A great buzz has taken over major malls, which will resume work starting Wednesday evening or Thursday, Latvian Television reported June 2.
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Anger and aggression are increasingly present near Covid-19 testing points, and State Police are even investigating a case of a courier being beaten severely near one facility, Latvian Television reported April 13.
As of Wednesday, specialized shops and small retail sites can reopen their doors to visitors, but tight restrictions hit malls. Frustrated representatives of shopping malls have already reached out to the Rīga City Council to arrange that shops can go outside and sell their products, Latvian Television reported April 6.
In Zasulauks, Gregora Street 2, 18 trees have been felled, freeing up space for the construction of two seven-story houses, despite protest from the inhabitants, Latvian Television reported March 25.
This week, Lutherans and Catholics will mark Palm Sunday, but next weekend is Easter – one of the most anticipated and celebrated festivities in the church. Latvian Television looked at the Covid-19 restrictions churchgoers have to follow during the holidays.
The State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) has a new assistant to help it keep reckless people off the ice, Latvian Television reported February 28.
11% of donors who come to donate blood have antibodies which show that Covid-19 has been present, Latvian Television reported February 22.
The government's decision to allow hairdressers and manicure/pedicure specialists to work was taken by the industry with mixed feelings. The price of the service is likely to rise, and queues are already forming, Latvian Television reported February 19.
The Emergency Medical Service (NMPD) and police say that more violence and aggression towards emergency services is being observed during the pandemic, especially lately, Latvian Television reported February 8.
At the end of last year, as many as 70% of surveyed Latvian teenagers and young adults said they had experienced depression recently, Latvian Television reported January 24.
More than 30 000 doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 have been received in Latvia so far, which would allow more than 15 000 people to be vaccinated. Only 6,933 people have been vaccinated so far, Latvian Television reported January 12.
The COVID-19 pandemic provided a grim reminder of its reach January with news that it had claimed the life of one of the medical professionals leading the fight against its spread.
The rise of COVID-19 cases in the country means that the virus has also been spreading among medics, Latvian Television reported December 20.
One of the government's plans to cut COVID-19 is to increase testing capacity, reaching 10,000 tests a day, Latvian Television reported December 2.
Latvian medical workers and scientists have developed a number of tools to ease doctors' work and improve patients' condition during the COVID-19 pandemic, Latvian Television reported November 28.
The issue of the possibility for hospitals to help all those affected by coronavirus is becoming more and more urgent. Latvian Television reported on the current situation at hospitals as of November 23.
Door handles, TV remotes and water taps may be home to coronavirus long after the patient has recovered. To study the lifespan of the virus, National Scientific Institute BIOR is sampling surfaces in the homes of people who have been infected with COVID-19.
Alise Kukaine, a patient with the condition cystic fibrosis, has quit the four-year waitlist for lung transplantation. During these years, Latvia has not managed to successfully join any organization that might make it easier to find a donor, Latvian Television reported October 10.
Queues for state-paid COVID-19 testing are getting longer in Rīga, and doctors are calling on people without symptoms not to form a line, Latvian Television reported October 5.
SPKC on Tuesday announced 34 new cases of COVID-19, of which 19 involved a company in Riga. Latvian Television reported September 22 that these had been found in food company Forevers.
Trubenieki farm in Jelgava municipality is the largest producer of shiitake mushrooms in Latvia. Owner Jānis Volksons said 300-500 kilograms of mushrooms grow in a month on his farm, Latvian Television said September 20.
Many schools lack mathematics teachers. At Rīga Secondary School No.40, not a single math lesson has taken place for the sixth-graders this year, Latvian Television reported September 17.
The Ministry of Health (VM) plans to make a suggestion to government next week to reduce the self-isolation time associated with COVID-19 from the current 14 days to ten days, Minister for Health Ilze Viņķele told Latvian Television after the government meeting on Tuesday, September 8.
Niks Endziņš, accused of spreading fake news, regrets his post on Facebook to "eliminate the Chinese". The criminal case will continue to be reviewed in October, Latvian Television reported on September 7.
Though bears normally prefer quieter parties at night and far away from cities, one has been caught on camera in broad daylight 50 kilometers away from Riga, Latvian Television said August 18.
Sunday, August 16, was the last day that Tērbatas Street belonged to pedestrians, Latvian Television said August 16.
From Friday, August 14, a driverless bus will start running on Jelgava Post Island (Pasta sala), which will take people the fairly short distance from the tea house to the swimming spot and back. The software allows it to move on its own, without a driver, but due to the law and safety provisions, an operator with a control panel will still be in one of the 12 places, ready to intervene if necessary.
Latvian anaesthesiologist Kristīne Pitkeviča, an employee at a German Heart Institute Berlin, received death threats after posting the story about a child who died from diphtheria. The six-year old boy was not vaccinated and had heart problems from complications after the disease, reported LTV June 2.
September 28 marked the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Estonia ferry disaster, which claimed more than 800 lives in the Baltic Sea, most of them Swedes and Estonians.
The cherry trees at Rīga's Uzvaras park have burst into bloom, with residents flocking to enjoy the annual flourish of the cherry blossoms.
January 12 marked fifty years since one of the largest catastrophes in Latvia as a gas explosion took the lives of 41 persons at Raiņa street 9, Jelgava, in 1969.
On the evening of August 28 a passenger was evacuated from the Isabella ferry operated by Tallink. The ferry was en route to Stockholm from Rīga, and the passenger was lifted with a helicopter.