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Coronavirus situation:
* A record 2,848 coronavirus cases per day were reported on Saturday. On Saturday and Sunday, a total of 5,067 new cases of coronavirus were reported, killing 36 people. According to data from Sunday, 2,054 COVID-19 patients are treated in hospitals, 152 of them in resuscitation.
* The virus continues to spread in hospitals, care institutions, correctional facilities, companies, as well as a new outbreak in the Republican Siauliai Hospital, where the coronavirus was detected in five patients on Saturday.
* The Health Council, which met in the presidency on Sunday, proposes to close non-food establishments on weekends, except pharmacies, veterinary, optical and orthopedic, as well as a stricter control of work in companies, telework in the whenever possible, including anticipated holidays. In the case of primary school children, only children whose parents cannot work remotely can enter kindergartens, and upper secondary students can only study remotely.
* Appointed Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, candidate for Minister of Health Arūnas Dulkys, Deputy Minister of Health Kristina Garuolienė and Health Advisor to outgoing Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis Jonas Kairys participated remotely in the meeting held in the Presidency. S. Skvernelis himself and Minister Aurelijus Veryga were not present.
* On the same Friday, after a conversation with S. Skvernel, A. Veryga announced that due to the threat of the spread of the coronavirus, he will propose to continue the quarantine announced until the end of the year, tighten trade restrictions and expand distance education . According to the minister, the stricter quarantine should take effect from next Wednesday, it should continue until December 31.
Lost. Kaunas State Choir director Petras Bingelis died at the age of 78. He recently had coronavirus and was hospitalized. Speaking to BNS, his colleagues said that the deceased was one of the most prominent Lithuanian choir masters and a true Dzūk with a big heart and emphasized his importance for Lithuanian culture and to raise his awareness in the world. The country’s leaders and the Minister of Culture also expressed their condolences for Bingel’s death.
Cabinet of Ministers. On Sunday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with the Freedom Party’s second candidate for Transport ministers, the current Deputy Minister of Economy and Innovation, Marius Skuodis. A spokesman for the head of state, Antanas Bubnelis, said the candidate left a positive impression on the president both in terms of competence and experience. For his part, M. Skuodis said that his priority would be transparency, he also said that he would evaluate the decisions of the outgoing communication on the Lithuanian Railways Board adopted this week.
Arrests in Belarus. In Belarus, more than 100 people have been detained as the opposition continues to protest against the regime of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Most were arrested in Minsk, but there were also protests in Brest, Grodno, Smolevičius and the town of Chatežin, near Minsk. Mass protests have continued since the presidential elections on August 9, which have been declared the winners by Lukashenko since 1994.
Brexito negotiations. Negotiators between the UK and the European Union will meet on Sunday, likely for the last two days to negotiate a post-Brexit trade deal. British negotiator David Frost arrived in Brussels to continue talks with EU spokesman Michel Barnier after a two-day break following an unsuccessful night of talks in London for a week. The parties have been unable to reach an agreement for eight months.
Protests in France. A massive protest in Paris on Saturday against a new security bill turned into violence for the second weekend in a row: Protesters clashed with police, smashed windows and set several cars on fire. There were also clashes in Nantes and Lyon. French police arrested 95 people and injured 67 officials during protests across the country.
Space capsule. Launched by the Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2, the small capsule carried up to 0.1 g of material from the distant asteroid Rugu to Earth, which scientists say could provide new insights into the evolution of the solar system and the origin of life on our planet. Examples of asteroid soil in a capsule landed in South Australia. This mission lasted six years. At that time, a Chinese space probe capsule returns to Earth from Earth with samples of its soil. The first samples of the lunar soil after a four-decade hiatus must be transported during this mission.
Evacuation in Frankfurt. Almost 13,000 people were evacuated in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday. population so that experts can neutralize an unexploded bomb from World War II. A British 500 kg explosive was found Thursday at a construction site in the western part of the city center. The officials evacuated the people who lived around them within a radius of 700 m. Bomb neutralization work due to the limitations of the pandemic should last into the night.
Situation in Moldova. Moldova’s elected president, Maia Sandu, accused current leader Igor Dodon of causing chaos in the country during a protest in Chisinau on Sunday and demanded the resignation of the government and early parliamentary elections. As previously announced, Sandu called on residents to protest after the Dodon-led Socialist Party formed a parliamentary majority earlier this week with Moldovan oligarch Ilan Sor’s Sor party and several independent MPs who withdrew from the Democratic Party.
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