National Public Health Center

In one year, more than 13,000 boys aged over 11 were vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), the National Public Health Centre (NVSC) announced.

Figures from Lithuania's electronic health services system show that the country's coronavirus death count is higher by 153 cases than officially reported by the country's statistics office that receives its information from the National Public Health Center (NPHC).

Coronavirus infections surged four-fold in Lithuania in November compared to October and around 10 percent of positive cases were not investigated, the National Public Health Center (NPHC) said on Thursday.

A person under the age of 40 is among the latest 28 victims of the coronavirus in Lithuania, the country's National Public Health Center said on Wednesday.

Fourteen members of the Seimas have been ordered to quarantine after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19, the National Public Health Center (NPHC) said on Tuesday.

Lithuania's outgoing Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga has called on the Seimas to suspend its work for at least two weeks amid a coronavirus outbreak in the parliamentary group of the Liberal Movement, a member of the new center-right government coalition.

The Lithuanian Armed Forces currently have over 200 positive coronavirus cases, twice as many as a week ago.

A coronavirus exposure notification app has been launched in Lithuania. Free to download from Google Play and App Store, the KoronaStopLT app will record people's closeness to infected people.

Three of Lithuania's five latest coronavirus fatalities were elderly residents of Siauliai County who had underlying health issues, the National Public Health Center (NPHC) said on Thursday.

Over 700 healthcare workers have contracted the coronavirus in Lithuania since the pandemic broke out, and over 400 people have tested positive at educational establishments, Rolanda Lingiene, director of the National Public Health Center's Vilnius Department, says.

The Lithuanian National Public Health Center recommends that employers organize work remotely where possible as new coronavirus clusters are emerging in companies and organizations after 249 cases were recorded in the country over the weekend.

Every international traveler arriving in or returning to Lithuania will be required as of next week to submit their personal information to specialists of Lithuania's National Public Health Center, the center said on Friday.

None of the 14 schoolchildren in Lithuania who have fallen ill with COVID-19 contracted the coronavirus at school, a representative of Lithuania's National Public Health Center says.

Lithuania's authorities may change their safety recommendations for schools if the coronavirus situation in the country continues to worsen, Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga said on Tuesday, the first day of the new academic year.

The Lithuanian government has allocated over 50 million euros in EU funds for the country's major hospitals and other institutions at the frontline of the fight against COVID-19, the Health Ministry has said.

Preliminary figures show 48 new coronavirus cases in Lithuania for the past 24 hours, an epidemiologist from the National Public Health Center (NPHC) said on Friday morning.

The government on Monday lifted the ban for foreign travelers from coronavirus-affected EU member states to enter Lithuania, but made it mandatory for them to present proof of a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival.

As of Monday, all travelers arriving in Lithuania from abroad by air or sea will have to register with the National Public Health Center (NPHC) by filling out a paper or online form before they disembark, according to a decree signed by Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga on Friday.

A senior epidemiologist on Wednesday warned Lithuanians against travelling to Poland, saying they will most probably have to self-isolate for 14 days on their return from the neighboring country as of next week.