Rolanda Lingienė warns: Elektrėnai is becoming a hotbed of coronavirus



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“Why Elektrėnai? This is due to the fact that 46 cases of COVID-19 infection were recorded in Elektrėnai during the entire period of the pandemic and, in recent weeks, 21, that is, almost half of them. And now is the time to do everything possible so that this city does not become another “hot” spot in Lithuania, “writes R. Lingienė.

Who is he related to? 12 cases related to September 19 and 20. hockey competitions; 4 – with family shoots; 2 cases: with the Vilnius cogeneration plant; one case each, with a dance studio in Vilnius, UAB Mitnija and a birthday in Aukštadvaris.

18 patients feel symptoms.

Age: up to 19 years – 7, 20-29 m. – 2, 30-39 m. – 10, 50-59 m. – 1, 60-69 m. – 1 person.

Where did these cases spread? Elektrėnai vocational training center (3 cases), Elektrėnai “Versmės” gym (3 cases), Vievis J.Milančius primary school (1 case), Vievis gym (1 case), flower shop, go-kart track, etc.

Elektrėnai epidemic curve.

Elektrėnai epidemic curve.

R.Lingienė writes that NVSC specialists approached the competition organizers asking for a list of participants and their contact details. Unfortunately, the registration of participants was not carried out.

It was also used to communicate remotely with clubs where cases were registered, communities and preventive tests were organized for all participants in the competition.

Residents who participated in the competition are invited to register with the NVSC. All applicants were offered to be evaluated and registered for the study. At least 40 people have registered.

Identification and isolation of exposed persons was also carried out.

R.Lingienė also presents suggestions for future actions:

1. Temporarily suspend hockey classes;

2. Increase the availability of COVID-19 tests: install a mobile point in Elektrėnai, to expand the scope of the tests (paying special attention to people who participate in hockey activities and their families).

She urges Elektrėnai residents to make suggestions on how they can contribute to the prevention of COVID-19 disease in Elektrėnai among hockey players and the people associated with them.

Last day 160 cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed in Lithuania. Cases have been approved in all ten counties in the country. 47 of them were registered in Šiauliai, 40 in Kaunas, 39 in Vilnius, 11 in Klaipėda, 5 in Telšiai, Panevėžys and Marijampolė, 3 in Alytus and Tauragė counties and 2 in Utena counties.

After contact with patients, according to epidemiologists, 110 people became infected. The specialists could not determine the circumstances of the infection in 48 people.

NVSC reports that a total of 6122 cases of COVID-19 disease have been confirmed in Lithuania, 3220 people are still ill, 2777 have recovered.



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