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Spread of the virus. Virus outbreaks persist in nursing and healthcare facilities. On Thursday, the infection was detected in two employees of the Antaviliai pension and a Telšiai county resident who returned from Sweden. On Friday, it was announced that the virus had been confirmed in four employees of the Kartena Nursing Hospital, a worker at the Klaipėda University Hospital, a patient at the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital and a patient at the Kaunas Republican Hospital. Pharmacy, retail chain and kindergarten employees are invited to explore this weekend and can register on the 1808 hotline.
Opening of schools. Education Minister Algirdas Monkevičius announced a plan for elementary schoolchildren to return to school on May 25 and older students on June 1. The decision will be made by the government next week.
President’s proposal. President Gitanas Nausėda has stated that he will propose to expand the circle of people who would qualify for a one-time payment of 200 euros and to establish an earlier term for the disbursement of money than in August. The president will present more concrete proposals to the leaders of the Seimas factions on Monday.
Unemployment growth. The Department of Statistics reported that the unemployment rate increased to 7.1 percent in the first quarter of 2020. – Compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, it increased by 0.7 percentage points. Due to quarantine in the last two weeks of March, about 7 percent. the employed population did not work or worked fewer hours than usual. The construction and services sectors were the most affected by the quarantine. Analysts predict that unemployment in Lithuania will continue to grow in the coming months. The government reported that more than 15 thousand. about 19 million have been paid by employers so far. almost 104 thousand euros. worker downtime.
Budget hole. The Finance Ministry announced a forecast that the coronavirus crisis will not raise as much as $ 1.5 billion in the national budget this year. or about 12%. planned income
The return of soccer. The Soccer Federation is considering resuming the soccer championship on May 23 or 30. Initially, the game is planned to be played without spectators, and from mid-June to allow a limited number of spectators. The government intends to make a decision next week.
Outbreak of violence. Police reported that the number of homicides in Lithuania more than doubled during the quarantine due to increased domestic violence and alcohol consumption.
Turkey fans. Twenty artificial lung ventilators have been dispatched to Lithuania from Turkey, which may be necessary for the treatment of people with coronavirus. The shipment stalled after imposing export restrictions on Turkey in March, but after diplomatic talks and an improvement in the coronavirus situation, Turkish authorities allowed fans to export. The devices are planned to be assigned to doctors in Kretinga, Jonava and Elektrėnai.
Travel in the EU. While European countries are gradually reopening their borders, EU member states have begun negotiations on how to harmonize mobile applications that would allow them to obtain data on human movement and health status, said the Lithuanian ambassador to Brussels, Jovita Neliupšienė. According to her, “there is no great enthusiasm for creating a common European application.”
BNS interview: The new Auditor General Mindaugas Macijauskas said in an interview with BNS that due to the coronavirus crisis, the deadlines for many audits will be delayed. According to him, the State Audit Office monitors the government’s actions in the event of a pandemic, but it has not yet been decided whether a separate audit of the measures taken by the government will be carried out.
Abroad:
* In Russia, for the sixth consecutive day, more than 10 thousand. New cases per day.
* Latvia confirmed 19 new cases per day. The government extended the state of emergency until June 9, but eased the restrictions. Meetings of up to 25 people will be allowed starting May 13. The government has decided to invest up to 250 million. to the airline Air Baltic and increase its participation of 80%. up to 91 percent
* Five new cases have been confirmed in Estonia. The government has allowed the resumption of field training for professional teams from the best sports leagues. Starting May 15, a car theater, concerts without leaving the car will be allowed.
* Belarus has announced that the presidential elections will be held on August 9. To date, more than 20,000 have been identified in Belarus. In COVID-19 cases, 16 people died from the disease.
* In the United States, 20.5 million people lost their jobs in April. people, reported the US Department of Labor. USA The unemployment rate in the country in April was 14.7 percent. and significantly exceeded the peak recorded during the 2009 global financial crisis. In the United States, more than 75,000 people have died of coronavirus to date. people
* Norway has decided to open schools on Monday. Cultural and sporting events for up to 200 people will be allowed starting June 15.
Important news not related to the coronavirus. The Ministry of Transport has issued guidelines for the development of 5G communications. They foresee that the implementation of the 5G connection in Lithuania could start in 2021, by 2022 the technology could appear in one of the largest cities in the country, by 2023 – in the five largest cities, by 2025 – in urban areas, corridors of international land transport Via Baltica and Rail Baltica, on the main roads, on the main state railway lines, airports and seaports. The Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service has reported that a meteorological drought is forming in the southwestern part of Lithuania.
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