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A press conference attended by Senior Adviser to the President Simonas Krėpšta, dr. Paulius Skruibis and prof. Mindaugas Stankūnas, see here:
VIDEO: S.Krėpšta assured that the quarantine is already giving good results, but it is necessary to extend it
S.Krėpšta assured that we can be happy that the results have been achieved: forecasts are constantly updated, more data is published, it is planned to buy rapid PRG tests.
He assured that the quarantine is already giving good results, but they are still not enough.
“Obviously, the quarantine must continue,” said S. Krėpšta.
M. Stankūnas assured that the situation remains difficult, and the forecasts announced earlier turned out to be quite accurate. It is true that the reality so far corresponds to the scenario of the bad expert.
“The number of hospitalized patients has increased during this period,” lamented the professor, noting that an increasing percentage of patients need oxygen masks.
“We are hospitalizing patients with increasingly difficult diseases,” said M. Stankūnas.
“Recent data suggests that 1,443 COVID-19 infected patients are currently being treated in hospitals. 747 patients require oxygen masks (or nearly 53 percent of all hospitalizations). When compared to data from early November, 40-45 percent needed oxygen masks. hospitalized. And if we compare it with the situation of the first peak, we would see that then only one in four hospitalized patients needs oxygen masks (23-26%). This would mean that more and more patients with difficulties are admitted to the hospital and hospitals with a lighter clinic are treated at home ”, emphasized M. Stankūnas.
About 20 thousand will fall ill at Christmas. people
According to him, the possibility that the number of detected cases will decrease in the near future cannot be ruled out, but the number of cases is likely to increase until December 1. The peak of the coronavirus spread is postponed to next week and is predicted.
“On December 11, there may be up to 50 thousand patients,” said M. Stankūnas.
On December 11, there may be as many as 50,000. sick
“During Christmas, we forecast that there may be about 20,000. active cases, although we would like our forecasts not to come true, “he added. M.Stankūnas predicts that more than 1,500 of our compatriots will welcome Christmas in hospital wards.
M. Stankūnas assured that compared to basketball, there is now a phase where the throw is thrown and the ball rotates in the arc, so the public can do a lot while respecting the quarantine restrictions. The professor urged him to wear the masks correctly, to donate blood if he felt good.
“The pandemic will not be overcome by politicians, experts or ordinary people,” said the professor.
People visit grocery stores more often
He had no doubt that the quarantine would have to be extended. However, the experts intend to make their specific proposals on what should be changed with specific measures.
According to M. Stankūnas, the possibility of restricting the activities of non-food stores should be considered, although it is already noted that people go less frequently to supermarkets, but the number of visits to grocery stores has increased.
“People could remember spring and go to supermarkets less often, shopping for a week,” said M. Stankūnas.
If we focus on the blame, it provokes outrage instead of producing results.
Paulius Skruibis explained that people do not always follow quarantine restrictions, and could come together with clear instructions on what is expected of people and why.
“If we focus on reproach, it causes outrage rather than results,” he said.
According to the Department of Statistics, 1,192 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Lithuania per day.
In the last week, an average of 1700-1800 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Lithuania per day. On Mondays, this rate is usually lower because less research is done on the weekend.
VIDEO: Member of the Council of Health Experts Vaidotas Zemlys-Balevičius: Missing data in Lithuania
Previously, the Council of Health Experts predicted that the peak of the disease would be reached this week, after which the spread of the coronavirus should begin to slow.
“The scenarios for the forecasts say that the peak is likely to continue and will be on November 27. If the quarantine measures continue to be effective, there will be a decrease from that peak, ”Vaidotas Zemlys-Balevičius said last week.
Experts also predicted that Lithuania would need to prepare around 1.1 thousand COVID-19 patients. beds, but already more than 1.6 thousand are being treated in hospitals. people infected with coronavirus.
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