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A. Veryga addressed at a press conference to people who are now beginning to question the fake coronavirus and the false threat of this infection.
“For all the skeptics who know how to use a computer, it will probably not be a big problem to enter a simple search:” covidas “,” North of Italy “,” death figures “. You can watch the documentary on Some countries had to adapt the ice sands to store their bodies because there was no more space for them, and I can only remind you that Lithuania was preparing for such a scenario and had counted how many refrigerated wagons it had. “But it was not necessary because we acted responsibly,” said A. Veryga.
Therefore, according to the minister, a relatively easy path for Lithuania created a good space to create conspiracy theories.
“Once again, I would like to ask: when in doubt, we should now not watch Belarusian television or the clips sent by the dubious scientists, but the clips created by the independent media,” said Health Minister A. Veryga.
So far, A. Veryga has assessed the situation as stable, but there are risks.
According to the head of the SAM, although at least 20 new cases of coronavirus are registered daily, so far the spread of the virus is not exponential.
“Those dozens of cases a day show that the situation is more or less stable. But it does not allow to calm down at all and we have to take certain measures to prevent the spread of the disease, “said the minister.
As the head of SAM said, it is currently being considered to shorten the period of self-isolation for people from abroad.
“Several options are being considered. <...> Shortening the isolation periods after a repeat test or after a test that would be done at least after a minimum incubation period was considered ”, said A. Veryga.
We are catching in april
The National Public Health Center (NVSC) reports that 23 cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed in Lithuania last day. 11 of them were registered in Tauragė, 9 in Vilnius, 2 in Kaunas and 1 in Klaipėda counties.
After contact with patients, according to epidemiologists, 18 people became infected, the circumstances of the infection of 2 people are not yet known. In addition, 3 import cases were registered during the previous day.
Daiva Razmuvienė
Daiva Razmuvienė, an epidemiologist at NVSC, said that currently 53 people are hospitalized in hospitals, 7 are treated in resuscitation and intensive care units, 23 people need oxygen masks and 3 people have artificial lung ventilation.
D. Razmuvienė said that most of the new cases were registered in Tauragė on the last day (previously led by Vilnius).
The number of cases, according to D. Razmuvienė, is now almost the same as in April, when 880 cases of the COVID-19 disease were registered. In August, 836 cases were registered. Compared with July, the incidence is three times higher in August and even 6 times higher than in June.
“The current figure for August is almost the same as that of April, when 880 cases of COVID-19 were registered in April. We are taking a slow step, but we return to the morbidity of spring, ”said D. Razmuvienė.
Unidentified source of infection in August: 19 percent. patients.
“Most of those who are sick now are younger, and in August a third of all patients were under 30 years old. Between 30 and 50 years old, almost 40 percent were ill. Isolated cases have been recorded. over 80 to 90 years old, “said D. Razmuvienė.
Import cases accounted for 11 percent in August. The predominant countries, most of which were new cases, are Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
According to the epidemiologist, most of the imported cases in August came from Ukraine, Great Britain and Poland.
According to A. Veryga, the increase in new cases of coronavirus in April occurred in a very short time, unlike what it is now.
“Lithuania has not defined any fixed indicator of when the quarantine could be announced. Lithuania had the criteria to revoke the quarantine, which were followed, now we have exceeded almost all of them. Every effort is being made to avoid the quarantine, with increased focus on local measures. We hope this universal quarantine will be avoided, “said A. Veryga.
11 other soldiers fell ill
During the last day, 11 new cases were registered in Tauragė County. All the sick are soldiers of the Kęstutis Motorized Infantry Battalion.
According to the spokesman for the Lithuanian Armed Forces Commander Major Tomas Balkus, a total of 26 cases of coronavirus have been detected in the Kęstutis Motorized Infantry Battalion.
“The soldiers are isolated. It all started on August 21, when we took the soldiers home after taking the oath and on August 27 we already had 3 cases in the battalion showing symptoms. <...> Additional cases have been further clarified, “said Maj. T. Balkus.
So far, according to T. Balkus, the soldiers have no symptoms.
“We transported some of the soldiers to another battalion, the ones who had no contacts. Access to the Kęstutis Battalion is currently restricted, everyone wears masks both outdoors and indoors, and additional security measures have been implemented. <...> We have been prepared for such an event since the beginning of the coronavirus infection, “said T. Balkus.
Imported cases: from Greece and Great Britain
During the last day, COVID-19 disease was confirmed in Vilnius County for two people who returned to Lithuania by plane from Greece. For them, the coronavirus infection test was performed due to perceived symptoms of coronavirus infection.
The third import case was registered in Klaipeda County. COVID-19 has been confirmed in a person who has returned to Lithuania from Great Britain. The person has been examined prophylactically and does not show any characteristic symptoms of infection.
17 new cases are associated with chimneys
Three new cases of coronavirus infection detected in Vilnius County during the last day are associated with August 15 and 16. PravalFest in the Prienai district. Yesterday, COVID-19 was confirmed by an event participant and two people who had contacted the people who attended the event. A total of 18 cases are associated with this event, including those confirmed yesterday.
Coronavirus
There is also 1 new case related to an outbreak at Esperanza Resort. Currently a total of 4 related cases are registered, according to epidemiologists.
In addition, the second case of COVID-19 disease related to a construction company in Vilnius County and the second case related to a waste management company were confirmed yesterday. This case was also registered in Vilnius county.
Furthermore, 1 person in Vilnius County was found to be infected after contact with people confirmed with the COVID-19 disease.
The circumstances of the infection in 2 people are not yet clear
At present, epidemiologists have not yet been able to determine how 2 people were infected in Vilnius and Kaunas counties. Subjects were studied for specific symptoms of COVID-19 disease.
Epidemiological studies have shown that people did not travel abroad and did not interact with confirmed cases of COVID-19.
NVSC reports that a total of 2,929 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in specific people in Lithuania, 973 people are still ill, and 1,857 have recovered.
For their part, public health professionals urge people to follow all measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection: hand hygiene, coughing, sneeze etiquette, use of personal protective equipment, physical distance and more. .
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