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“I understand those people who were concerned, I myself received several calls from relatives, but I urged all my relatives not to be afraid of being vaccinated with AstraZeneca or another vaccine, because that is the only way out of this situation,” said A.Bilotaitė .
Asked about a possible tightening of the quarantine due to the increasing number of diseases, the minister assured that new decisions could be made soon.
“Looking at the situation that we are seeing today and the mutations that we are seeing today, it is definitely not so calm. Apparently, the situation will show what the numbers will be. We will make decisions that will help control the situation,” said the minister.
“Today we have clear signs that it is about mutations. We really don’t want to have the kind of situation that we see in other countries. <...> If the situation does not improve, decisions will have to be made, “said A. Bilotaitė.
A South African coronavirus strain has already been detected in Lithuania
A South African strain of coronavirus has been identified in Lithuania, threatening to tighten the quarantine, says Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė.
“I have to say with regret that there are really many cases, the number of cases has increased significantly. A strain of the South African Republic virus has also been identified in Lithuania, which means not only a more rapid spread, but can also pose certain challenges for vaccination, “said the head of government on Tuesday.
It reported that two cases of the aforementioned COVID-19 strain had been confirmed, with a number of other suspicions.
I. Šimonytė stated that he did not have more detailed information on where these mutations were identified.
“We are now looking at the information on where the South African mutation has been identified and then considering what steps to take to prevent it from spreading too much.” Because it is a risk for vaccination, “he said.
The Prime Minister did not rule out the possibility that the government would consider tightening the quarantine regime in the coming days.
“Considering that the news has arrived today about the established strain of the South African virus, I would not rule out that it might be necessary to consider certain adjustments, but so far I do not want to speculate on that subject,” he concluded. Šimonytė said.
According to her, different quarantine regimes may be established in different municipalities.
“It is possible that only with very aggressive chimney tests and constant preventive tests we can maintain the yellow municipalities, which are now yellow, and the municipalities where, sadly, the situation is deteriorating, Vilnius is among them,” Vilnius believe. it will be black this week. municipality in terms of the number of cases, not just in terms of the number of positive tests – therefore, I see no reason to talk about large releases without adequate control measures, ”said I. Šimonytė.
The country’s leaders are leading by example
On Tuesday, ministers and members of the Seimas will be vaccinated against the coronavirus with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
On Monday, the country’s leaders were vaccinated setting an example for the public: President Gitanas Nausėda, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, President of Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen and Minister of Health Arūnas Dulkys were vaccinated.
He said that vaccination against the coronavirus “could become routine in our lives” and that it would probably “require some seasonality.”
“And how often, you will see, but it is possible that, as with all vaccines, they have their own cyclicality,” said A. Dulkys.
Following the announcement by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) that the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 is safe and effective, vaccination with the vaccine was resumed in Lithuania on Friday.
