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It is planned to reform the system of hospital levels again, according to the Health Ministry's report at the disposal of LETA published January 19.

Baltic state once seen as coronavirus success story announces month of restrictions including curfew

(Latvijas Radio Ziņu dienesta korespondents) State Secretary of the Ministry of Health Daina Mūrmane-Umbraško has been reprimanded and demoted for actions related to the purchase of BioNTech/Pfizer vaccines, Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts said at a press conference April 8. In the first vaccine procurement, on 19 November 2020, Latvia could have applied for up to 860 000 doses of “Pfizer” vaccines, but a decision on the purchase of 97 500 was taken. In the next round, when 430 000 doses of this manufacturer's vaccines were offered, Latvia applied for 100...

The For! party  has chosen head of the party in the Saeima, Daniels Pavļuts, as its nominee for the position of Health Minister of Latvia, current Health Minister Ilze Viņķele told Latvian Television January 6. On Thursday, the party and its allied party within Development/For!  will meet with Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš to agree on further collaboration in the government. "We will continue working in Kariņš' government so that decisions in overcoming the pandemic will be based on science and health experts' opinion, not political conjuncture," sa...

The For! party has chosen head of the party in the Saeima, Daniels Pavļuts, as its nominee for the position of Health Minister of Latvia, current Health Minister Ilze Viņķele told Latvian Television January 6.