BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania will slip back into lockdown with 240 COVID-19 patients in ICU
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN The good news is that the COVID-19 caseload in Lithuania has shrunk by half over the last two…
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Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 748 in Latvia, 1 655 in Lithuania, 725 in Estonia
A total of 748 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 389 of the patients were either…
Latvian government permits bars and entertainment venues to work on New Year’s night
Latvia, like Estonia, will lift the restrictions imposed on open hours for service providers and events for New Year’s night, as confirmed by…
Travel in EU: Nine-month acceptance period adopted for digital Covid certificate
The European Commission has adopted rules relating to the EU digital Covid certificate, establishing a binding acceptance period of 9 months (precisely 270…
Lithuania sets seven-month deadline for its Covid opportunity pass
Unless a person is both vaccinated and has recovered from Covid-19, his or her Covid-19 certificate – opportunity pass – in Lithuania will…
Philippine typhoon death toll reaches 375
In South-East Asia, the island nation of the Philippines has been hit by a powerful typhoon, which has brought devastation to many tropical…
Number of children remaining in orphanages in Latvia stays high
Last year the number of children who remained in out of family care institutions reduced by 53. Nevertheless, the number of children who…
Estonian schools may not check parent Covid certificates at school events
In Estonia, schools may not check the Covid-19 digital certificates to parents of pupils coming to school events, according to the Estonian Ministry…
Baltic air space defenders intercept Russian military aircraft
The NATO Air Policing Mission based in Lithuania was last week scrambled once to intercept military aircraft of Russia, according to the Lithuanian…
