LPS: more than 600 teachers have left their jobs in Latvia since mid-November
Since mid-November more than 600 teachers have left their jobs in Latvia due to Covid-19 infection or lack of vaccination certificate, as Latvijas…
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EMA recommends approving RoActemra medicine to help treat severe Covid-19 cases
European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommends expanding the use of RoActemra (tocilizumab) and include treatment of…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 860 in Latvia, 1 837 in Lithuania, 545 in Estonia
A total of 860 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 442 of the patients were either…
Latvian State Border Guard official to be prosecuted for attempted seduction of a child
The Internal Security Bureau (IDB) has requested the Western Zemgale Office of the Prosecutor to commence criminal prosecution of an official of the…
Tallinn earmarks 50-euro allowance to all schoolchildren
The Tallinn city draft budget sets forth to pay each pupil in the Estonian capital’s schools a one-time 50-euro allowance, Estonian public broadcaster…
Estonia testing two Covid-19 samples for omicron variant
In Estonia, the positive Covid-19 test samples of two long-haul travellers are being analysed for the possible presence of the omicron variant of…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 230 in Latvia, 465 in Lithuania, 301 in Estonia
A total of 230 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 137 of the patients were either…
Number of children staying at orphanages in Latvia down by half since 2018
Since 2018 the number of children staying at orphanages and other institutions in Latvia has reduced by half, said Ministry of Welfare parliamentary…
Winter in Latvia shows off its «muscles» – air temperature may drop to -25° C this week
This week there will be less snow than last week. The sky will become clear more often. However, it will become considerably colder,…
