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“It is not easy to find an answer to such a difficult answer,” said the former minister when asked what happened when morbidity rates rose to such heights.
In an attempt to explain the possible reasons for this, A. Veryga named the elections to the Seimas.
“I think there are several reasons. As you mentioned earlier, the first wave of coronavirus was handled very well, we took action very early, we were able to do it successfully. But the second wave, although not unexpected, coincided with another important event in the country: the Seimas elections. You can probably imagine for yourself how the coronavirus issue has been used in political debate. And the control of the first wave and the actions taken by the authorities have been harshly criticized, “Veryga told BBC radio.
The former health minister told the program that the election should have been held, but the drop in confidence in the government changed the behavior of the population.
“The problem is the behavior of the population. Because when the measures chosen by the government are criticized, confidence in the government is also undermined ”, explained the politician.
A. Veryga explained that during the first wave, the residents sincerely followed the instructions and recommendations. But it didn’t happen during the second wave.
“It just came to our knowledge then. The first is confidence in the government and the second is fatigue from the coronavirus,” explained the former minister.
A. Veryga also had to share live advice with the new Minister of Health Arūnas Dulkis. He said the key now is finding a way to communicate with the public.
The incidence of coronavirus in the country reached 1,310.8 cases per 100,000. population in 14 days.
Last day 3181 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed, 39 people died from COVID-19, the Department of Statistics said on Friday.
1,368 patients recovered on the last day.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 106,000 people have been infected with COVID-19. 210 people, 58 thousand. 188 – still sick, 46 thousand. 560 – recovered.
A total of 972 people died from coronavirus in Lithuania and 490 people died from other causes.
Last day to investigate 12 thousand. 595 samples due to suspected coronavirus, the total number of samples analyzed since the beginning of the pandemic is 1 million. 476 thousand 643.
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