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At the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, it was approved that the Municipality of Vilnius carry out a preventive survey of the employees of the Progymnasium Duke Gediminas of Vilnius and the homes of primary school students for two selected weeks in February-March.
Contact workers from selected municipal companies will also be surveyed.
“The Vilnius Municipality decided to test it in larger groups and see what the results are. If it works, it would be possible to replicate the legislation accordingly, replicate on a large scale and manage the development of the virus quite effectively, because here we are talking about a really large scale and it could be applied in practically any school, university. , any large team and I think it is a very good decision to combine it with the opening of activities and the opening of mobility, ”said Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė at the ministerial meeting.
Voluntary testing will be conducted every 4 to 7 days using cumulative testing, along with cohabiting samples.
According to Health Minister Arūnas Dulkis, this new research method “greatly improves efficiency and speeds up the process” and opens up new testing possibilities.
According to I. Šimonytė, the available data shows that the cumulative test method gives the same results as the test of each smear.
“The issue of sampling itself is important here, which would allow schools to use this project much more widely, as it is not a nasopharynx but a nasal swab, so it could be much easier for people to see the procedure. as very unpleasant “said the Minister President.
The Vilnius City Municipality has previously announced that the pilot project will be implemented in those primary classes whose communities will agree to study.
After a week of learning in class, the children will go on vacation to determine if families have transmitted the virus.
The Minister of Health said that if successful, this pilot project could be extended to the entire country.
According to the Prime Minister, the accumulation of cumulative evidence would significantly increase the scope of the investigation.
A. Dulkys said that due to the specific weeks in which the municipality will implement the pilot project and the deadlines within which the summary data will be presented to the Government, they will be coordinated with the Municipality of Vilnius and will be detailed in the decision of the manager of operations. .
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