In Kelmė district, older students are switching to distance learning since Thursday



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Such decisions were made by the municipal emergency commission, which met on Tuesday, in accordance with the recommendations of the National Center for Public Health (NVSC), and was confirmed by its managing director Stasys Jokubauskas.

“We introduce distance learning for grades 5-12 from Thursday to October 31, then the holidays will start automatically. Events and meetings have already been banned, we are looking at how we can establish a mobile point to check for coronavirus infection ”S. Jokubauskas told BNS.

“Residents are encouraged to switch to telecommuting in institutions as much as possible, and where not, we plan to work until 3pm with no lunch break so people don’t go to cafes, so they don’t wander around town. How can you limit everything, “said the director of administration.

Rolanda Lingienė, head of the Vilnius department of the NVSC, named the Kelm distrito district as one of the troubled hearts during a press conference on Tuesday. According to her, there is an incidence of COVID-19 100 thousand. the population has increased to 208.8 cases per 100,000 in the last two weeks. population and is three times larger than the Lithuanian average.

“From September 15 to October 11, a total of 71 cases of COVID-19 infection were recorded in Kelmė district, and Kelmė municipality was included in the list of high-risk municipalities. Epidemiologists at our center call on the Kelmė Emergency Commission to take action that should help stop the spread of infection in this city, ”said R. Lingienė.

According to the NVSC representative, the largest chimney in the district is at Kelmė Dairy, where 39 related cases and ten cases related to Kelmė Hospital were recorded.

“We have turbulent signs from the Lioliai welfare home located in Kelm distrito district, recently six cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in this institution,” said R. Lingienė.

The NVSC representative stated that the Kelmė District Municipality was recommended to establish a mobile checkpoint, cancel all events, introduce distance education in schools and, where possible, work remotely.

In the last day, a total of 118 new cases of coronavirus have been registered in the country. 81 people have been infected from previously confirmed cases, two cases are imported, the circumstances of the infection of 35 people are unknown, the NVSC reported Tuesday.



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