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The draft resolution establishes that the purpose of this study is to monitor the diversity, prevalence and changes in the genomes of the SARS – CoV-2 strains found in Lithuania during the epidemic.
This type of monitoring will help to better understand the COVID-19 epidemic in Lithuania and will monitor the circulating, arriving and emerging coronavirus strains in Lithuania, and the information obtained will allow the government to make the necessary and informed decisions on the management of the pandemic. .
The results of the study are expected to be shared publicly, thus allowing independent research conducted in Lithuania or elsewhere in the world, and also contributing to the general global knowledge on the evolution and prevalence of SARS – CoV-2.
Random positive samples for SARS – CoV – 2 (2019 – nCoV) RNA were collected for sequencing analysis by real-time PCR, ensuring that at least two samples were obtained from each county and that the remaining number of samples were collected. distributed according to the distribution. of new cases in the counties.
This process includes the collection of samples from diagnostic laboratories and their delivery to sequencing laboratories, including sample preparation, sequencing, bioinformatics analysis, and data interpretation, followed by information to the Government and the public.
Sequencing will continue as long as the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Lithuania continues.
The results of the study will help to ensure the monitoring of the diversity, distribution and changes in the genome of the SARS – CoV-2 strains detected in Lithuania during the epidemic and the use of the information obtained to make informed decisions on management. of a pandemic.
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