Lithuania s health system may crash in 2 weeks unless rules are obeyed, minister warns 2020-12-16 BNS/TBT Staff
VILNIUS – Lithuania s heath system may collapse under the strain of growing coronavirus cases in a couple of weeks unless people follow the lockdown rules, Health Minister Arunas Dulkys warned on Wednesday. I want to say very honestly: unless all of us follow the rules and don t look for exceptions (to restrictions), the system may break down in about two weeks, he told a news conference.
A certain reserve and the possibility of reallocating capacity among hospitals still exist, but new coronavirus cases and .
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Lithuanian parliament approves government program
BC, Vilnius, 11.12.2020.
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The Lithuanian parliament approved on Friday the program of the new center-right government of Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, informs LETA/BNS.
The motion was passed with 78 votes in favor, 30 against and 20 abstentions.
The 18th government will take office after its members are sworn in.
The new Cabinet was formed by the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats and two liberal parties – the Liberal Movement and the Freedom Party.
Simonyte has said her government will not make any revolutions but will seek discussion- and knowledge-based decisions. She has vowed to initiate discussions on a national agreement on education at the beginning of the government s term.