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Lithuania investigates missing 20 train cars of PPE supplies from China
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PPE arriving in Lithuania from China, 2020. / D. Umbrasas/LRT
On Thursday, the Lithuanian Health Ministry turned to law-enforcement bodies over missing personal protective equipment (PPE) worth 912,000 euros. We, together with the Health Emergency Situations Center s team, have asked the Prosecutor General s Office to launch legal proceedings with the aim to identify the causes of this shortage and those responsible for it, Health Minister Arūnas Dulkys told reporters.
The missing PPE are part of a 24-million-euro order from China, according to the minister. Almost 850,000 items – goggles, medical caps and masks, and disposable gowns and gloves – are missing, he said, adding this is an amount equivalent to around 20 railroad cars.
Lithuania receives first batch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
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Moderna vaccine / AP
Lithuania has received the first batch of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine containing 2,400 doses, the Health Ministry reported on Tuesday.
“From now on, new batches of Moderna’s vaccine will be delivered each week in January and February,” the ministry said in a press release.
The batch was delivered from Belgium by van, which arrived in Lithuania at 8:00 on Monday and was then transported to the warehouses of the Health Emergency Situations Center for storage at a temperature of −20C.
“The vaccine will be transported from the warehouses [.] to Kaunas City Polyclinic. The doses will be transported at the temperature of 2–8C using special equipment,” the ministry said.
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