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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 against the purchase of any goods necessary to combat the pandemic by country of origin. "If EZA re...

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 Latvia's Development). KNAB has completed probe in public reports for illegal use of parking permits issued by the municipal public transport company Rigas Satiksme. KNAB fou...

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 goal set by epidemiologists. Epidemiologists said earlier that at this level it would be possible to ...