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Last day, 36 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Klaipeda County. 3 cases are related to the LCC International University located in Klaipeda.
In the last 14 days, 97.2 cases of COVID-19 detected in the city of Klaipėda per 100,000 inhabitants. This indicator is slightly lower than the Lithuanian average of 98.6.
The mayor of Klaipda, Vytautas Grubliauskas, joked that the city’s coat of arms is dominated by two colors, red and yellow, and he hoped that Klaipėda would not be classified as red zone municipalities, that is, risky, and will remain at the less in yellow. Local quarantine has been announced in the municipalities of the Red Zone.
Raimundas Grigaliūnas, head of the Klaipėda department at the National Center for Public Health, said the situation had changed significantly during the week: until recently, as many cases were recorded during the week as now. About a quarter of the cases do not involve chimneys, making it difficult to trace the original source. “The main routes of dissemination are extracurricular activities, various trainings, competitions, art group activities, various meetings,” said R. Grigaliūnas. There are 27 chimneys in the city, 20 of which are connected to educational institutions.
He realizes that masks are not neatly worn everywhere, people keep going on vacation, do not avoid meetings.
Vinsas Janušonis, chief physician at Klaipėda University Hospital, reported that 33 patients had been hospitalized. Although the day before about 25 patients were announced. Currently 80-90 patients are ready to be admitted. “Tensions increase as we detect coronavirus cases in daily admissions. We also have a mother and a pregnant woman who have been diagnosed with an infection,” explained V. Janušonis. According to him, sections are being reviewed and are being vacating beds in other sections.
Speaking at a commission meeting, the heads of other hospitals in the city said they were in control. It has been decided that the hospitals will work together to admit COVID-19 patients as needed.
It was decided that municipal institutions and companies will work remotely, in this way clients will be consulted, business trips will be rejected and meetings will be held remotely. Restricted sporting events other than professional sports. Promising clearer guidelines for events on how organizers should contribute to safety at events will require participants to be registered. Restricted extracurricular activities, if possible, will take place remotely.
Patients are prohibited from visiting medical institutions.
The students have been on vacation since the week of Monday, and after the vacation it was decided to move the training to a remote space for a week.
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