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R. Lingienė announced that these deaths are not yet included in the statistics and that this will be done tomorrow.
R. Lingienė added that the victims of COVID-19 were the neighborhood of the Antaviliai pension and a resident of the municipality of Marijampole.
According to R. Lingienė, the neighborhood of the Antaviliai pension belonged to the 81-90 age group and had accompanying illnesses. A resident of the municipality of Marijampole died on May 25, but NVSC received information about the death only today.
“This person was treated in the Nursing and Support Care Hospital of the Marijampolė Primary Health Care Center until April 26, and that day he was transferred to the Kaunas Clinical Hospital, where he died,” R. Lingienė reported.
The 66th coronavirus death was reported Wednesday morning. The victim of the disease was a Vilnius resident belonging to the age group of 61 to 70 years, who had comorbidities.
“This person is related to the coronavirus outbreak at the Santara clinics, he was hospitalized in the department of thoracic surgery,” Lingienė reported.
“Currently, 18 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 at the Santara clinics. 15 employees and 3 patients. Unfortunately, all 3 patients died, they were informed of these deaths before, “added R. Lingienė.
The 8 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Vilnius County
Eight new cases of coronavirus were reported Wednesday morning. All of them, such as Rolanda Lingienė, head of the Vilnius department of the National Center for Public Health, reported at the press conference, were recorded in Vilnius County.
“Two cases are related to a sick employee of the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital, his relatives became ill. Three cases are related to former patients of the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital. The first external contact with a Rimi employee was also recorded: a person who had contact with one of the sick employees and a close relative became infected. And possibly two more cases are related to the Santara clinics, but I cannot comment on this very extensively, because the epidemiological investigation of these cases is very intense, ”reported R. Lingienė.
In conclusion, I want to say that up to 6 out of 8 new cases of coronavirus are related to existing outbreaks. The remaining two cases, again, are probably related to the focus on the health care institution, ”says R. Lingienė.
The head of the NVSC Vilnius department added that a total of 37 cases of coronavirus have been registered so far at current critical points.
Speaking only of the relevant foci that I mentioned in the Vilnius City Hospital Clinic, Santara Clinics, UAB Rimi Lietuva, it can be seen that during the epidemiological diagnosis of the cases, our epidemiologists identified up to 37 new cases of coronavirus. I mean, 37 people have gotten sick from people who work or receive treatment at the institutions I mentioned.
Therefore, I would like to say that this shows the importance of the timely and adequate identification of those who are sick, especially those who are asymptomatic, and not least of bringing together all exposed people in the fastest and most professional way possible, assess its nature and risk, and as soon as possible. isolate. You can imagine if these people had not met the self-isolation requirements, how the infection would spread, “said R. Lingienė.
Veryga spoke about the proposed innovation: he took an example from Israel
At the press conference, the Minister of Health and Head of State Emergency Operations, Aurelijus Veryga, announced at the press conference that today, at the government meeting, a proposal will be presented to Statistics of Lithuania to collect statistical information on the prevalence of COVID-19 in the country. symptoms, incidence of chronic diseases.
“This experience has been overlooked by Israel and the practices operating there, and we hope that this functionality will allow us to complement the collection of information with certain data and will allow a more accurate prediction of possible outbreaks in the territory of Lithuania,” said A Veryga.
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Key information about coronavirus
Coronavirus is a virus with a new structure that has never caused human infections before. Its main symptoms are similar to those of the flu: fever, cough, shortness of breath and other respiratory problems. In more severe cases, coronaviruses cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, or death.
There is no specific treatment for the new coronavirus infection, only symptomatic treatment. Patients can be completely cured, depending on their condition and when treatment is started.
To avoid coronavirus, it is recommended to follow the general rules of hygiene: wash your hands with warm soapy water, disinfect your hands, sneeze and label the cough, ventilate the facilities at least 2-3 times a day, clean daily the surfaces of frequent use in the room (for example, night clubs). tables, bed frames and other bedroom furniture), wear protective gear, avoid meetings, stay at least 2 meters away from other people.
In case of suspected coronavirus, the following are considered:
1) a person with an acute respiratory infection (sudden onset of at least one of the following symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath) and has traveled or lived in areas where COVID-19 disease (coronavirus infection) is occurring or spreading in the community for 14 days before the onset of symptoms;
2) a person with symptoms of an acute respiratory infection and who has been in close contact with a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19 disease (coronavirus infection) during the 14 days prior to the onset of symptoms;
3) a person with a severe acute respiratory infection (fever and at least one symptom of respiratory illness: cough, shortness of breath) and who requires hospitalization and no other etiologic cause has been identified to explain these symptoms.
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