Professor Petrikonis said what to do to reduce COVID-19 cases and make restrictions effective

Vice Chancellor of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences prof. Kęstutis Petrikonis says that in his opinion, the exponential growth in morbidity has slowed down, but for the restrictions to be effective, the current situation must be taken into account. Now, by some indicators, it can be seen that the quarantine requirements are too weak in some places.

“This minute can be called stabilizing, but it is clear that the highest incidence of coronavirus infection is moving from the largest cities to the smallest. But there are days when it intensifies again in the big cities. All changes are dynamic. To better manage the spread of the pandemic, a more accurate and high-quality description of the research and its data is needed. The process should be improved and digitized as soon as possible. Then, experts could analyze and forecast the spread of the pandemic with greater precision and predict which measures would give the best results in its management, “the rector professor of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences told the LRT radio on Wednesday. K. Petrikonis, member of a group of experts convened at the initiative of the President of the country.

In his opinion, the exponential growth in morbidity has slowed down, but for the restrictions to be effective, the current situation must be taken into account. Now, by some indicators, it can be seen that the quarantine requirements are too weak in some places.

“That situation in no way depends on the experts; to be the best possible, the whole of society must care.” Everyone wants infections to be reduced, life to be released, but until that is the case, it is imperative to maintain safe distances from home whenever possible. Personal safety measures, as we have convinced ourselves, are necessary not only at work or in the store, but also at home, when a larger group of relatives, relatives and friends is gathered. It is important to know and believe that without the benevolent effort of the whole society, it will not have been expected, because it is impossible to regulate everything ”, said prof. K. Petrikonis.

As announced on Wednesday by the Kaunas City Municipality, last day 220 cases of COVID-19 were registered in 220 residents of Kaunas, and today 4118 residents of the city suffer from this infection. Increase in morbidity per week: 17.88 percent. The number of new cases per hundred thousand inhabitants in the last 14 days in Kaunas reached 924.8 (in Lithuania – 924.6).

Last day was distinguished by a particularly large number of Kaunas residents who recovered from COVID-19: if 1,177 patients were declared healthy on Tuesday, their number rose to 2,788 on Wednesday. A total of 6,996 Kaunas residents were registered by the infection. Of these, 65 died and another 25 Kaunas residents infected with the cornavirus died from other illnesses.

According to statistics, 28 people died from an aggressive infection in the country last day, 6 of them were residents of Kaunas County. In the list of municipalities in the country, where Kėdainiai district still leads with a high morbidity rate, Kaunas city is now ranked 26 and Kaunas district 28. Pagėgiai municipalities (247.1 cases – 100 thousand inhabitants) and Neringa (339.9 cases) continue to be the least affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.