RIGA – Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unit), at today’s government meeting, skeptical of the Ministry of economy’s proposal to build the Covid-19 threshold for the self-disalating requirement of the 16 to 25 existing instances consisting of 100,000 inhabitants.
He said it’s not a political issue, it’s an epidemiological issue. “If it’s a political decision, we might wonder why not 50 or 100. But for epidemiologists, this figure is directly related to reducing the threat of infection,” the Prime Minister said. .
Interior Minister Sandis Girgens (KPV LV) subsidized the Ministry of the Economy’s proposal, noting that ministers will have to oversee all sectors and said that in top European countries the threshold is around 18-19, so Latvia wants to replace its threshold to be competitive.
The Minister of Health, Ilze Vinkele (for development), strictly opposes the proposal of the Ministry of economy and says that the methods of combating Covid-19 are very complicated. “Today we talk not only about the tourism and retail sector, but about all the businesses in Latvia. “he said, adding that it was of paramount importance to ensure that national business activities and the on-site learning procedure are carried out safely.
The Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Juris Puce (for Development), shared the opinion of the Minister of Health, saying that the restrictions imposed through Latvia are those of other countries. “There is no greater tool than restrictions on -border mobility. We see that this has also paid off in Latvia, ” said Puce.
Economy Minister Janis Vitenbergs (KPV LV) explained that the proposal put forward because the Covid-19 restriction had negative effects on virtually every sector of the national economy. the summer months have shown an increase in retail sales and a minimisation of the number of standing.
The minister said the economy was beginning to recover, except in sectors where operations are still restricted, such as tourism and entertainment, however Latvia is returning to the restrictions imposed by the state of emergency, so answers will have to be discovered. in order not to prevent any economic activity from returning.
As noted, existing regulations in Latvia stipulate that other people returning from a country with a coronavirus occurrence rate in 14 days of more than 16 cases consisting of 100,000 inhabitants will have to isolate themselves for two weeks. CDC) publishes an updated list of these countries every Friday.
Since 4 September, in the cumulative number of 1 four days of Covid-19 cases consisting of 100,000 inhabitants, the requirement of 1 four days of self-de-insurance now applies to other people who have stayed in Luxembourg, Romania, Spain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Malta. , Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Germany, Slovenia, Italy, Slovakia, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Iceland, France, Poland, Croatia, Austria, Norway Array Hungary as well as Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, Monaco, San Marino and Andorra.
The 14-day self-funding remains in place for returnees in Russia and Belarus, as well as for all other non-EU countries on the CDC list.
Self-cleaning is mandatory for travelers returning from Australia, Georgia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay.
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