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According to the minister, due to the identified cases, many questions are already being raised in educational institutions about whether the entire institution should go to distance education. Veryga, for his part, emphasized that each situation was dealt with individually.
“Based on an on-site assessment of the epidemiological situation, decisions are made, but this certainly does not mean that the entire institution should go to distance education. “All the measures are designed for this, in order to separate the flows as efficiently as possible, so that in case of contagion, both the youngest children and the teachers would have to be isolated or sent to distance education” said the minister.
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Veryga added that there was no need to panic and send many children home until epidemiologists had conducted an assessment and made the following recommendations:
He stressed that there are more than 1,000 educational institutions, so if a school has decided or received instructions from specialists to teach at a distance, this should not be seen as some kind of difficult situation.
“Apparently, it still makes sense to explain who still needs to separate these flows, to implement measures that prevent communication between different classes and groups. It should be borne in mind that those who leave are isolated, they will not do so during the entire school year, sooner or later they will return to the educational process. (…) So, educational institutions should simply follow the recommendations given, ”said the Minister.
Infected by smoking a hookah in celebration
Presenting the latest information, epidemiologist R. Lingienė, in turn, drew attention to a party in Trakai, where hookah was smoked, and warned of the increased risk of infection.
“During this celebration, hookah was smoked and all those who got sick, that is, 9 people, smoked hookah. And there were about 30 guests, so if there were more water pipe smokers, we are expecting more illnesses. A relatively large number of people with contact has been identified, about 100. These people are considered high risk and all are isolated. They are from institutions as important as the Trakai district municipality, police officers, elderly employees, ”said R. Lingienė.
At the same time, it reported a recent increase in asymptomatic coronavirus cases and an increase in COVID-19 infection in young people.
According to her, the majority of COVID-19 cases, based on data from the first week of September, are detected by testing individuals as high risk or by conducting preventive examinations. During this period, asymptomatic cases accounted for 40 percent, up from 29 percent in August.
Warns to be alert
According to A. Veryga, in the general observation of the epidemiological situation, it is not deteriorating in any way, but it should not be forgotten.
The minister stressed that although young people are sicker now, there is still a risk if they interact especially with the elderly.
At the same time, the Minister recalled that this week 11 municipalities with higher additional risk will be assigned, which are evaluated according to new criteria, which reached a morbidity of 16 cases per 100,000. population with at least 5 registered cases.
The National Public Health Center (NVSC) has published the latest data on the situation of the coronavirus in Lithuania. It turned out that 4881 samples were analyzed on the last day, of which 17 were positive. This means that currently the total number of Covid-19 cases in Lithuania has reached 3,100.
No new deaths were identified. Their number is 86. 1,955 people have already recovered from this virus.
Currently, 6291 people are in solitary confinement as of June 1. 207 import cases were registered.
It is spread in family celebrations
Six of the 17 new coronavirus cases are related to family vacations, and a student in Vilnius became infected with the infectious disease, the National Public Health Center (NVSC) said on Monday.
Four new cases in Tauragė county are related to the family celebration that took place in Klaipėda on August 28. COVID-19 has been confirmed in one participant of this celebration and three people who have contacted the participants of the celebration. A total of seven diseases are now estimated to be linked to the outbreak.
Two cases in Vilnius County are associated with a personal celebration that took place on August 28 in the Trakai district. Both people are participants in the celebration. A total of nine COVID-19 cases were associated with this approach.
According to NVSC data, a new chimney was registered in Kaunas County last day. The coronavirus was detected in an employee of Ivabaltė, a company dedicated to the sale and maintenance of agricultural machinery. Currently, two cases of coronavirus are associated with the outbreak.
In addition, it is estimated that seven people were infected yesterday after contact with known patients, but these cases are not yet classified as sources of infection. One of these people is a student at Vilnius Private Gymnasium.
According to the NVSC, the last time a child was in school was on September 2, isolating a class of 14 children and two teachers in contact with the infected person. Decisions have also been made to disinfect the facilities.
At this time, epidemiologists have not yet been able to determine how three people were infected. Epidemiological studies have shown that people did not travel abroad and did not interact with confirmed cases of COVID-19.
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