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Coronavirus situation:
* 1773 new cases of coronavirus were detected per day, 15 deaths were recorded. The number of cases detected on a daily basis has decreased in the last four days, but this may be because fewer examinations were conducted during the holiday period. More than 2.5 thousand patients are currently treated in hospitals. COVID-19 patients.
* The second shipment of the vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Pfizer was delivered at the Vilnius airport. 10,000 arrived in Lithuania. 725 doses of vaccine. The vaccines in this shipment are expected to be used for the second vaccination of medical personnel who have already been vaccinated after the three-week period for the second vaccination has elapsed.
* The Ministry of Health has announced that from now on, patients with coronavirus infection who do not require oxygen therapy will also be able to be treated in medical rehabilitation facilities. Patients will be admitted to ten rehabilitation facilities.
Sanctions for the sanatorium. The Belarusian state-owned Druskininkai sanatorium, Belorus, announced that Swedbank had frozen its accounts due to sanctions imposed by the European Union. The Chief Economic Board of the Presidential Administration of Belarus, GHU, which is a shareholder of the sanatorium, was added to the EU sanctions list this month. The Lithuanian government says it is considering ways to help Lithuanians who work at the sanatorium.
Air Force Photo / Oil Product Stain at Būtingė Terminal
Ecological disaster. At the Būtingė terminal, owned by the Polish oil refining company Orlen Lietuva, between 1 and 2 tons of oil was spilled after the hose broke. The pollutants covered approximately one square kilometer of the surface of the Baltic Sea.
Photo by Irmantas Gelūnas / 15min / Vidmantas Kučinskas
Completion of the investigation. The Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office has terminated the pre-trial investigation of Vidmantas Kučinskas, founder of the Arvi group of companies. The businessman was arrested in Slovenia in July at the request of Russia. In November, it was delivered to Lithuania. Police were investigating him for possible waste of foreign property.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Viktor Uspaskich
Criticism of Uspaskichui. Viktor Uspaskich, chairman of the Parliamentary Labor Party, has been criticized for making false claims about protecting water from the coronavirus. Doctors say unscientific political statements could hamper the fight against the pandemic. V. Uspaskcih posted comments on Facebook about the water, which supposedly helps build immunity against COVID-19 and helps heal those who are already sick.
„Reuters“ / „Scanpix“ nuotr./Brexit
Brexito atomic nucleus. The EU ambassadors approved a trade deal with Great Britain. It will allow duty-free trade to continue from the New Year, leaving the UK in the single market.
Scanpix / AP Photo / Donald Short
A short solution. US President Donald Trump signed $ 900 billion after a delay of nearly a week. a bundle of dollars to help the population and companies affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The brief approval of this plan will prevent the closure of federal offices. Trump has criticized the package, saying the direct payments of $ 600 to Americans are too small.
British eyebrow. At the Verbier mountain ski resort, Switzerland, hundreds of Britons left the hotel where they were quarantined. Tourists had to isolate themselves in their rooms for 10 days, but hotel staff informed officials that the British had left the complex and were not answering calls. Of the 420 Britons in quarantine, fewer than 10 remained in the hotel. Switzerland introduced quarantine for the British due to the spread of a new strain of coronavirus in the UK.
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