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Launch plans. The government said it was considering opening all stores starting April 12, including supermarkets. Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė emphasizes that the behavior of traders during the Easter weekend will be crucial. He also hinted at the possibility of gradually opening indoor and outdoor events. The government can make decisions next week.
Coronavirus situation:
* 810 new cases of COVID-19 were detected per day, 10 people died. 816 COVID-19 patients are treated in hospitals, 90 of whom are in resuscitation. The rate of new illnesses in 14 days is 100,000. the population has increased to 350. This number has been increasing since mid-March. According to him, Lithuania ranks 20th in the European Union, in terms of mortality, 14th. A week ago, Lithuania ranked 21st and 14th, respectively.
* The Chancellor of the Government has announced that mass vaccination should begin on June 1. Next Wednesday, the government intends to make decisions on the subsequent organization of this process.
* After examining 496 samples, a further 216 cases of “British” coronavirus strains and two from South Africa were detected in Lithuania.
* The Ministries of Education and Health have reported that the vaccination of teachers as a priority issue will result in the co-vaccination of students, and the training of contacts in higher education could be carried out without vaccinating students, since they have a lower risk of serious illness.
* President Gitanas Nausėda discussed the issues of vaccinating soldiers with the heads of the army and the ministry. At the suggestion of the Commander of the Armed Forces Valdemaras Rupšis, the Armed Forces could vaccinate the soldiers independently according to the priorities established by the Commander. National Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas expects the army to be vaccinated in three months.
* Latvia and Estonia have obtained additional vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech for countries in the worst epidemiological situation. Estonia thanked Lithuania for its support in this process.
MAMA violations. The police have announced the opening of 42 administrative procedures for the participants in the transmission of the MAMA Music Awards. Eight people who accepted the violation had already been fined and another 12 received citations to attend the protocol.
Linkevičius Award. Former Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius received the Palmer Award for Diplomats for her services to world democracy and peace. The non-governmental organization Freedom House announced that the Minister had been awarded for the support of the Government of Lithuania to the democratic movement in Belarus.
Candidates for the CEC. The president presented to the Seimas the candidacies of the political scientist Šarūnas Liekis, professor at Vytautas Magnus University, and the former dean of the VU Faculty of Communication, Andrius Vaišnis, to the new Central Election Commission. This commission is formed by the Seimas.
Decision of the Court. The court ordered that the former head of the Department of Environmental Protection, Vaidas Laukis, be reinstated as head of the division, from which he was fired last August. The court held that the former chief of the environmentalists could not be fired without the consent of the Labor Inspectorate for being president of the union.
Disaster in Taiwan. In eastern Taiwan, at least 48 people died and 66 more were hospitalized after the derailment. The accident may have been caused by a maintenance car that slipped on the slope of an embankment and collided with a train before entering a tunnel near the coastal city of Hualiano.
The Right Alliance. The prime ministers of Hungary and Poland, together with Matteo Salvini, leader of the Italian Eurosceptic populists, agreed on the general direction of the new political alliance. This alliance promises to be better than the main conservative group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) in the European Parliament.
Nuclear program. The powerful powers and Iran are negotiating a possible US return to a multilateral agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program. US President Joe Biden says he is ready, under certain conditions, to rejoin the treaty the country withdrew from during his predecessor’s reign.
Tensions in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of concentrating its forces on its borders and creating a threatening atmosphere. The United States warned Russia not to intimidate Ukraine. Russia, for its part, warned that it would take additional security measures if the West sent its forces to Ukraine. Some observers say the reports on the mobilization of Russian forces are a test for the US presidential administration.
Situation in Myanmar. Myanmar’s junta has received fresh criticism after it became clear that nearly 50 children had been killed in pro-democracy protests. The junta, in turn, accused the country’s ousted civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, of violating the colonial-era state secrets law, and Internet service providers were ordered to turn off the wireless connections of the country. Internet throughout the country.
Fake concert. The Brussels cavalry and riot police used a water cannon to destroy around 2,000. a crowd of people gathered in one of the city parks for a concert that turned out to be just a Liar’s Day joke. Three officers were injured, one of whom was taken to hospital. Four people were arrested.
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