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Pabriks not against purchase of Russian Covid-19 vaccine if it is registered in Europe and there will be a necessity 2021-03-08 Photo: Saeima RIGA - Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks (For Development) would "generally not oppose" the ordering and use of the Russian vaccine against Covid-19 Sputnik V in Latvia, if it is registered by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and if there is still a need for additional vaccine doses in Latvia. The Minister told LETA that Latvia should not discriminate...

RIGA - Even though the Health Ministry will not submit particular proposals on restrictions, the recommended directions will include mobility re...

RIGA - Latvia will gradually increase its sequencing capacity and use experimental technologies to identify the new UK Covid-19 variant, which w...

Corruption Prevention Bureau slaps fines on Puce, Balsevics, Backurs on parking space scandal 2021-02-15 LETA/TBT Staff RIGA - The Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) has slapped fines on former environment protection and regional development minister Juris Puce (For Development), former head of temporary administration of the Riga city council, Edvins Balsevics and former Riga City Council lawmaker Andris Backurs (For Latvias Development). KNAB has completed probe in public reports for illeg...

We will not be able to return to usual life for at least six months - Pavluts 2021-01-26 LETA/TBT Staff RIGA - We will not be able to return to usual life for at least six months as a radical drop in Covid-19 incidence has to be achieved," said Health Minister Daniels Pavluts (For Development) in a press conference. He said that if reduction of Covid-19 incidence is as fast as in the previous two weeks, then in about a month incidence of 200 cases per 100,000 residents will be achieved as a g...

RIGA - If there is such a need, dentists are ready to become involved in vaccinating the public against Covid-19, the president of the Latvian D...

RIGA - A special bureau will be established to ensure mass vaccination against Covid-19, said Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) in a p...

RIGA - Minister of Health Daniels Pavluts (For Development) has issued an order stipulating that all medica will be vaccinated from January 11, ...

Saeima approves Daniels Pavluts as health minister 2021-01-07 RIGA - Saeima today approved MP Daniels Pavluts (For Development)  as the health minister. The decision was made with 61 votes to three, while 32 lawmakers did not participate in the vote. Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) voiced confidence that Pavluts is ready to start work in the position of the health minister. During meeting with Pavluts, Karins learned that the priorities of the future minister are the same as of th...

Movement For to consider also nonpolitical candidates for health minister 2021-01-06 LETA/TBT Staff RIGA - Movement For will consider also nonpolitical candidates for Latvias next health minister, the partys board member Maija Golubeva told LETA.  The board of Movement For is due to meet this afternoon to discuss the situation after Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) demand for Health Minister Ilze Vinkele (For Development/For) to resign and to consider potential candidates that cou...