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“We have a similarly stabilized situation so far, or at least we are getting closer to it,” L. Ašoklienė told LRT radio Monday morning.
According to her, it is difficult to evaluate the data of the holiday period so far, because the lower number of cases is related to the smaller scope of the study, but some conclusions allow to conclude that the number of positive cases of all studies remains stable.
According to L. Ašoklienė, stronger conclusions could be drawn next week.
“It is likely that fewer cases are due to fewer studies being done, but we are seeing a constant proportion of positive cases from all studies done, which seems to indicate that the situation is more or less stable,” he said.
“It is very likely that next week will show the real situation and we will not see increasing numbers, or at least we will have a more stable situation,” he said.
According to the epidemiologist, the number of deaths and serious illnesses continues to rise and the situation in hospitals remains difficult. The highest incidence of coronavirus is recorded in Alytus.
The second quarantine in Lithuania is valid from the beginning of November. By decision of the previous government of Saulius Skvernelis, cafes, bars and restaurants, sports clubs, cinemas, spectators at sporting events were banned, and lessons in schools were restricted. Ingrida Šimonytė’s government tightened the quarantine in mid-December, ordered the closure of non-food stores and most service providers, prohibited them from leaving the municipality and communicating with more than one household without good reason, and extended education. at a distance from the students.
Currently, on average, about 2.2 thousand new cases of coronavirus, on average for seven days. By Christmas, this number had reached 3,000.
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