News in light language on July 11.
News in light language on July 11Solveiga Leitlande
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Off-site vaccination required
A new off-the-shelf vaccination record has been set at Vilani Fair today.
157 people have received pots against Covid.
So far, almost 700 thousand people in Latvia have received the first dose of the vaccine, but 613 thousand have completed the vaccination.
But a new nationwide vaccination campaign will be launched tomorrow with various types of environmental posters.
An extraordinary meeting of the government is also expected on Wednesday.
It could also decide on certain professions for which compulsory vaccination could be required.
Sunscreen is harmful to water
In the warm summer, people take the opportunity to sunbathe.
It is important to use a protective cream to prevent the skin from burning.
However, when swimming, part of the cream remains in the water.
World research has shown that the remnants of sunscreen accumulate in the plants and fish in the water.
The following research is also carried out in Latvia.
They are still in their infancy.
Therefore, experts point out that it is better not to use the cream before bathing.
It should be used after a bath.
The number of protected products is growing
The process of including Salacgriva lamprey in the special registers of Protected Products of the European Union is still ongoing, the Ministry of Agriculture informs.
These European registers currently contain six unique Latvian products.
Sklandrausis, salad of rye rye bread, Midsummer cheese, Latvian big gray peas Carnikava lamprey and Rucava white butter.
Hand disinfection is not respected
In Latvia, 69% of the population do not disinfect their hands after touching parcel terminals.
This was found in the survey.
It was also concluded that 78% do not use face masks while waiting for a courier.
The survey also found that 58% of people prefer parcel machines when ordering goods from the Internet, while 27% choose courier delivery.
Parliamentary elections in Bulgaria and Moldova
Bulgaria is holding early parliamentary elections today.
They must be held because, following the previous elections in April, none of the parties succeeded in forming a government.
Early parliamentary elections are also taking place in Moldova today.
They have been announced by the new European-minded President of Moldova, Maija Sandu.
She wants to strengthen her position against those political forces that want to build closer relations with Russia.
Europe will help Lithuania
There is a high number of illegal border crossings on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border.
Lithuanian border guards are not coping.
The European Border Police Agency will send helicopters to the Lithuanian-Belarusian border.
There will also be 30 staff, including interpreters, armed border guards and specialists working with migrants.
Lithuania’s neighboring countries are also closely following what is happening on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border.
Estonian border guards have stepped up patrols on the border with Russia and Latvia.
Latvia has also decided to step up patrols on the country’s eastern border. From Monday, land guards will start patrolling the Latvian-Russian and Latvian-Belarusian borders together with border guards.
Meanwhile, Lithuania continues to build a barbed wire fence on the border with Belarus.
Billionaires fly in space
American billionaire Ilon Mask has reserved a seat for a flight on the spacecraft of his British colleague Richard Branson.
Branson is also considering reserving a seat for one of Ilon Mask’s spacecraft.
Today, Branson went into space for the first time. He wants to offer other people the opportunity to fly in space for a fee in the future.
On July 20, another American billionaire, the founder of the Internet company Amazon, Jeff Bezos, plans to go into space.
He also wants to make money with such a service.
Meanwhile, Nylon Mask wants to place satellites in space to provide Internet access everywhere on Earth.
The Pope of Rome is healthy again
Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church first appeared in public today, a week after bowel surgery.
He came out on the balcony of the hospital and addressed the believers who had gathered at the hospital.
This was the first time Francis had to be treated in hospital since he became pope in 2013.
Who will be the European football champion?
Tonight, the English and Italian football teams are meeting to find out who will be the European football champion.
Italy have not lost any games in this championship yet.
But England had never reached the final fight.
The game will start in tens of Latvian time.
Concerned about the spread of Covid
60,000 people in London will have the opportunity to attend the final of the European Football Championship in person tonight.
Experts warn that the match could lead to a new outbreak of Covid-19 in Britain.
The contagious delta type of the virus is spreading rapidly there.
Elsewhere in Europe and around the world, more and more people are becoming ill with delta.
For example, in the Netherlands, Germany, Russia.
But the rapid spread of contagious strains of Covid virus could become an obstacle to the global economy recovering from the severe consequences of the pandemic.
The US Treasury Department warns about this.
The richest countries need to do more to enable poor countries to receive Covid vaccines, according to the United States.
Weather forecast
At night +14, +20, tomorrow afternoon +29, +33 degrees, in North Kurzeme and places on the coast – up to +25, +29 degrees.
A thunderstorm is likely to rain in some places.
A slow wind will blow, mainly east, northeast wind.
Rain clouds will create a gusty wind.
Precipitation in Riga is unlikely, at night around +20, during the day – around +30 degrees.
From tomorrow, the air temperature in Latvia will rise again and the warning of the Latvian Environmental Geology and Meteorology Center about strong heat will be valid.
Somewhere up to +34 degrees next week.
At night, in most parts of the country, the temperature will remain above +20 degrees.
During the week, short-term rain in many places, heavy thunderstorms in some places.
The weather is likely to get colder next weekend.
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