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“It is worrying that the virus has also reached Lithuanian tissue farms, since it was previously detected in several other countries. (…) But we see from the international community, from international organizations, that it is not yet necessary to take no recommendation, no additional security measures at this stage, ”the minister told lrt radio on Friday morning.
Our veterinary service and the National Center for Public Health are investigating the situation, investigations will be carried out, and then we can say more. So far, as long as I follow international recommendations, I am not very concerned about human infection, “he said.
On Thursday, the coronavirus was detected in tissues kept on a farm in the Jonava district. The virus was detected by examining samples from suddenly dead animals.
Coronavirus tissues grown in Lithuania were tested preventively when outbreaks of this virus were detected in tissue farms in Denmark, and later in Spain, Italy, the United States, the Netherlands, Sweden and Greece.
Danish authorities reported in early November that the coronavirus had mutated in tissues, carrying the risk that the altered virus could be fully or partially resistant to vaccines currently in development, rendering them ineffective or only partially effective.
Lithuanian tissue producers must provide the service with data on dead tissue every week. Furthermore, the importation of live tissues from countries where outbreaks of the virus were detected in Lithuania in mid-November is prohibited.
According to data from the Service, currently more than 1.6 million. tissues.
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