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“Both the equipment and human resources are fully used. The situation is like that, but so far the laboratories are dealing with the amount of research,” a representative of the National Laboratory told LRT radio on Friday.
According to her, currently a maximum of 12 thousand can be examined per day. samples.
However, according to R. Balčienė, if necessary, the capacity of the laboratories could be increased, but he emphasized that the most important thing was not the amount of research, but its purpose.
“The point is probably not in the number of investigations, but rather that those investigations are directed in a specific direction, choosing the right contingent to maximize the impact on managing the pandemic. However, capacity development is still possible, of course, because some hospital labs are still doing research just for their patients, and NVSPL is also working to increase its capacity. First, it requires more human resources, which are not so easy to find, “he said.
The deputy director of the national laboratory also said that the currently available reagents for coronavirus tests should be enough for another 50 days.
In total, more than 1.064 million cases have been investigated in Lithuania so far. On Thursday, the Health Ministry reported that almost 14,6 thousand samples were taken per day. investigation.
About 10,000 people were screened almost daily last week. samples, this number dropped only over the weekend.
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