Latvian government permits Christmas markets
On Thursday, 25 November, the Operational Management Group (OVG) reached a conceptual agreement to permit Christmas markets in spite of Covid-19 pandemic in…
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European Medicines Agency permits use of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on 5-11 year old children
On Thursday, 25 November, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the use of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty for children under the age of…
Latvia sends multiple illegal migrants back to their country of origin
Another 35 of the illegal migrants who have arrived in Latvia from Belarus have either already left for their country of origin or…
Latvia puts together a team of border guards and police to assist Poland
Latvia has started putting together a team of border guards and police officers to send to Poland to assist with the migration crisis…
Survey: many businesses in Latvia have switched to the digital environment
48% of small and medium-sized businesses in Latvia have switched either partially or fully to the digital environment during the pandemic, according to…
Epidemiologist explains why it is important to vaccinate even though people can still get Covid-19 after getting both shots
People who are vaccinated for Covid-19 sometimes feel too confident, which can and sometimes does lead to «bigger risks – people don’t wear…
Latvian authorities brace for the biggest influx of migrants in recent years
The recent developments on the Polish-Belarusian border have forced Latvian State Border Guard and armed forces to consider a possible major influx of…
DVI: information stored in QR codes of Covid-19 certificates is secure
The risk of the information scanned from QR codes of Covid-19 certificates being used again is zero, said the director of Latvian Data…
Cooperation memorandum between Latvian businesses and Russian Directorate for International Transport Corridors
Latvian Stevedoring Company Association has signed a cooperation memorandum with a non-commercial organisation Directorate for International Transport Corridors (DITC) created by the Ministry…
