Packaging deposit system in Latvia. The cans and cannots
The long-awaited packaging deposit system will become operational in Latvia on 1 February, reminds LLC Depozīta iepakojuma operators. The company in charge of…
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Latvian government to consider new restrictions once daily Covid-19 infections reach 3 000
The government in Latvia should consider new Covid-19 restrictions if the daily number of new infections exceeds 3 000 and the number of…
Latvian government extends state of emergency due to the spread of Omicron
Due to the spread of Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Latvia, the government has decided to extend the state of emergency until 28…
Salaspils Council decides to limit gambling activities
All gambling location Salaspils will need to close down in the next five years, as reported by Salaspils Council public relations specialist Ginta…
Latvian government to expand the list of state-compensated medicines
After reaching an agreement with medicine manufacturers and wholesale traders, in 2022 it is planned to reduce the price of several compensated medicines…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 628 in Latvia, 2 278 in Lithuania, 1 497 in Estonia
A total of 1 628 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 617 of the patients were…
Slippery sidewalks in Lithuania take several hundred persons to hospitals
Lithuanian towns and cities have experienced ice on streets and their sidewalks that have led to people falling to the ground and suffering…
Estonian naturalists honour brown bear as animal of year
In Estonia, where it is allowed to hunt 87 bears per year, the Estonian Naturalists’ Society has selected the brown bear as the…
Many in Riga turn to doctors with injuries suffered falling down on slippery streets
The Traumatology and Orthopaedics Hospital (TOS) has observed a massive surge of patients suffering from injuries received falling down on slippery streets. Latvian…
