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News in light language on May 30Ģirts Auzāns00:00 / 00:00

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Another 180 people have contracted Covid-19

180 new cases of Covid-19 infection were discovered in Latvia last day.

But no reports of deaths have been received from Covid-19.

24 Covid-19 patients were admitted to Latvian hospitals last day, but 19 patients were discharged.

A total of 460 patients with Covid-19 are currently being treated in hospitals.

Covid-19 continues to spread in Lithuania and Estonia

Another 285 people were confirmed infected with the new coronavir virus in Lithuania last day.

Ten deaths were reported with Covid-19.

In Estonia last day, 62 more people were diagnosed with the new coronavirus, but one person died with Covid-19.

Support for self-isolation in hotels was used by 534 people

From December 28 last year to May 27 of this year, 534 people have used the possibility of self-isolation in hotels with state support.

This option is offered by 14 hotels in Riga and 14 in the regions.

The government decided this week to extend support for accommodation services to tourist accommodation until the end of June.

The week of local elections will begin

On Monday, May 31, the previous voting in local elections will begin in Latvia.

You will be able to vote at any polling station in your constituency.

You can also vote in advance on Thursday and Friday.

But Saturday will be the main election day.

The people of Latvia will want the leadership of the new united counties.

Checking “RTVi” broadcasts

The National Electronic Media Council is assessing whether the recent broadcast of works dedicated to Latvia by the Russian television channel RTVi complies with the broadcasting license.

This was stated by TV3’s program “Nekā personīga”.

According to the program, two programs have been broadcast on the “RTVi” channel for almost a month – “Latvijas news” and “Better to know. Latvia”.

However, “RTVi” television in the territory of Latvia is allowed to broadcast this channel as it is seen in other countries – without content created in Latvia.

The NEPLP is currently investigating whether the rules have been violated.

The first results of the Cypriot elections are known

The Conservative Democratic Union party has taken the lead in the Cypriot parliamentary elections.

This shows the initial results.

After counting 20% ​​of the vote, the Democratic Unification Party won 27% of the vote.

In second place was the Communist Progressive Workers’ Party with 21.3% of the vote.

Israel is preparing for a government without Netanyahu

Israeli politicians have come a step closer to working without long-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

It is reported that the leader of the Jewish nationalist party “Yemina” Naftali Bennett has decided to agree with the leader of the central party “Yesh Atid” Jaira Lapida.

This would create the so-called “Government of Change”.

Latvian and Finnish national hockey teams play

The Latvian national hockey team is meeting with Finland in the sixth game of Group B of the World Championship.

The game takes place in “Arena Riga”.

After the first third, the result is a draw 1: 1.

The game can be seen live on Latvian Television channel 7 and replay.lv.

Mārtiņš Dzierkals scored the goal for Latvia in the first third, who restored the draw.

Loss for the Latvian 3×3 basketball team

The Latvian 3×3 basketball team in the Austrian city of Graz lost in the semi-finals of this year’s Tokyo Olympic qualifying tournament.

The Latvians conceded to Poland with the result 18:20.

Poland won a ticket to the Olympic Games.

Later, in the fight for the third place, Latvia will have another chance to get a road sign.

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