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The person said on May 28. He returned from Sweden by ferry to Estonia, then returned to Lithuania in his own car and, already feeling the symptoms of the disease, was taken to the hospital in a GMP car. The diagnosis was made on May 29.
A total of June 1 is reported. 15 import cases were registered.
“3 people came from Sweden, 4 from Nigeria, 3 from Poland, 3 from the United Kingdom, one from Germany and Denmark,” Lingienė reported during the press conference.
She emphasized that active fireplaces are still observed in Vilnius County, related to personal celebrations in the Širvintos and Vilnius districts and to personal health care institutions in Vilnius.
Yesterday – 4 cases
The Ministry of Health reports that 4 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the last day. A total of 1,756 people have been diagnosed since the epidemic began.
NVSC reports that three out of four new coronavirus cases confirmed during the previous day were recorded in Vilnius and one in Kaunas county.
“Three in Vilnius County and one in Kaunas County,” R. Lingienė told BNS on Friday.
According to her, one of the cases identified in the capital is an import from Denmark. Another case in the capital was clarified during a preventive examination: the patient does not feel any symptoms.
The third case in the capital was identified by an employee of the Vilnius University Republican Hospital who felt the symptoms of the infection.
The fourth case was identified in Kaunas County, but so far the public health specialist has not been able to comment on it in detail: information is still being collected on this and other new cases.
Hospitals are currently treating 30 people with coronavirus, three of whom are on resuscitation, and one patient is receiving artificial lung ventilation.
There are currently 272 people with coronavirus, 1,400 have recovered and 309 are currently in isolation. 74 people died from coronaviruses and ten more from coronavirus deaths from other causes.
Key information about coronavirus
Coronavirus is a virus with a new structure that has never caused human infections before. Its main symptoms are similar to those of the flu: fever, cough, shortness of breath and other respiratory problems. In more severe cases, coronaviruses cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, or death.
There is no specific treatment for the new coronavirus infection, only symptomatic treatment. Patients can be completely cured, depending on their condition and when treatment is started.
To avoid coronavirus, it is recommended to follow the general rules of hygiene: wash your hands with warm soapy water, disinfect your hands, sneeze and label the cough, ventilate the facilities at least 2-3 times a day, clean daily the surfaces of frequent use in the room (for example, night clubs). tables, bed frames and other bedroom furniture), wear protective gear, avoid meetings, stay at least 2 meters away from other people.
Modified case definition
The Ministry of Health (SAM), taking into account the changes related to travel, which came into effect on June 1. , clarifies the definition of the case. Hereafter, possibly ill, i. and. in case of suspicion, a person with symptoms characteristic of a coronavirus infection (COVID-19) who has traveled or lived in foreign states that are included in the list of countries published by SAM every Monday by decision of the Head of State Emergency Operations. It establishes the preventive measures that must be taken when returning from these countries.
In addition, a symptomatic person who has had close contact with a sick or potentially infected person during the past 14 days will also be considered a suspected infected coronavirus infection. The Ministry of Health (SAM) recalls that, after evaluating the epidemiological situation in Lithuania, as of June 1, tests for coronavirus infection will be carried out in accordance with the new procedure. Preventive tests are expected to be carried out on the basis of the municipality’s epidemiological indicators or, in other words, on the basis of a risk assessment in a specific municipality. Patients experiencing symptoms, as well as hospitalized patients on a planned basis and after infection outbreaks, for example when infected by a dormitory resident, will be specifically investigated.
It is expected that all people who develop at least one symptom of an acute respiratory infection, that is, and. temperature, cough, shortness of breath and more. As before, everything new in hospitals for planned treatment, i. and. operations, routine procedures, bedridden patients, as well as people who will be referred by specialists from the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) who work in pockets of infection, such as when a case is diagnosed in a dormitory-type home. In addition, tests will continue to be carried out to confirm that the person has already recovered, the so-called repeated tests.
This means that not all travelers arriving or returning from abroad without exception will have to undergo a test, as is currently the case. They will check to see if you experience typical symptoms of a coronavirus infection.
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