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“This increase in numbers is related to certain decisions taken: schools were opened, the movement of people relaxed”, says V. Pečeliūnas in the program “Delfi diena”.
“Yesterday I had to communicate with a person who works in Sweden. Its morbidity per hundred thousand inhabitants is even slightly higher than now in Lithuania. For them it is a victory, it seems to us that the numbers are increasing and for some it is quite threatening ”, he says.
The doctor emphasizes that Lithuania remains among the countries with the lowest prevalence of the disease in the EU, although the situation in Latvia and Finland is much better. According to him, we have not yet been able to see and what have been the consequences of the opening of schools, the number of isolated schools, he believes, will inevitably increase.
“Without a doubt, the opening of schools will increase the prevalence, there may not be painful consequences for the students themselves, but the spread in society will increase and people at risk can certainly become infected.” After opening schools, my boss, we should take maximum care of the safety of vulnerable groups, the safety of teachers, ”says V. Pečeliūnas.
“The solution [atidaryti mokyklas] coincides with most European countries. Do we already see all the consequences? Probably not. These are probably first contact infections, there will almost certainly be more and the number of isolated schools should increase as fall accelerates, ”he adds.
Infect younger
V. Pečeliūnas explains that although the number of people with coronavirus is large, the situation in hospitals is quite calm for several reasons.
“The first and most obvious is that only the youngest people are sick. Lithuania is dominated by people aged 20-29, in the United States by people aged 30-40. The fact that younger people get sick more ease, less need to be hospitalized and fewer deaths. The second thing is that we definitely pay better to treat infected people. The third thing is when people are safe, keep their distance, wear a mask, get infected with less There is evidence that people who receive a lower amount of the virus tend to have a milder form, “says the doctor.
According to him, the biggest problem currently associated with COVID-19 infection is the so-called cytokine storm.
“The worst is between 7 and 10 days after the onset of symptoms. It is not uncommon for a person to be sick for a week, everyone expects an improvement, but in fact some patients develop hyperimmune reactions, cytokine storms that lead to more serious conditions. Some people recover after those days and others begin to get worse, “says V. Pečeliūnas.
According to him, there are three ways to overcome the coronavirus pandemic, but currently the greatest hopes are pinned on the vaccine.
“One way is to get public immunity, but you have to get 70% sick. People. This would require a lot of sacrifices. Another way to gain resistance is through vaccination. The third thing is that there could be a cure. Unfortunately, we still don’t have a drug. With the vaccines, things are going better than expected three and a half months ago, ”says V. Pečeliūnas on the“ Delfi diena ”program.
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