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Vaidotas Žemlys-Balevičius, a member of the Council of Health Experts convened by the president, assured that there are data gaps in Lithuania.
“But they show the picture that the epidemic is spreading and is not stopping,” he said.
According to him, the data must be open, freely accessible and have one source, not several, as is the case today.
“This naturally misleads society,” said V. Žemlys-Balevičius. Also, he said, inaccurate data complicates analysts’ work and prevents accurate forecasts.
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Presidential adviser Simonas Krėpšta assured that some of the experts’ recommendations on harmonizing the activities of medical institutions are already being implemented and that the managers of central hospitals have been given more powers. Implementation of some of the other recommendations has been agreed.
“The board of experts noted that the processes of transferring mild patients to regional hospitals have been accelerated,” he said.
Specific recommendations for a test strategy will be provided next week.
According to the presidential advisor, the forecasts of the presidential experts are being fulfilled so far, although they have been slightly adjusted by the number of infections last weekend.
“The increase in infections last weekend adjusted the forecasts in a negative direction. However, at the same time, certain peaks are also visible on the horizon and it is likely that if the quarantine conditions remain effective, they will be observed, the pandemic peak can be reached in 7-14 days, “said S. Krėpšta.
The president asks for more information
President G. Nausėda also wanted more data on Thursday. It requires the immediate provision of information on the set of medical equipment and supplies needed to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the president, the tools and equipment needed to handle the COVID-19 pandemic must be managed very efficiently.
At the president’s initiative, the Emergency Operations Management Center currently employs a logistics expert delegated by the Ministry of National Defense to help coordinate the delivery and distribution of pandemic control measures in Lithuania, according to the statement from presidential press.
The president requested detailed information on the state reserve of medical devices and equipment for Friday, as well as data on the forecast of the need for such devices, their planned and ongoing purchases and the expected deadlines for their receipt.
The request was circulated at the time when G. Nausėda met with the members of the Council of Health Experts to discuss the situation of the management of COVID-19.
Watch the post-meeting press conference here:
According to S. Krėpšta, the president demanded information on the specific situation in order for the actual situation to be “photographed”.
“We know that the pandemic is on the rise and those reserves that may have seemed large could certainly melt very quickly if the number of infections is high and the number of people in need of certain measures is high. The President believes that a photograph is necessary if it is possible to say as soon as possible what the current situation is in all categories: from tests to hospital measures and protection measures, “explained Krėpšta, when asked if the head of state had no information about the reserve until the moment.
Established under the presidency members of the expert council presented forecasts of the spread of COVID-19 last Friday, made recommendations based on them.
According to experts, Lithuania needs to acquire rapid PCR tests, fever clinics to be established in all municipalities, COVID-19 patients need to prepare a little more than 1.1 thousand. hospital beds. In the most realistic scenario, if the public is disciplined, the number of COVID-19 cases should peak by the end of November and begin to decline.
President Gitan Nauseda said the general forecasts are worrying but not tragic.
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