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Spread of the virus. Eight new cases of coronavirus infection were reported in Lithuania over the weekend, four each on Saturday and Sunday. COVID-19 was established for a Belarusian, a Maxima warehouse clerk, and the son of another warehouse clerk, and after death, also for a resident of the Ukmergė district. On Sunday, the case was reported to the staff of the National Public Health Laboratory (NVSPL), the doctor from Utena Hospital, a person returning from Kazakhstan and a person who had contacted a returnee from Tajikistan.
List of conservators. On Saturday, the Council of the Homeland Union – The Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) approved the final list of candidates in the Seimas elections, after corrections to the list leaders, the women obtained a high place : Former Acting Chancellor of Kaunas University of Technology Jurgita Šiugždinienė, former MEP Laima Andrikienė Laima Andrikienė Laima Gabrielius Landsbergis stated that in the event of an election success, the Conservatives under her leadership would not yet close the possibilities of working in coalition with any of the parties, except the Polish Lithuanian electoral campaign: the Union of Christian Families.
LGBT requirements. Some 500 people demanded the rights of the sexual minority community during a march in Vilnius on Saturday, and were greeted by a group of opponents who spoke out against LGBT actions. The participants of the march demanded to provide an opportunity to change their name, gender, legalize same-sex couples and marriages in Lithuania, adopt and repeal the provisions of the Law on Protection of Minors that restricts the dissemination of information to the LGBTIQ + community. .
Inspections in establishments. The State Labor Inspectorate has launched unscheduled company inspections to clarify whether the downtime reported by employers is not fictitious. According to inspection, the recent increase in downtime is concerning.
Viruses abroad. After the United States announced a record 66.5,000 COVID-19 infections per day on Saturday, President Donald Trump finally succumbed to the pressure on Saturday and wore a mask for the first time in public. Almost 800 people died in the country every day; the number of victims increased to almost 135 thousand. In Russia, 6.61 thousand were detected on the last day. new cases, 130 people died, in Belarus: 165 new cases, five people died and the total number of infections reached almost 65 thousand. In Latvia, no new coronavirus infections were detected on Saturday, with eight cases recorded a day ago.
Polish elections. Poland will elect a president on Sunday: the country’s current leader, Andrzej Duda, backed by the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS), vies with Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski of the liberal opposition party Civic Platform (PO ). A. Duda prefers Washington on foreign policy, R. Trzaskowski – Brussels, disagree with the controversial reform of the judiciary. Polls promise a stubborn fight. High voter turnout is observed when voting at the embassy in Vilnius.
Demonstrations in Russia. Thousands of people took to the streets in Russia on Saturday and Sunday to protest the arrest of the popular Governor Sergei Furgal, accused of committing several murders.
Serbia-Kosovo negotiations. Serbian and Kosovo leaders held videoconferences on Sunday about one of the most difficult territorial disputes in Europe, organized by the European Union. Belgrade refuses to acknowledge Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence. Serbia lost control of its province in the aftermath of the bloody 1998-1999 war, which stopped only after NATO’s bombardment of Serbian forces. Strong protests continue in Serbia over the government’s response to COVID-19.
Iranian mistake. Iran said the uncoordinated radar system of the air defense unit was a major “human error” that caused the accidental crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January. The accident killed 176 people on the liner.
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