Biden’s chances of winning increases. At noon on Friday, it was announced in Lithuanian time that he had gained an advantage over Donald Trump in a major Georgia state.

* Trump told the White House that Democrats had used illegal votes to “steal the election.” Several US television stations have cut live coverage of Trump’s event, arguing that the president’s claims are false.

* Biden has yet to announce a victory, but says he has no doubts that he will win the election after the vote count.

Coronavirus situation:

* Six people died from coronavirus in Lithuania per day, 1,656 new cases of COVID-19 were identified, which is the highest number of confirmed infections since the beginning of the pandemic. In hospitals, 785 people are treated for COVID-19, 64 of them in resuscitation. Health professionals are concerned about the coronavirus outbreaks in Jurbarkas and Šilalė hospitals and in the country’s care institutions.

* Doctors predict that after the introduction of quarantine on Saturday, the number of coronavirus cases may begin to decline from approximately November 20.

* The KoronaStopLT mobile app has been introduced to help track potential risky contacts with infected COVID-19. The application is voluntary, but experts emphasize that it will only be effective if a large number of users install it.

* Statistics on population mobility calculated by Google showed that during the spread of the virus in the last week of October, Lithuanians started visiting supermarkets less, more of them started working from home.

* Students returning to Lithuanian schools from next week will be required to wear masks during lessons. Primary students will study in the usual way, older students, at a distance or mixed.

* Germany includes Lithuania in the list of risk regions. From Monday upon arrival in Germany, you will need to be quarantined, or send a test that is no more than two days old, or take the test immediately after arrival and receive a negative response.

* Violence broke out during a protest against quarantine restrictions in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana. The protesters threw bottles and stones at the officers, the police responded with tear gas. Several people were injured.

* Some Italian regions are returning to quarantine, with five coronavirus “red zones” in northern Italy and southern Calabria shutting down all unnecessary goods or services starting Friday. Approximately 16 million people live in quarantined regions. people.

* The first citywide COVID-19 pilot program in England is launched in Liverpool. For all 500 thousand. Residents of the city, as well as the people who work there, will be offered multiple controls. With the help of the army, test points were installed in the city’s schools, universities, offices, and residences.

* The US has a record number of coronavirus cases: more than 120,000 confirmed daily. cases.

Unemployment growth. The Statistics Department announced that the unemployment rate in the third quarter of this year was 9.3 percent. – 0.8 percent. points more than in the second quarter and 3.2 points more than a year ago.

Ministerial career. The Foreign Ministry has halted the procedure for the appointment of outgoing Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas as Consul General in Los Angeles, BNS confirmed. Ž. Vaičiūnas’ candidacy was to be considered by the selection committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this week, but the issue was not included on the agenda by decision of Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. Do not designate Ž. Vaičiūnas called out the Conservatives, who won the elections.

The Austrian decision. The Austrian government has announced that it will close “radical” mosques following Monday’s extremist Islamic attack in the capital Vienna.

Victims in America. Storm Eta in Central America has already claimed more than 60 lives. Most died during the landslides in Guatemala.