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On Friday, during the presidency, the president met with members of the Council of Health Experts, Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga and Ingrida Šimonyte, the candidate for the post of Prime Minister of the Lithuanian Christian National-Democratic Union (TS-LKD) . Members of the Council of Health Experts presented predictions of the possible spread of the coronavirus to the country’s chief.
Nausėda: The forecasts are worrying, but not tragic
The President welcomed the first meeting of the Council of Health Experts, in which the results were discussed on the possible forecasts of growth in the number of infected in the coming weeks.
PHOTO GALLERY. The Presidency presented the recommendations of the Council of Health Experts on COVID-19
“I just want to tell you that you do not have to be intimidated. The prognoses are worrying, but not tragic and everything is in our hands,” G. Nausėda told reporters gathered in the courtyard of the presidency on Friday.
According to the president, the forecast document prepared by health experts will help politicians to prepare the best plan of measures. G. Nausėda pointed out that the work of the expert council will not end there, it will be transferred to other areas of activity.
“It’s not like someone is in charge, while others live quietly in repose. “The government, the presidency, the government, the ministry and the people themselves are responsible for how long it will take to fight the coronavirus and how successful it will be,” said the president.
The president trusts that the change of government will guarantee the continuity of the work and will implement measures based on the recommendations of the best experts.
Presidential adviser Simon Krėpšta assured that experts have presented possible scenarios for the spread of the coronavirus over the long weekend. According to S. Krėpšta, the council will continue its activities.
The president’s adviser said the first expert report outlined the most likely scenarios for the development of the coronavirus, combined with the need for beds for coronavirus patients and specific recommendations to adapt the health system so that all patients receive appropriate treatment. without limiting other essential treatments.
Members of the Council of Health Experts assure that if the quarantine were not introduced in the country, 95,000 people in the country would be infected with coronavirus by the end of December. people. According to one of the members of the expert group, Professor Mindaugas Stankūnas, if the quarantine measures were not introduced, “Grinčas would come and steal Christmas.”
The news portal tv3.lt recalls that on Thursday A. Veryga assured that he does not see reasons to impose a state of emergency in the country.
“I certainly wouldn’t see any added value from the state of emergency today. There are still measures that could be implemented without an emergency, not all of them are in place, as you asked about stores, other places that could theoretically be limited without a state of emergency.
Because in that case, the situation should be special for us to introduce this type of measure. We are already talking that there are too many restrictions on the population. Then many things would go out and then we found ourselves in a very difficult situation in terms of management, “said the minister.
On Wednesday, during a meeting with the president, I. Šimonytė told reporters that the prime minister would be responsible for the management of Covid-19 in the new government.
“The goal is that when the new government takes office, the prime minister takes over the management of this situation. Because now one of the problems is that there are two centers of power: the Minister of Health and the Prime Minister.
Sometimes one of them is a good cop, the other a bad cop, sometimes the information comes from two different sources, ”said I. Šimonytė.
The duration of the quarantine regime in Lithuania is as of November 7. until November 29.
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