Solutions proposed to prevent animal deaths from the fence set along the Latvian border
Specialists of the Nature Protection Office (DAP) together with the State Forest Service and State Border Guards have surveyed the fence set up…
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165 000 seniors in Latvia still have not been vaccinated for Covid-19
In spite of a slight increase in vaccination coverage among senior citizens in Latvia, 165 000 of elderly persons still have not received…
Covid-19 vaccination coverage in Latvian social care centres exceeds 90%
The coverage of Covid-19 vaccination coverage among workers and clients now exceeds 90%, according to the Twitter entry of Latvian Minister of Welfare…
Using fake Covid-19 certificate to become a criminal offence in Latvia
On Tuesday, 2 November, Saeima’s Criminal Law Policy Subcommittee passed law amendments that provide criminal liability for the acquisition and use of a…
Non-vaccinated residents in Riga at risk of losing jobs; RNP takes steps to lay off certain workers
Municipal company Rīgas namu pārvaldnieks (RNP) may be forced to lay off more than 200 workers who are not vaccinated for Covid-19, as…
Latvian National Health Service annuls a number of Covid-19 certificates
After receiving information from State Police, Latvia’s National Health Service (NVD) has annulled 26 Covid-19 vaccination certificates, according to the latest information from…
Police: the man who burned to death in Tukums in spring committed suicide. Case closed
The man who burned to death in Tukums in spring earlier this year committed suicide. What happened had nothing to do with the…
Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital organizes patient admission in a garage and; mobile morgue solution employed as well
Due to to influx of Covid-19 patients Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital has been forced to organize patient admission in its garage, which…
Latvian Saeima conceptually approves making acquisition of fake Covid-19 certificate a criminal offence
On Thursday, 28 October, members of the Saeima conceptually passed amendments to the Criminal Law that provide for making acquisition of fake Covid-19…
