Direct EU payments to Lithuanian farmers in 2021-2027 should be capped at 100,000 euros, Agriculture Minister Andrius Palionis says, adding that they will be 50,000 lower compared to the existing financial perspective. “The cap stood at 150,000 euros for this financial period, and it will stand at 100,000 euros forContinue Reading
Six new cases of coronavirus were recorded in the last 24 hours with all cases in Tartu County, the Health Board announced on Monday. One of the diagnosed cases is traced back to a formerly monitored person, the other five are still being investigated. An epidemiological study shows that aContinue Reading
The state is ordering over three million more face masks, ahead of a potential second autumn coronavirus wave. Minister of Public Administration Jaak Aab (Center) told ERR Saturday that around to to thee times more Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including masks, was needed than had been procured in April. AabContinue Reading
Ministeriössä on viime viikot valmisteltu alueellisia rajoitustoimia, joita voitaisiin ottaa käyttöön tarvittaessa. Niistä keskustellaan hallitukessa. Matkustusrajoituksia on mahdollista muuttaa myös useammin kuin kahden viikon välein, mikäli tarve tulee, sanoo Ylen aamussa vieraillut sosiaali- ja terveysministeri Aino-Kaisa Pekonen (vas). – Jos tautitilanne pahenee, mikään ei estä hallitusta kiristämään tahtia. Päivittäin kuitenkinContinue Reading
On Thursday 23 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Lithuania. Overall, it adds to 219 confirmed coronavirus cases in the country. 442 patients are still recovering from the infection. 81 death from the novel coronavirus have been announced in the country. 13 other infected patients have died from other reasons.Continue Reading
Early signs of a possible second wave of the coronavirus epidemic are being seen in Finland. The number of daily coronavirus cases has clearly increased this week, and the reproduction number (R0), that is how widely the infection is being is spread, is also on the rise. Top officials atContinue Reading
At least 36 crew members from a Norwegian cruise ship have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Hurtigruten, the company that owns the ship. Several passengers have also tested positive in what the cruise line describes as an “outbreak” onboard the MS Roald Amundsen. Four patients were admitted to aContinue Reading
Lithuania’s Deputy Health Minister Lina Jaruseviciene recently named a suspect in an investigation being carried out by the country’s Finance Crime Investigation Service handed in her resignation letter on Monday, the health minister’s spokeswoman Lina Businskaite said. In her words, Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga plans to satisfy her request onContinue Reading
THE FINNISH INSTITUTE for Health and Welfare (THL) has announced the test use of a mobile app designed to identify people who have been exposed to the new coronavirus will begin on Tuesday, 4 August. The app enables people to contain the spread of the virus and protect themselves andContinue Reading
THE FINNISH INSTITUTE for Health and Welfare (THL) says in its weekly report on the so-called composite strategy to combat the new coronavirus that new infections that have likely originated abroad have been detected in Finland. Some of the cases and chains of transmission have been traced to Sweden, accordingContinue Reading