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Covid-19. March 9
Over the past day, 462 new cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed and 4 deaths have been reported, the Department of Statistics said today. In the last two weeks, out of 100,000 inhabitants, the […]
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Covid-19. March 8
“We decided that from March 15, we will not limit movement between municipalities. We see a significant contribution of local governments to managing the epidemic. We are thinking about introducing more mitigation in those local […]
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Covid-19. March 5
The leaders of Israel, Austria and Denmark announced an agreement to form an alliance to develop and produce next-generation vaccines against the coronavirus. At a press conference in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along […]
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Covid-19. March 4
Over the past day, 517 new cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed and 10 deaths have been reported, the Department of Statistics said today. In the last two weeks, out of 100,000 inhabitants, the […]
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Covid-19. March 3
The government relaxed quarantine regulations on Wednesday. Open-air cultural spaces will open, meetings with five people will be allowed, and practical driving lessons will be resumed. From March 6, it was decided to allow contact […]
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Covid-19. March 1
From Monday (March 1), travellers can take a coronavirus test at Vilnius Airport. Testing services will be provided to travellers by the company Rezus.lt, which deals in medical and laboratory research – the company Lietuvos […]
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Covid-19. February 24
Over the last 24 hours, the country has registered 631 new coronavirus infections and 10 more deaths, the Department of Statistics reported this morning. In the last two weeks, per 100,000 inhabitants, the incidence is […]
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Covid-19. February 23
Members of the government’s Council of Experts announced that they are proposing to abandon the wearing of masks outside, but only medical masks or respirators should be worn indoors. It was also reported that experts […]
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Covid-19, February 22
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of officially confirmed COVID-19 cases has exceeded 110 million and the number of deaths reached 2.5 million. According to the WHO, 110.749 million people have been […]
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Covid-19. February 19
Over the last 24 hours, the country has registered 663 new coronavirus infections and 13 more deaths, the Department of Statistics reported this morning. In the last two weeks, per 100,000 inhabitants, the incidence is […]
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Covid-19. February 18
365 new coronavirus infections and 11 more deaths have been registered in the country in the last 24 hours, the Department of Statistics reported this morning. In the last two weeks, per 100,000 inhabitants, the […]
Economy
Brexit and Lithuania: some decisions could lead to significant success, but it is also related to major risks
The worst-case scenario has been avoided, but at least in the near future, there will be little good news. This is how the EU-UK economic Brexit agreement could be described, lrytas.lt announced. While there is […]
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Covid-17. February 17
376 new coronavirus infections and 15 more deaths have been registered in the country in the last 24 hours, the Department of Statistics reported this morning. 191,821 cases of the disease have been diagnosed in […]
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Covid-19. February 15
In the last 24 hours, the country has registered 203 new coronavirus infections and 8 more deaths, the Department of Statistics reported this morning. In the last two weeks, per 100,000 inhabitants, the incidence rate […]
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Covid-19. February 12
The bishops announced that from next Wednesday services with the participation of the faithful will be resumed in most Catholic churches in Lithuania. “Seeing the great need to support the spiritual life of people and […]
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Covid-19. February 11
Vaccine experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the COVID-19 vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, could be administered to people over 65 and used in areas where coronavirus strains […]
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Covid-19. February 10
In Spain, the total number of cases of coronavirus infection has already exceeded 3 million, the Ministry of Healthcare said on Tuesday. Spain is one of the European countries hardest hit by the pandemic. 16,402 […]
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Everything you ever wanted to know about vaccinations. Specialist comment
We spoke with Audrius Ščeponavičius, director of the Public Health Department of the Ministry of Healthcare of Lithuania. We would like to talk with you about vaccinations. My first question is – who can and […]
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Covid-19. February 4
14,421 people recovered within the past 24 hours. The day before, 760 new coronavirus infections and 16 deaths were reported. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 184,948 infections have been diagnosed in Lithuania. So far […]
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Covid-19. February 3
4 deaths of people who died earlier were also included in the statistics. During this day, 1,081 people recovered. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 184,208 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Lithuania. So […]