When the government planned the changes, Kasiulevičius mentioned the biggest foreign risks

According to the government on Thursday, according to current indicators, a large number of countries in the European Union would be included in the list of countries most affected by the coronavirus infection (COVID-19 disease),

V. Kasiulevičius wrote that when looking at the new diseases of the last two weeks in neighboring Poland, it is noted that in some regions of the country the situation is even better than in Lithuania.

“If we look at the risk maps, we will see that according to yesterday’s data, the COVID-19 risk index in Podlaskie Voivodeship (Suwalki) is lower than in Lithuania, while in Mazovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) already is higher, “he wrote.

Gdansk, which is popular with tourists, is no longer a particularly safe place to travel.

“The highest risk index remains in the south of the country – Lesser Poland Voivodeship, but we are also seeing a changing situation in the Pomeranian Voivodeship on the Baltic coast, where the number of patients increased from 887 to 1374 in two weeks, which makes Gdańsk, “Said V. Kasiulevičius.

Although at first glance the situation in Suwalki is not particularly threatening, one aspect should not be forgotten.

“It would seem that Lithuanian tourist shopping in Suwalki does not pose a greater risk if people do not go deep into Poland. It is important to note that COVID-19 is at higher risk in densely populated areas, especially cities. Those Polish voivodeships with the main Polish cities, airports, main transportation hubs, there are new cases of COVID-19 and mainly: Warsaw, Gdynia, Gdansk. In southern Poland, much of the country’s industry and mines are concentrated, so the cities of Lesser Poland and Silesia are also at high risk, ”he wrote.

Evaluating the situation in Germany according to the same indicator, Professor V. Kasiulevičius wrote that the most risky are the airports and the cities near them.

“In a large part of Germany, the COVID-19 risk index is even lower than in Lithuania, but how do you get to the country without overlooking the higher risk, if the only real way is airports in cities where the risk much higher? Well, you can still take the ferry, “he wrote.

In Italy, according to the professor, the coronavirus statistics do not “blink” in three regions.

“In Italy, the leaders of the COVID-19 risk index are the regions of Liguria, Venice and Sicily,” he wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.

Delphi recalls that 22 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Lithuania on Thursday.