This Wednesday’s highlights on coronavirus and quarantine



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1. Coronavirus in Lithuania: 14 new confirmed cases per day. The number of confirmed cases in Lithuania since the beginning of the epidemic is 1505. 908 people are considered to have recovered. There are still 537 sick. Since COVID-19, a total of 54 people have died in the country.

2. After the COVID-19 outbreak, the head of the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital ensures– The fireplace is located, R.Lingienė specifies the number. On Tuesday, the virus was detected in 2 employees of this hospital, a relative of the employee, a patient discharged from the hospital and a close relative of the discharged person.

3) Birutė Šarakauskienė, Deputy Director of Antaviliai Pension, states that coronavirus is confirmed in another resident and worker. A total of 14 workers and 20 residents were infected.

VIDEO: The representative of the Antaviliai pension, B. Šarakauskienė on patients with COVID-19: “I was very surprised by these numbers”

4) At the press conference, Rolanda Lingienė, Director of the Vilnius Department of the National Center for Public Health (NVSC), announced that coronavirus was also detected in a Vilnius bus driver. The company replied that it would ask to investigate all drivers. At the same conference, Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga, speaking about renewable flights, emphasized that arriving from non-Baltic countries will require quarantine.

5. Quarantine is relaxed: The government has clarified where it will be necessary to use masks: in markets and other public points of sale, events, excursions, boarding areas of public transport, in all closed public spaces. The government agreed that in other cases, it would only be recommended to wear masks in public places. There are also bars and restaurants inside and open nightclubs. In addition, from May 15. Lithuanian citizens traveling to Latvia or Estonia will not be required to justify the purpose of their trip and will not be subject to 14 days of self-isolation if they have not arrived from other countries. And the heads of educational institutions will decide on their return to schools.

6. The Government has confirmed that a League A football match can take place – Sports competitions without spectators are allowed in open and closed spaces.

VIDEO: Facts and myths about the spread of the coronavirus

7) Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis stated that releasing restrictions also carries risks. He hoped that there would be no need to consider a situation where the second wave of coronavirus disease affected the entire country and that restrictive measures should be taken across the country.

8. The Panevėžys Hospital resumes the provision of services., but look at the patient’s assistance with caution.

9) Agnė Zuokienė, a member of the Vilnius Municipal Council, recounted what he meant for two weeks. to volunteer at Klaipėda Hospital, which has become the focal point of COVID-19.

10. Coronavirus in the world: Norway partially opens borders, UK eases restrictions, Russia suspends use of lung ventilators linked to devastating fires.




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