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The increase in the number of new cases is clearly reflected in the morbidity statistics. If in the first half of September the incidence rate of coronavirus in two weeks per 100,000 inhabitants in Lithuania did not reach 16, now it has significantly exceeded the dangerous limit of 25. We even surpass neighboring Poland in morbidity.
According to the latest data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the morbidity rate in Lithuania has already increased to 31.2 in the last two weeks.
I would like to unify the indicator
So far, the European Union has not harmonized the indicators by which each country draws up a list of the countries most affected by COVID-19 from which travelers are not welcome. In Lithuania, this list includes countries where the morbidity rate exceeds the threshold of 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. This means that when arriving in Lithuania from these countries you would have to isolate yourself.
Aurelijus Veryga
It is true that in a press conference on Thursday, the Minister of Health, Aurelius Veryga, said that he did not rule out the possibility that in the future the incidence rate of the coronavirus, which determines the list of affected countries, may change.
“Until now, there has been no such decision or agreement in the COVID-19 Steering Committee to change the indicator. I have said many times that it would be good for Europe to agree on a common principle, common indicators. So far, no There is such a consensus, except for a few recommendations, but it certainly would not rule out the possibility that the indicator changes due to countries from which it is no longer necessary to isolate itself ”, said A. Veryga.
The Czech Republic overtook France
The highest incidence in the group of EU countries, the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom (United Kingdom), according to the ECDC, remains in Spain. In the last two weeks, the incidence of COVID-19 in the country has jumped to 319.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, and the death rate has risen to 3. A week ago, the incidence rate in this country was 287.2 and the mortality rate of 2.2 per 100 thousand inhabitants.
The Czech Republic currently ranks second in the two-week morbidity rate in the group of EU, EEA and UK countries, overtaking France in second place a week ago. Here, the two-week morbidity rate already reaches 243.8 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants, mortality – 1.1.
The two-week morbidity rate also jumped sharply to third place in the rest of France. A week ago, 100,000. its population was 166.9, and now 213.8 for every one hundred thousand inhabitants.
100 cases 100 thousand. more European countries also exceeded the population indicator, including: Luxembourg (174.3 versus 100 thousand inhabitants), Belgium (146.7 versus 100 per capita), the Netherlands (142.3 versus 100 per capita), Malta (140.4 against 100 000 inhabitants), Hungary (122.1 against 100 per capita), Austria (110.6 against 100 000 inhabitants), Denmark (103.2% of inhabitants). population).
Iceland (99.4 cases per 100,000 population) and Romania (94.6 cases per 100,000 population) also approached this threshold. The latter country is still distinguished by a particularly high death rate from coronavirus: 2.7 cases per 100,000. population.
Morbidity also jumped to the neighbors
Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic is not easy for our neighbors, either. Latvia still stands out with a low morbidity rate, but the two-week rate has also jumped in this country from 4.2 cases a hundred thousand inhabitants a week ago to 7.6.
In Estonia, the incidence is even higher than in Lithuania. Here, the morbidity rate is 35.9 cases per 100,000. population, it is true, in the statistics of the last two weeks, there are no deaths.
In Poland, the incidence rate is currently 27.3 cases per 100,000. population. Consequently, the return from this country must also be isolated.
Morbidity rates have also increased in Scandinavia. As mentioned, the incidence is record in Denmark and Iceland. In Norway, it has increased slightly from 28.6 cases a week ago to 100,000. population up to 28.7 cases. In Sweden, the two-week morbidity reached 38.8 cases per 100,000 cases. population.
Only Finland has relatively low morbidity. Here the incidence is 16.5 cases per 100,000. population.
Morbidity rate in European countries.
© ECDC
No isolation would be needed when returning from 4 countries
Thus, in the meantime, if the indicator according to which the list of affected countries is compiled in Lithuania is not isolated only after returning from the aforementioned Latvia, Finland, as well as Cyprus (incidence 16.7 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants) and Liechtenstein (incidence 20.8 cases per 100 thousand cases). thousand inhabitants).
A week ago, Poland and Germany were also on this list. Now in the latter country, the morbidity rate at two weeks is already 28.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
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