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“It was discussed whether the indicator used to determine and change the list of affected countries should not change. We are still talking with our Baltic colleagues, but Estonia has already decided to increase this indicator to 25 cases per 100,000 population. We agree with this indicator. . (…) Already today, when approving the list of countries, we will indicate it: an indicator of 25 cases per 100,000 population 14 d. Period “, said A. Veryga.
The minister added that a decision from Latvia was still awaited.
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However, according to A. Veryga, the requirement for visitors to have a negative coronavirus test or to have it on arrival will remain the same as before.
At the same time, A. Veryga reported that the indicator of the affected municipalities will change, it will no longer be 16, but 25 cases per 100,000. population.
The Minister also announced that as of September 15. The National Public Health Center (NVSC) will no longer exercise control over isolated persons, and municipalities and the police are responsible for monitoring isolated persons.
Tighter control of arrivals
According to the minister, another decision refers to the control of incoming travelers.
“Not all newcomers behave responsibly, documents are often refused to complete, making it difficult to ensure self-isolation supervision. Thus, a decision has been made that all arriving passengers will have to check whether they have checked-in by means of transport ”, said the Minister.
He stressed that decisions had been made that would oblige all carriers to ensure that passengers arriving by any means of transport, be it bus, plane or ship, should check that they have completed a mandatory form before entering it.
“After completing it, a QR code will be generated. After checking, you can see if it really is the person who got into the vehicle. And it will be possible to search for cheats. That data will automatically enter the NVSC database. It will be more efficient to control people who must isolate themselves ”, emphasized A. Veryga.
He also provided insight into restrictions on nightlife venues. According to him, as long as the situation does not grow exponentially, decisions will not be made on night bars and entertainment venues. But if chimneys are searched, visitor registration is promised.
The portal tv3.lt recalls that on Friday the preliminary results of a seroepidemiological study that lasted several months were also presented.
44 new cases
The National Center for Public Health (NVSC) reports that 44 cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed in Lithuania last day.
14 of them were registered in Vilnius and Šiauliai counties, 5 in Telšiai, 4 in Klaipėda, 3 in Tauragė. 1 more case is confirmed in Kaunas, Panevėžys and Alytus counties.
Imported cases: from Ukraine and France
Yesterday a case of importation was confirmed in Klaipeda county of a person who came to Lithuania from Ukraine.
The second import case was registered in Telšiai county. COVID-19 has been approved for a person who has returned to Lithuania from France.
Chimney cases were reported in Šiauliai, Tauragė and Vilnius counties
Yesterday 17 cases were confirmed in outbreaks. The largest chimneys are currently registered in Šiauliai county.
Yesterday 7 new cases related to the sewing company were registered. A total of 28 cases of COVID-19 are already linked to this company.
Yesterday, a new fireplace was also registered at another sewing company in Šiauliai. This company confirmed 6 cases yesterday. NVSC reports that the company’s activities have been suspended. Based on currently available data, no links have been established between the confirmed cases at the two sewing companies.
At that time, 3 new cases of an outbreak were recorded in one of the army units in Tauragė County. A total of 41 related cases of infection were confirmed.
In Vilnius county, Švenčionys district, another case involving the Intersurgical company has been confirmed. An estimated 48 cases are now associated with this outbreak.
In addition, 13 other people became infected after contact with previously confirmed cases. Of these, 2 cases were registered in two schools in Vilnius city: M. Mažvydas and Gabija progymnasium. In one case, 37 people with high-risk exposure were identified, in another, 38 people with high-risk exposure.
The circumstances of almost a third of infections are unknown.
The circumstances of the infection in 12 people are not yet known. The individuals were examined symptomatically or prophylactically.
Epidemiological studies have shown that people did not travel abroad and did not interact with confirmed cases of COVID-19.
NVSC reports that a total of 3,243 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Lithuania, 1,095 people are still ill, 2,049 have already recovered.
For their part, public health professionals urge people to follow all measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection: hand hygiene, coughing, sneeze etiquette, use of personal protective equipment, physical distance and more. .
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