Despite the fact that there have been talks about possible mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 in some professional sectors, the Minister for Health Daniels Pavļuts is against this approach, Pavļuts told Latvian Television June 18.
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In Latvia, the number of patients with Covid-19 is alarming, and these patients are from risk groups who have had vaccines available for several months, said Stradiņš hospital infectologist, University of Latvia professor Uga Dumpis, in an interview on Latvian Television June 15.
It will be very difficult to ensure onsite learning if teachers do not want to be vaccinated against Covid-19, said Anita Muižniece, new Minister for Education and Science (New Conservative Party) to Latvian Television June 10.
If a person does not vaccinate against Covid-19, but will want to access different services by presenting a negative test, the cost of the test will have to be borne by themselves, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš told Latvian Television June 9.
Imposing new economic sanctions against Belarus will mostly affect transit and logistics in Belarus and neighboring countries, Latvian ambassador to Belarus Einārs Semanis told Latvian Radio May 28.
In recent weeks, vaccination goals have been reached in Latvia – over 100,000 jabs per week. There is capacity and willingness to increase the volume further, Ieva Stūre, representative of Vaccination Project department, told Latvian Television May 28.
May 26 marks the 80th birthday of legendary Latvian composer Imants Kalniņš.
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs told Latvian Television May 24 that airlines should stop using the airspace above Belarus, among other steps to be taken.
The government will discuss the possibility of watching hockey live on Thursday, Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts told Latvian Television May 24.
The remote song festival in digital format is not a festival, and children should not be deprived of a festival, so if this year it cannot be held in person, it should be transferred to the next year, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš told Latvian Television May 19.
Among all age groups, the largest proportion of vaccinated people is in the group of people aged 70 to 79 years, namely, 47% of these people have got their jabs, Vaccination Bureau representative Ieva Stūre told Latvian Television May 11.
The effect from vaccination against Covid-19 could be seen around Midsummer, infectologist Uga Dumpis, told Latvian Television May 10.
Residents outside priority groups who applied for a vaccine on manavakcina.lv in February are already allowed to sign up for vaccination time and place, Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts told Latvian Television April 30.
Latvian Minister of Economics Jānis Vitenbergs, who was elected in the Saeima from the faction KPV LV, after deciding to join the National Alliance (NA), has been withdrawn by KPV LV from the post of Economics Minister, Latvian Television reported April 22.
On Tuesday, April 20, the next priority group will start getting vaccines, Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts told Latvian Television April 16.
Legendary rockstars Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) have recorded a new single Easy Sleazy. The video shows Jagger singing into a Latvian company JZ MICROPHONES produced mic, Latvian Television reported April 15.
The possibility to get a vaccine should be given to everyone who wants it, former President of Latvia, doctor Valdis Zatlers told Latvian Television April 15.
Latvia is working on the introduction of the so-called digital green certificate, with the aim of facilitating travel at least within the European Union (EU), said Environment Minister Artūrs Toms Plešs on Latvian Television March 25.
The state of emergency set to expire April 6 might not be extended, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš told Latvian Television March 24.
Nearly half of the positive Covid-19 tests have been identified as the more contagious, British type, Chairman of the Biomedical Research and Studies Centre Jānis Kloviņš told Latvian Television March 23.
In order to receive a vaccine against Covid-19 as a priority, some of the chronic illness patients will need a referral from their family doctor, Vaccination Project Bureau representative Agnese Strazda told Latvian Television March 19.
On March 18, 1941, surgeon and professor Pauls Stradiņš founded the Republic Blood Transfusion Station. This event was the basis for development of Latvian blood donation services until today, Latvian Television reported Thursday.
Latvia can only talk about tightening restrictions at this moment, not loosening them, infectologist Uga Dumpis told Latvian Television March 18.
Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts told Latvian Television March 18 that Covid-19 incidence rate has increased in the last two days and that new action plans for hospitals will be discussed Thursday at the government meeting.
Approximately 11% of Latvia's population could have had Covid-19 without knowing it, according to a study by scientific institute BIOR, Latvian Television reported March 12.
Health Ministry (VM) will end the contract with vaccine supplier Oribalt, Ltd. due to failures to deliver vaccines to medical institutions on time, Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts told Latvian Television March 11.
Errors in the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines have revealed the government's inability to cope with crisis situations, President of Latvia Egils Levits told Latvian Television March 5.
Around 40 people are kicked off Rīga public transport routes each day because they do not wear masks, head of municipal transport company Rīgas Satiksme, Džineta Innusa, told Latvian Television March 5.
In Latvia, an 'acute shortage' of vaccines against Covid-19 is expected to last throughout March, Eva Juhņēviča, head of the Vaccination Project Bureau, told Latvian Television March 4.
Government needs to achieve a meaningful order of restrictions, Interior Minister Sandis Ģirģens told Latvian Television March 3.
It is possible that the government will have to 'reverse' the new, more liberal rules on retail, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš told Latvian Television February 24.
The most uncertain issue in relation to the vaccination of seniors against Covid-19 is what to do with vaccines that will be left over or unused, representative of General Practitioners Association Pauls Princis told Latvian Television February 24.