Lithuania recorded 362 imported COVID-19 cases in the period between the confirmation of the first coronavirus infection in the country and the beginning of this week, the National Public Health Center (NPHC) said on Friday.
July102020
July092020
Once the coronavirus crisis ends and the economic situation gets back to normal, Lithuania will have to go back to financial discipline, which will involve efforts to lift some of the tax breaks and to ensure more effective tax collection, President Gitanas Nauseda said at an annual news conference on Thursday.
July092020
On Wednesday, 3 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Lithuania. Overall, it adds to 1857 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country.
July092020
On 7 July, a new order for arranging traffic in Vilnius Old Town took effect – visitors and residents of the Old Town will continue to be able to access their homes, workplaces and sites of attraction, but will not be able to cross the Old Town. What should we know in the face of the change?
July082020
The Ministry of Health has updated the list of countries most affected by coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Self-isolation will be mandatory for those coming from the listed countries. The list applies to the residents of our country returning to Lithuania and to those foreigners who hold a permission to enter Lithuania. As per the extended list of most affected countries, self-isolation will also be mandatory for arrivals from Ukraine, Luxembourg, Serbia and Montenegro.
July082020
The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania (LRTK) on Wednesday banned Russia's broadcaster RT over its ties to Dmitry Kiselyov, a Kremlin propagandist on the European Union's black list.
July082020
On Tuesday, 10 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Lithuania. All of them imported or from already detected hotspots of the infection.
July072020
Lithuania plans to purchase remdesivir, an antiviral drug used for the treatment of COVID-19, the country’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
July072020
A Franciscan monk living in a Franciscan monastery in Kretinga, Western Lithuania, had tested positive for coronavirus, the National Public Health Center (NPHC) confirmed to BNS on Tuesday.
July072020
On Monday, 3 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Lithuania. Overall, there have been 1844 detected cases in the country.
July062020
Foreigners from Sweden, Luxembourg and Portugal will be banned from coming to Lithuania next week, based on the list approved by Lithuanian Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga.
July052020
The number of Lithuanian residents considering Belarus to be an unfriendly state is rising amid ongoing disagreements over the Astravyets nuclear power plant, a new public opinion survey has revealed on Friday.
July042020
The die-off of fish and other aquatic organisms in the River Nemunas near Grodno in Belarus was triggered by natural and climatic causes, Belarus Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection said in a response to the note earlier issued by Lithuania.
July032020
On 3 July, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania handed over a verbal note to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Vilnius in response to information that had appeared in the public domain regarding serious environmental violations on the D-6 offshore platform on the continental shelf of the Baltic Sea.
July032020
Representatives of Lithuania’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and their supporters gathered near the president’s office in Vilnius on Friday to call President Gitanas Nauseda to show solidarity and wear a rainbow badge.
July032020
Lithuania’s First Lady Diana Nausediene and Elke Budenbender, spouse of Germany’s president, discussed the countries’ experience in fighting COVID-19 and the challenges brought by the pandemic during a video call on Thursday, the president’s office said in a press release.
July032020
President Gitanas Nausėda extended congratulations to President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus on Independence Day and wished the people of Belarus for a strong, independent and prosperous country.
July032020
Twelve suspects and convicts whose extradition had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic have been brought to Lithuania from the United Kingdom by a military plane Spartan, the Police Department reported on Friday.
July032020
On Thursday, 3 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Lithuania. Overall, 1828 COVID-19 cases have been detected in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic.
July022020
After three days with only 1 new coronavirus case, on Wednesday, Lithuania has detected 7 new COVID-19 cases.