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According to Arnoldas Bukelis, a representative from the Kaunas City Municipal Administration, at the Kaunas mobile inspection point, some 3,000 inspections are planned to be carried out in the next week. or more preventive tests.
ELTA announced that, by order of Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga, it was decided to intensify the investigation into COVID-19 infection in at least some municipalities at risk. Kaunas City Municipality is one of them. Last week, in Kaunas, one of the transport companies located in the city, the local focus of registered coronavirus became the starting point for stronger preventive activities. The resulting epidemiological situation has been successfully managed, but it has been decided to take additional measures to prevent the recurrence of similar cases and to prevent the city from spreading the disease.
“The situation with the citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan has shown once again that the state of emergency in the country continues and that we must not yet relax.” We need to remain vigilant, care for our people responsibly so that the city remains safe and residents feel comfortable. During the quarantine, the residents of Kaunas were truly aware and united, so they must remain so. This preventive study should provide a lot of useful information for public health specialists, therefore I invite you to contribute and become your participants, “said Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis.
It was decided to pay special attention to the Dainava district, where the company is located, which became the epicenter of the epidemiological situation last week. Employees of commercial and service companies operating here and local residents are encouraged to actively participate in the study, according to the municipality’s report. It is emphasized that registration, as usual, is done by calling the Korona hotline at the short telephone number 1808. And Kaunas residents who call this week have to say the keyword “Kaunas resident for preventive examination”.
“The epidemiological situation has determined that the city of Kaunas has become a high-risk municipality. While this may sound intimidating to some, we want to assure residents that there is nothing to fear. All this has a positive side and will bring obvious benefits. The city of Kaunas has been allocated significantly higher fees for coronavirus research. We are ready to take advantage of this opportunity. Most importantly, Kaunas residents must pay attention to this, ”said Paulius Keras, Chief of the Kaunas City Municipality Emergency Operations Center, on Monday.
The mobile checkpoint in Kaunas is located on the territory of the city camp. You can operate up to three separate lines at once. The scope of its activities is constantly coordinated according to the number of records. The Kaunas polyclinic doctors who work here can take around 600 samples a day.
This week’s research is forecast to increase by 3,000. limit. According to the order of the Minister of Health, it is planned to investigate 0.5 to 1 percent of the population of the city of Kaunas.
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