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When asked how he evaluated the president’s criticism of the management of the pandemic, the Health Minister said that he was taking responsibility, but was not talking about the withdrawal.
“As I said, I take responsibility for the overall management of the pandemic and progress is made through daily work, and I see it and do it as my responsibility,” he commented after the informal ministerial meeting.
When asked if he did not intend to use one of the paths named by the president and retire from office, A. Dulkys did not specifically respond.
“It seems to me that the main thing now, without the daily work I mentioned, is how many Lithuanians can feel safe during a pandemic, and that security is the degree of immunization.
The degree of immunization changes by approximately one percentage point each week. If we implement the main and effective measure, vaccination, that security and their sentiment would grow faster, ”said A. Dulkys.
At the press conference it was also asked if the passport restrictions would not be lifted, since, according to some experts, they had already “exhaled”, the minister replied negatively.
“No, we are not considering leaving it yet. (…) To date, the passport of opportunity or equivalent is still valid in many EU countries. At this stage, it helps us both to manage flows and to create an environment safer and doing business ”, said the Minister.
Nausėda suggested two paths
The portal tv3.lt recalls that on Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda, when discussing the current situation of the pandemic, hinted that the current Minister of Health, Arūnas Dulkys, is having difficulties managing the pandemic, therefore, if he does not see opportunities to manage the pandemic. , he offered to leave.
“We lost 50 lives last week and that is beyond bad. This situation is very bad. This question in this situation is very simple. There are two ways: either he says he knows how to make a breakthrough, because Lithuania is currently the worst in terms of disease and third in terms of mortality, or if he does not see ways to do it, he does not take the government. hostage, in this case.
If the Prime Minister does not make this decision today, Mr. A. Dulkys, if he admits that it is difficult for him to get along, can help the Prime Minister, the path is very simple, ”he said.
Responding to the following words from the president, A. Dulkys circulated his comment on Friday:
“The way forward is simple: continue to vaccinate everyone. This week, in the Government, we adopted and proposed to the Seimas additional important decisions that are necessary to promote immunization. We work intensively in this direction on a daily basis. I feel the confidence of the Prime Minister and I am focused on direct work. I leave the evaluation of my work to others, “he taught.
1238 new cases
Last day, 1238 new cases of COVID-19 were identified, 14 people died, the Department of Statistics said on Monday. The highest number of deaths was recorded in the age group 80-89 years: five, four deaths belonged to the age group 90-99 years.
Two people each died in the age groups 60-69 and 70-79 years. Another deceased was between 40 and 49 years old. Four of these people were fully vaccinated: two in the age group 80 to 89 years and one in the age groups 90 to 99 and 60 to 69 years.
Number of new cases of coronavirus in 14 days 100 thousand. population reached 951.9 cases. The rate of positive diagnostic tests at seven days is 10.7 percent.
The number of patients with COVID-19 is close to 1.5 thousand.
Hospitals are currently treating 1,492 people with COVID-19, 50 more than the day before, 130 of them in resuscitation.
Last day, 101 people were hospitalized for COVID-19, several dozen fewer than the day before.
80 patients undergo artificial lung ventilation, in addition, 1.3 thousand oxygen is supplied. people.
During the peak of the pandemic in January this year, the number of patients in hospitals reached 2.6 thousand, leading to a regular reduction in the availability of other medical services.
In Lithuania, since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has affected 353 thousand people. people, of which almost 24,000 are still ill.
To date, a total of 5,248 people have died from COVID-19 in Lithuania, of which 164 have been fully vaccinated. Almost 10,3 thousand people are directly and indirectly associated with COVID-19. deceased.
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