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Currently, 311 people are still infected with coronavirus and 1,623 have recovered.
80 people died from COVID-19, and 13 people died from other causes.
As of June 1, 86 import cases had been registered in Lithuania.
There are currently 103 people in isolation.
During Monday, 3364 samples were analyzed in laboratories, in total – 507 thousand. 420.
Two new cases of coronavirus, imported, three, related to the outbreak of infection in Kaunas
Two of the eight new cases of coronavirus are imported, three related to an outbreak in Kaunas, the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) reported Tuesday.
The first case related to the outbreak in Kaunas was a person infected with a coronavirus who had contact with a sick employee of the Kauno autobusai company.
“Based on the data collected, a person does not experience the characteristic symptoms of a coronavirus infection, it has been studied prophylactically. No contact persons have been identified,” the report said.
The coronavirus was also detected in a Marijampolė county resident, who became infected while traveling in a car along with a sick person who worked for the Kauno autobusai company. Five close high-risk contacts were identified.
The third case related to the Kaunas outbreak was confirmed to a Kaunas County resident who had contact with a sick person who became infected while traveling in a car together with a person who worked for the company “Kauno autobusai”.
“It has been found that a person does not experience the typical symptoms of a coronavirus infection. Three high-risk individuals have been identified, ”reported the NVSC.
According to him, eleven cases related to the chimney have currently been identified in the company “Kauno autobusai”.
Two import cases were identified in Marijampolė county. According to public health experts, COVID-19 was confirmed in two people who flew to Kiev on July 18, from there to Ireland the following day, and took a ferry to France on July 21. From there he returned to Vilnius by car on July 24.
“NVSC recalls that a person who traveled with these people was reported to have become ill yesterday,” the report said.
Two more cases were identified in Panevėžys County.
The NVSC discovered that a person had workplace contact with a colleague who had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
“On July 20, the person experienced typical symptoms of a coronavirus infection. Six people were found to have contact: three at work and three outside the workplace,” say public health specialists.
According to NVSC, the second person in Panevėžys County became ill on July 18: He coughed, sneezed, lost his sense of smell and had a fever.
“It has been established that the person has been in contact with a person who has been diagnosed with COVID-19, but it is not clear under what circumstances the first person became infected.” It was announced on July 25, ”reports NVSC.
The eighth case was confirmed for a Vilnius County resident.
“It is not clear how the person became infected because, as the person indicated during the epidemiological study, he is constantly at home, has not had contact with patients with COVID-19, has not traveled. Three people have been identified who have been in contact “The report said.
According to the NVSC, the person experienced symptoms of the disease and therefore sought medical attention.
So far, 2,027 cases of coronavirus have been identified in Lithuania, currently 311 people remain ill and 1,623 have recovered.
80 people died from COVID-19, and 13 people died from other causes.
The government intends to return the requirement to wear masks indoors on Wednesday
The government plans on Wednesday to reinstate the requirement to wear masks at retail outlets and on public transportation to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
This was provisionally approved Monday by the government committee responsible for managing the coronavirus crisis.
“We see that the number of cases is increasing both in Lithuania and worldwide, we will propose to amend the resolution and introduce some additional requirements: wear masks in public places and meet other requirements,” said Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius at a conference of press on Monday.
According to him, the masks would be mandatory to use in supermarkets, on public transport.
The use of protective masks was mandatory in the country at some point during the quarantine introduced this spring due to the threat of the coronavirus.
Masks are currently recommended.
With the number of COVID-19 victims worldwide exceeding 650,000, restrictions are reintroduced
Some countries reintroduced a series of restrictions on Monday, ranging from beach closures to quarantine measures to control outbreaks of coronavirus infection, with official COVID-19 casualties exceeding 650,000.
European countries trying to reduce the damage caused to their economies by previous quarantines are struggling to reconcile the need to keep tourism open and prevent further outbreaks of coronavirus infection.
The Spanish tourism sector has again been hit by British travelers and a major tour operator refusing to fly into the country, and London has returned the requirement to return to quarantine.
With the emergence of a new wave of disease in Hong Kong, protective masks are once again mandatory in public places.
Belgium has tightened physical distance requirements to curb the “worrying” increase in new COVID-19 cases. In the country’s second-largest city, Antwerp, a street ban was imposed on Monday starting at 11 p.m. 30 minutes. until 6 pm. local time.
Meanwhile, in Washington, the White House announced that another senior administration official, Presidential National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, had contracted the coronavirus.
In the United States, the country most affected by the pandemic in the world, the number of coronavirus infections has increased by 57,000 per day, according to data published by Johns Hopkins University on Monday night.
In addition, another 679 people died per day, and the total number of victims of the epidemic in the country increased to 147,588.
By Sunday, the number of new COVID-19 cases registered in the United States per day had exceeded 60,000 for 12 consecutive days, and on some days, more than 70,000 were detected. cases.
However, the World Health Organization (WHO) opposes the complete closure of the borders.
Closing borders “is not necessarily a sustainable strategy for the global economy, the world’s poor or anything else,” said Michael Ryan (Michael Rayen), WHO’s emergency manager.
A “global policy for all” is not possible because outbreaks unfold differently in different countries, he added.
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