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“It is worrying that the virus also reached Lithuanian tissue farms, as it was previously detected in several other countries. (…) But we can see from the international community, from international organizations, that it is not yet necessary to take no recommendation, no additional security measures at this stage, “the minister told LRT radio on Friday morning.
Our veterinary service and the National Center for Public Health are investigating the situation, investigations will be conducted, and then we can say more. So far, as long as I follow international recommendations, I am not very concerned about human infection, “he said.
On Thursday, the coronavirus was detected in tissues kept on a farm in the Jonava district. The virus was detected by examining samples from suddenly dead animals.
Coronavirus tissues grown in Lithuania were tested preventively when coronavirus outbreaks were detected in tissue farms in Denmark, and later in Spain, Italy, the United States, the Netherlands, Sweden and Greece.
Danish authorities reported in early November that the coronavirus had mutated in tissues, carrying the risk that the altered virus could be fully or partially resistant to vaccines currently in development, rendering them ineffective or only partially effective.
Lithuanian tissue producers are required to provide the service with data on dead tissue every week. Furthermore, in mid-November a ban on importing live tissues from countries with outbreaks of the virus came into force in Lithuania.
According to data from the Service, currently more than 1.6 million. tissues.
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