There are 11 new cases of coronavirus in Lithuania: mainly in Kaunas county, 5 of the confirmed ones are imported



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Currently, 306 people are still infected with coronavirus, 1,620 have recovered, and 76 are in isolation.

80 people died from COVID-19, and 13 people died from other causes.

As of June 1, 83 import cases had been registered in Lithuania.

On the last day, 1,366 samples were analyzed in laboratories, in total, 504 thousand. 56)

The National Center for Public Health (NVSC) reports that eleven new cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed yesterday in Lithuania: one in each of Vilnius and Tauragė counties, the remaining nine in Kaunas. Five of the recently confirmed cases are imported, five are related to foci of infection. At that time, the circumstances of a person’s infection in Kaunas County are still unclear.

The first of the confirmed cases yesterday was detected in Kaunas County. COVID-19 disease was confirmed to a UAB employee Kauno Autobusai who had contact with sick colleagues.

The second case is also associated with this outbreak due to secondary contact. An epidemiological investigation found that one person on July 22. experienced symptoms characteristic of coronavirus infection. This is the eighth case of this outbreak.

The third and fourth cases were approved for residents of Kaunas County. It was established that people became infected after communicating with relatives of Kėdainiai. Seven individuals had close contact. Currently, nine cases of infection in Lithuania are already associated with this outbreak.

The fifth of the confirmed cases yesterday was established for a person living in Kaunas County. It is still unclear how this person became infected. Epidemiological investigation is ongoing.

The sixth case was confirmed in Tauragė County. COVID-19 was diagnosed in a person who had been in contact with an infected coronavirus who attended a family celebration in Salininkai (Vilnius). As indicated in the epidemiological study, the person experienced no other symptoms other than a slight increase in body temperature.

Four more identified cases are imported into Kaunas County. Three people to Lithuania on July 23. It arrived from Uzbekistan through Minsk, Belarus, from where the company was transported to the isolation point. It should be noted that these cases are not related to the outbreak in Kaunas. Fourth import case: COVID-19 confirmed in a person who on July 20 returned to Lithuania from the Republic of Ivory Coast.

The eleventh case was confirmed yesterday in Vilnius County. According to the available data, the person experienced the first characteristic symptoms of the coronavirus on July 24 and started having a fever the next day. The infected person was determined on July 18. he separated to Kiev, thence the next day to Ireland, and on July 21. by ferry – to France, from where he returned to Vilnius by car on July 24. The other two people who were together were found to have close contact.

In Lithuania, a total of 2019 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in specific people, 306 people are still sick, 1620 have recovered and 76 people are isolated.

Mandatory isolation is introduced for Lithuanians returning from Spain

Lithuanians returning from Spain will be subjected to mandatory isolation for two weeks from Monday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

The entry of foreigners from this country is also prohibited.

The same procedure is introduced as for Spain for Luxembourg, Romania, Sweden, Bulgaria, Portugal and Croatia.

Isolation is also mandatory for all arrivals from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland, but the ban on foreigners from these countries does not apply.

The Ministry recalls that this procedure applies to foreigners from the countries of the European Economic Area, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

In addition, countries affected by coronavirus infection as of Monday are those with a morbidity rate of more than 16 cases per 100,000 population in the past 14 days.

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