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There were 2,219 new cases of coronavirus in the country on Saturday. A new anti-record was set at 2,848 illnesses on Friday. The disease was confirmed by 2,514 people on Thursday and 2,450 people on Wednesday. Last Saturday, 1976 cases of the disease were registered.
Twelve people have died from the disease in the last day. The total number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic is 623. Two people died in Klaipeda every day, there are already 41 of those victims in the port city. Three more people infected with COVID-19 died in Lithuania on Saturday for other reasons.
In Klaipėda, 180 cases were recorded per day, up to 71 more than Friday (109) and 29 more than last Saturday (151). Currently 3,142 residents of Klaipeda are infected. It recovered in 1994, only one person recovered per day.
The number of 14,000 infections per 100,000 inhabitants per day in Klaipėda increased again – from 1,130.7 to 1,138 and continues to exceed the national average, which remained the same per day – 992.3 cases.
There are currently 43,313 people with coronavirus in the country and 30,390 have recovered.
On Sunday, President Gitanas Nausėda and the Council of Health Experts discussed recommendations to tighten control of the quarantine and the pandemic.
“Today, the best professionals in their fields have recommended additional measures that must be taken immediately to save hundreds of lives and protect the healthcare system. We cannot afford to delay a single day, so I look forward to a quick and responsible response. of the interim government. As the number of infections increases, the smooth inauguration of the new government and effective and ongoing solutions are particularly important. I appreciate the participation of Prime Minister-designate, Ingrida Šimonytė, in the activities of the Council of Health experts, which adds hope that the change of government will occur with the least possible interruption, “said the president quoted in the report distributed after the meeting.
According to councilors, the latest measures introduced by the government are still not enough to significantly change the current course of the epidemic.
At a meeting on Sunday, it was decided to recommend that the incoming government impose additional restrictions to control the COVID-19 epidemic.
Experts suggest strengthening infection control measures for family gatherings: in the family, in the workplace, at points of sale, in educational establishments, in medical care and in care facilities.
In order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the circle of loved ones, it is recommended to limit the meetings between individual households, that is, people who live in the same house, except in urgent cases where people who are sick and they cannot take care of themselves they need to be cared for. It is also important to restrict movement for unnecessary reasons, leaving families the opportunity to walk in open spaces where no other people are nearby. According to experts, it would be effective to close non-food stores (excluding pharmacies, veterinary, optical and orthopedic stores) at least on weekends and Fridays from 5 pm It is also important to increase the area currently established by buyer in points of sale closed; provide opportunities for seniors to shop at different times in grocery stores.
According to experts from the Health Council, teleworking should be compulsory in all institutions where such opportunities exist. It makes sense to force the institutions to approve without delay the quarantine work plan, which would define the algorithm of action in case of COVID-19, the procedures for remote and unavoidable contact work. Employees would be motivated to comply with the prevention and quarantine conditions 100%. disability benefits for seeking wages for isolated people To stop the spread of infection in the workplace, it is necessary to initiate or intensify inspections by the State Labor Inspectorate and other institutions that exercise public administration in the workplace.
The Council of Health Experts recommends that the holidays be announced immediately and in the near future for primary school students, in conjunction with the Christmas holidays.
Employees of personal health care and social care institutions working in hospitalization and high-risk areas of infection must undergo rapid or standard PCR molecular tests at least once a week and others at least every two weeks. If this is not possible, check the health status using rapid antigen tests. It is proposed to adhere very strictly to the principle of cyclical organization of work, to evaluate employees through rapid or routine tests before they change departments or individual institutions. The meeting emphasized the importance of making every effort to maintain essential care and planned medical care for those patients whose delay in diagnosis or treatment of their disease would lead to increased morbidity or mortality.
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