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“In fact, the public is tired and again, thinking about a strict quarantine is also a bit risky. Local quarantines are more likely to occur in isolation, with more intensive contact tracing. And what we also lack is control over that isolation of how individuals adhere to isolation. Other measures are being considered ”, Ž. Gudlevičienė.
The government has no choice but to tighten the quarantine
Since the National Public Health Center (NVSC) cannot control the sources of spread of the coronavirus, the government has no choice but to tighten quarantine measures, says Laimonas Griškevičius, director of the Clinics Hematology, Oncology and Transfusion Center Santara.
“The government has no way of giving up efforts to control the smokestacks. There is no such mechanism at work in Lithuania. The government has no choice but to introduce and tighten quarantine measures,” a former member told LRT Radio on Wednesday. of the Government Expert Advisory Council on COVID-19.
The new variety complicates the situation
According to him, the spread of the identified South African coronavirus strain in the country further complicates the situation.
Both mutated and vaccinated people can become infected with this mutation. Two cases of a more dangerous mutation were reported in South Africa on Tuesday in Vilnius and Kaunas. However, epidemiologists said they did not have more detailed data on possible outbreaks or spread of this strain.
“We have data that there may be more cases of this type. These were not cases that were obviously imported from other countries, so this variant of the virus is spreading in society, which significantly complicates the situation,” said L. Griškevičius.
According to him, currently registered vaccines are less effective against this mutation, but “there is evidence that it still protects humans from serious consequences.”
“These vaccines are not completely ineffective, they are less effective,” explained the doctor.
“Precise proactive measures are very important, which unfortunately currently works very poorly in Lithuania, they have not been implemented correctly so far, such as focus identification, testing, contact tracing, isolation and of course the preventive tests and the same virus, variants and infected people, proactive search, “said a doctor from the Santara clinics.
L. Griškevičius and several other former members withdrew from the expert council on Monday. According to the representative of the Prime Minister – “due to the high level of employment.”
ELTA recalls that Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė stated on Tuesday that two cases of the South African strain of coronavirus had been identified in Lithuania. According to the Prime Minister, certain quarantine adjustments may need to be considered in response to this information.
