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The latest data on coronavirus and population research were presented at a press conference on Friday by Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga, Head of State-level Emergency Operations Daiva Razmuvienė, Chief Specialist of the Infectious Disease Management Division from the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) and Professor at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Mindaugas Stankūnas.
Will increase the rate
As Veryga said in a press conference, this week there has been a debate about whether the indicator that approves the list of affected countries should change.
“We are still talking with our Baltic colleagues. We know that Estonia has already adopted an increase from this figure to 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. We also have support for such a decision. We will apply this indicator from Monday,” said A. Veryga .
Starting next week, countries affected by the coronavirus will be considered those where the incidence in two weeks exceeds 25 cases per 100,000. population, instead of 16 cases as before, announced the Minister of Health, Aurelius Veryga.
“As of Monday, we will apply this indicator, which means that today, when approving the list of affected countries, the indicator will no longer be considered in 16 cases per 100,000. population, but to countries that will exceed 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days, “said the minister at a press conference.
According to him, Estonia has also made that decision and negotiations with Latvia on this are still ongoing.
In addition, according to A. Veryga, the indicator of the affected municipalities will change.
“It just came to our attention then. Also from September 15,” said the head of SAM.
Warned travelers
A. Veryga pointed out that, unfortunately, but not in all cases, travelers behave responsibly and refuse to fill in and submit data.
“Decisions have been made that will oblige all carriers to ensure that passengers arriving in Lithuania by any means of transport should check whether the passenger has filled out the mandatory form before getting into the vehicle, be it a bus or plane. When completed, a QR code will be generated. After verifying, you will be able to see if it is really the person who got into the vehicle. And it will be possible to search for cheats. These data will automatically enter the NVSC database. It will be more effective to control who they are obliged to isolate themselves, ”said the Minister.
It was less than 3 percent. populations
A population study conducted in Lithuania showed that the incidence of coronavirus was just under 3%. populations. It is true that the incidence of the coronavirus has increased recently. On Friday alone, 44 new cases of COVID-19 infection were reported.
When asked by the minister if the population survey had not been conducted too late, Mr Veryga replied that ideally the survey should have been conducted when the number of cases had decreased.
“Now everything overlaps a bit with that new wave, but that second wave apparently couldn’t have had much of an impact on the study because we see what happened during the first wave. I really don’t think it is too late, “said the minister.
18 children are sick
According to data from Friday morning, 25 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in 21 Lithuanian educational institutions.
“There are 18 sick children, 2 of them of preschool age. There are also 4 people involved in the educational process and 3 people who are not involved in the educational process. Of the 21 educational institutions, 393 people are currently isolated. I would just like to emphasize once again that the outbreaks are not yet spreading in schools, because there are isolated cases. All the children who are sick and the teachers had previous contacts, that is, contacts in celebrations or other institutions, ”said D. Razmuvienė.
Imported cases: from Ukraine and France
After 14 confirmed COVID-19 infection cases in the last day, 5 cases were recorded in Vilnius and Šiauliai counties, 5 in Telšiai, 4 in Klaipėda, 3 in Tauragė. 1 more case is confirmed in Kaunas, Panevėžys and Alytus counties.
According to D. Razmuvienė, currently 34 people are treated in hospitals for coronavirus, 4 of them in resuscitation and intensive care units, 1 with artificial lung ventilation, 13 with oxygen masks.
On the last day there were two importation cases.
On the last day, an import case was confirmed in Klaipėda County for a person who came to Lithuania from Ukraine.
The second import case was registered in Telšiai county. COVID-19 has been approved for a person who has returned to Lithuania from France.
In the chimneys – a few dozen cases
According to D. Razmuvienė, most of the cases were registered at the Šiauliai sewing company during the last day. It contained a total of 28 coronavirus cases.
17 cases were confirmed in outbreaks on Thursday. The largest chimneys are currently registered in Šiauliai county.
During the last day, 7 new cases related to the sewing company Interscalit were registered. A total of 28 cases of COVID-19 are already linked to this company.
On Thursday, a new chimney was also registered at another sewing company in Šiauliai, Comco. There are 6 confirmed cases in this company on Thursday. NVSC reports that the company’s activities have been suspended. Based on currently available data, no links have been established between the confirmed cases at the two sewing companies.
Three new cases in Tauragė county are associated with the outbreak in the Kęstutis battalion. A total of 41 related cases of infection were confirmed in this army unit.
In Vilnius county, Švenčionys district, another case involving the Intersurgical company has been confirmed. An estimated 48 cases are now associated with this outbreak.
In addition, 13 other people became infected after contact with previously confirmed cases. Of these, 2 cases were registered in two schools in Vilnius city: M. Mažvydas and Gabija progymnasium. In one case, 37 people with high-risk exposure were identified, in another, 38 people with high-risk exposure.
The circumstances of almost a third of infections are unknown.
The circumstances of the infection in 12 people are not yet known. The individuals were examined symptomatically or prophylactically.
Epidemiological studies have shown that people did not travel abroad and did not interact with confirmed cases of COVID-19.
NVSC reports that a total of 3,243 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Lithuania, 1,095 people are still ill, 2,049 have already recovered.
The distance between the spectators of the events is not less than 1 meter.
It was announced on Friday that the requirements to maintain distances were clarified for indoor and outdoor cultural, entertainment and other events, as well as high-level sports competitions. The decision stipulates that in events where spectators sit, a distance of at least 1 meter must be maintained between spectators or spectators must be seated in one out of every two chairs, except for spouses, close relatives, adoptive parents, adoptive parents, guardians and caregivers. At events where spectators are standing, the organizers shall ensure that a distance of at least 1 meter is observed between the spectators.
Spectators and participants of events, except performers, as well as spectators of sports competitions, service personnel must wear protective gear that covers the nose and mouth. People who exercise during the event and people with disabilities who, due to their health condition, cannot use protective equipment that covers the nose and mouth, cannot use masks, respirators or other protective equipment or their use may be harmful to health. In this case, it is recommended to choose a face shield.
This procedure will take effect on Monday.
Will reimburse costs
Veryga said that the investigation into the claims of medical institutions for reimbursement of costs during the coronavirus had already been completed. According to him, the vast majority of these costs were recognized as eligible for reimbursement.
“The amount for which compensation was provided is about 14 million, and most of these costs were deemed eligible,” said the head of SAM.
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