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Covid-19. April 07

The benefits of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine are “still largely positive,” the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday (6 April). “There is no evidence that the evaluation of the vaccine needs to change,” Roger Pinto de […]

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Covid-19. April 02

The capital’s municipality intends to vaccinate up to 17 thousand residents of Vilnius, belonging to several priority groups during, the holiday weekend and two days after it. Vaccinations will be performed with the vaccine Vaxzevria […]

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Covid-19. April 01

The mayor of Vilnius, Remigijus Šimašius, informed that he had been vaccinated with Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca). The mayor also added that during this weekend, the capital would receive a huge number of doses of this substance […]

Lockdown and Covid in action. Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels
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Covid-19. March 31

25 countries are calling for an international treaty to prepare us for a new pandemic. The USA and China are not among them. The article points out that “it may be a coincidence, but over […]

Lockdown and Covid in action. Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels
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Covid-19. March 26

The government again restricted the movement between municipalities. The restrictions will apply until April 6.“The holiday season is approaching, when the movement of residents between local governments will increase and therefore there is a greater […]

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Covid-19. March 25

“If the coronavirus continues to spread, Estonia may remain closed all summer,” warned Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. In the last two weeks, Estonia recorded the highest number of SARS-CoV-2 infections per 100,000 people in Europe. […]

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Covid-19. March 23

In a post on Facebook, Healthcare Minister Arūnas Dulkys says that the next three weeks will be very important for Lithuania. “The incidence is increasing in 2/3 of the EU countries. In Estonia, a strict […]

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Covid-19. March 19

Cyprus, Palestine and Poland join the updated list of countries affected by the pandemic, with arrivals from them requiring isolation. Israel and Slovenia have been removed from the list, reports the Ministry of Health. Travellers […]

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Q&A on Covid-19

Why do children easily tolerate COVID-19, what happens to those who get sick when they meet the virus, and should we be afraid of vaccinations? Why do children easily cope with coronavirus? Young children make […]

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Covid-19. March 16

Lithuania is temporarily suspending vaccination with AstraZeneca. “I received a recommendation from the National Medicines Control Agency, which, like other European Union countries, recommends suspending vaccination with AstraZeneca as a precaution until the European Medicines […]

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Covid-19. March 15

The government proposed to extend traffic restrictions in 16 municipalities. The restrictions would also apply to Vilnius and the Vilnius region, Klaipėda and Neringa. The Ministry of Healthcare also proposes to extend the restrictions in […]

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From March 10 all passengers arriving in Lithuania will be required to provide a negative COVID-19 test result

The Ministry of Transport and Communications recalls that as of today, the 10th of March, all passengers arriving in or returning to Lithuania by any mode of transport via international routes are required to provide […]