Belarus sticks to region’s worst COVID-19 response scenario – experts
<p> MINSK, Jun 10 - PrimePress. The Belarusian scenario for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic is the worst in the region, say the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and the Lithuanian Energy Institute. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The data of recent days show that not Sweden’s, but Belarus’ scenario is the worst in the entire region in terms of incidence. The total number of deaths shows significant differences. Based on the Swedish scenario, Lithuania would have 18 times more deaths today. The situation is difficult to compare with the data fr om Russia and Belarus, because the methodology for registering deaths differs here,” DELFI quotes the scientists as saying. They say the real situation can be assessed later by comparing the total number of deaths in the countries over the same period. </p> <p> </p> <p> The pandemic in the Baltic States has been in a low-key phase for some time now, and the number of new cases of the disease is not statistically significant. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The situation in Belarus is still causing concern, as the number of new cases is decreasing slowly there. A similar situation is observed in Russia, wh ere the outbreak is not under control either. The situation in Russia and Belarus is still difficult to assess, because, due to a different registration technique, the statistical indicators in these countries are artificially understated,” reads the statement. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The available data show that the situation in the Baltic States is better not because the population of these countries is exceptionally more genetically resistant to the virus, as the incidence is very high in Belarus, the population of which is genetically close to Lithuanians,” the experts say. If the situation in Lithuania developed according to the Belarusian scenario, the country would have eight times more cases, and if the situation developed according to the Swedish scenario, then there would be about seven times more patients. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to the latest data, 1,733 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Lithuania with a 2.8 million population; 74 people died from COVID-19. </p> <p> </p> <p> As reported, the number of detected coronavirus cases in Belarus (9.5 million population) stood at 51,066 as of June 10, 2020; 288 deaths were reported. Unlike most European countries, Belarus did not impose social distancing measures, and did not cancel mass events. End </p> <p> </p>
2020-06-10
Primepress
Belarus sticks to region’s worst COVID-19 response scenario – experts
MINSK, Jun 10 - PrimePress. The Belarusian scenario for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic is the worst in the region, say the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and the Lithuanian Energy Institute.
“The data of recent days show that not Sweden’s, but Belarus’ scenario is the worst in the entire region in terms of incidence. The total number of deaths shows significant differences. Based on the Swedish scenario, Lithuania would have 18 times more deaths today. The situation is difficult to compare with the data fr om Russia and Belarus, because the methodology for registering deaths differs here,” DELFI quotes the scientists as saying. They say the real situation can be assessed later by comparing the total number of deaths in the countries over the same period.
The pandemic in the Baltic States has been in a low-key phase for some time now, and the number of new cases of the disease is not statistically significant.
“The situation in Belarus is still causing concern, as the number of new cases is decreasing slowly there. A similar situation is observed in Russia, wh ere the outbreak is not under control either. The situation in Russia and Belarus is still difficult to assess, because, due to a different registration technique, the statistical indicators in these countries are artificially understated,” reads the statement.
“The available data show that the situation in the Baltic States is better not because the population of these countries is exceptionally more genetically resistant to the virus, as the incidence is very high in Belarus, the population of which is genetically close to Lithuanians,” the experts say. If the situation in Lithuania developed according to the Belarusian scenario, the country would have eight times more cases, and if the situation developed according to the Swedish scenario, then there would be about seven times more patients.
According to the latest data, 1,733 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Lithuania with a 2.8 million population; 74 people died from COVID-19.
As reported, the number of detected coronavirus cases in Belarus (9.5 million population) stood at 51,066 as of June 10, 2020; 288 deaths were reported. Unlike most European countries, Belarus did not impose social distancing measures, and did not cancel mass events. End