As Covid-19 spreads more rapidly in Latgale than elsewhere in Latvia, this region needs special assistance, the President of Latvia Egils Levits said in an interview on Latvian Television November 8.
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In Riga East Hospital (RAKUS), hospitalized patients with Covid-19 are treated for an average of ten days, said Inese Budzila, RAKUS representative, on Latvian Television November 5.
The intensive care unit (ICU) at Riga East Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS) is at full capacity, said Imants Paeglītis, Chairman of RAKUS, on Latvian Television November 2.
The State Police has closed the criminal proceedings which were initiated when a 29-year-old man died after sustaining serious burns, chief of State Police Armands Ruks told Latvian Television November 1.
The Ministry of Interior has developed a draft law that hopes to speed up the process of building the eastern border, Interior Minister Marija Golubeva (Development/For) told Latvian Television October 26.
There are relatively few curfew offenders so far, fewer than last winter, State Police chief Armands Ruks said on Latvian Television October 25.
Upon the entry into force of the provisions that the State Police can only work onsite with a Covid certificate, some have been sent into downtime and some have resigned, said Chief of State Police Armands Ruks to Latvian Television October 21.
If the incidence of Covid-19 and the number of patients delivered to hospitals continues to rise, it will soon be necessary to reduce the possibility of providing emergency and urgent assistance, Liene Cipule, head of the Emergency Medical Service (NMPD), said in an interview on Latvian Television October 18.
The government's decisions to limit Covid-19 won't have the desired effect, and it is difficult to find a dialogue with the government, said Roberts Fūrmanis, Vice-President of the Latvian Medical Association in an interview with Latvian Television broadcast “Rīta Panorāma” October 12.
If the new restrictions are effective and the public is responsive, the number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals could be reduced by Christmas, Liene Cipule, Director of the Emergency Medical Service (NMPD), said in an interview to Latvian Radio October 11.
The main point raised by the Latvian Medical Association (LĀB) to normalize the situation caused by Covid-19 is the reduction of unnecessary contacts by 40-60%, vice president of LĀB Roberts Fūrmanis told Latvian Television October 6.
Everything will be done to keep learning onsite, Anita Muižniece, Minister for Education and Science, told Latvian Television October 5.
The weekend was very tense for the Emergency Medical Service (NMPD), as they faced issues finding spots for intensive care patients with Covid-19, NMPD Head Liene Cipule told Latvian Radio August 6.
Another 31 people's attempts of illegally crossing the Latvian-Belarusian State border were prevented last night, Interior Minister Marija Golubeva told Latvian Television September 3.
95 out of 100 Saeima deputies have a certificate of vaccination against Covid-19 or recovery, the Saeima Speaker Ināra Mūrniece (National Alliance) told Latvian Television September 2.
Pupils who have carried out the Covid-19 test can go to school even if the test results have not come back from the laboratory on time, Education and Science Minister Anita Muižniece told Latvian Television on August 31.
On Sunday evening, two Afghan citizens who had cooperated with the European Union's mission in Kabul, as well as their families, arrived in Latvia, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs told Latvian Television August 24.
The name of the historic Baltic Way is used this year by opponents of 'mandatory' vaccination against Covid-19. Organizers previously advertised the event, held on the evening of August 23, extensively through a number of media, and have created a five-language website.
Although the number of illegal migrants who have tried to enter Latvia from Belarus has decreased in recent days, tensions and risks in the border area of Belarus remain at constantly high levels, Guntis Pujāts, Chief of State Border Guard, told Latvian Television August 23.
On Thursday, August 19, only one person tried to illegally cross the Latvia-Belarus border, according to Border Guard representative Juris Kusiņš.
Epidemiological safety measures will change as the incidence of Covid-19 in Latvia increases, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš said on Latvian Television August 18.
By midnight of August 15, 395 illegal immigrants have been stopped on the Latvian-Belarusian border, chief of State Border Guard Guntis Pujāts told Latvian Radio August 16.
Additional bonuses could be given to general practitioners who vaccinate people against Covid-19 – up to €1,500 per month, Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts told Latvian Television August 5.
Issuing a Covid-19 certificate for people who have been vaccinated outside the European Union and European Economic Area can take two to four weeks, representative of National Health Service (NVD) Evija Štālberga told Latvian Television July 30.
Rīga marathon will have three different starts depending on the participants' status in relation to Covid-19 risks, the marathon director Aigars Nords told Latvian Television July 29.
Jazz returns to Saulkrasti this summer for the annual festival from Thursday, July 22 to Saturday, July 24, organizers told Latvian Television July 21.
Latvia has agreed to buy Covid-19 vaccines for the purpose of booster shots, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš told Latvian Television July 14.
Bribery and coercion to promote vaccination against Covid-19 are not a characteristic of a legal and healthy country, Ombudsman Juris Jansons said in an interview to Latvian Television July 13.
On July 12, the School Youth Song and Dance Festival will start in Latvian municipalities. The first event will be a 'festival car' ride through local governments “Saulesvija” (Weave of sun), greeting local participants until July 29.
Latvian society is not sufficiently educated on how to behave in and on the water, Zane Gemze, founder of the association Peldēt droši (Swim safely) told Latvian Television July 5. This is particularly topical at the moment with many people going to beaches to seek relief from the heat.
The emergency medical center of Pauls Stradiņš hospital is currently congested, Ilze Kreicberga, hospital spokeswoman told Latvian Television July 5.
Year after year, Midsummer in Latvia comes with festivities and, sadly, additional dangers - from reckless drivers to midnight swimmers, and for the second year in a row, pandemic-related risks. The police and emergency medical team (NMPD) calls on the public to celebrate safely.