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News in light language on March 18Lauris Zvejnieks00:00 / 04:50

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The Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca is safe and effective

This is the conclusion of the European Medicines Agency. Experts recommend that you continue to use AstraZeneca.

However, experts cannot completely rule out a link between the vaccine and very rare cases of thrombosis.

In European countries, about 100,000 people develop blood clots every month.

It is less common among vaccinees than in the general population.

At present, experts believe that the greatest risk group is younger women.

The European Medicines Agency considers it essential that vaccine recipients and doctors are aware of these possible side effects.

This will allow people to notice them in time and seek help.

Vaccination with “AstraZeneca” vaccine in Latvia will be resumed on Friday.

This was stated by the Minister of Health.

All doses of AstraZeneca have already been delivered to the vaccination offices.

Approximately 25,000 unused doses of this vaccine are currently available.

Another 482 cases of Covid-19 were registered in Latvia

On Wednesday, 12 patients died in Latvia.

16,000 people were tested and 3% tested positive.

The number of Covid-19 patients has decreased in hospitals.

Last day, 49 patients were admitted to hospitals and 60 patients were discharged.

Currently, 658 Covid-19 patients are being treated in hospitals, 73 of whom have a severe disease.

In Estonia, 1,700 new cases of Covid-19, 13 deaths.

In Lithuania, another 522 infected and 10 sick died.

Starts paying benefits for each child

On Thursday, a one-time allowance of 500 euros per child began to be paid.

The money will be paid out in installments.

On Thursday, the money will be paid for one child, on Friday the second transfer is planned, and the third – next week.

Adopts changes to the Covid-19 Proliferation Act

In the final reading, the Saeima passed changes to the law on overcoming the consequences of the spread of Covid-19.

Entrepreneurs will have a longer deadline for submitting an annual income tax return.

Citizens will also have more time to pay income tax.

Other incentives are also planned to help businesses overcome the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The head of “Rīgas mežu” has lost his position

Aivars Tauriņš, the long-term manager of the company “Rīgas meži”, has lost his position.

Riga City Council on Friday to report on the detected financial violations in “Riga Forests”.

Scammers are working

Fraudsters sending e-mails to residents on behalf of “Latvijas pasts” about allegedly unpaid customs duty.

Latvijas pasts calls not to get caught up in such e-mails.

The Spanish Parliament is voting in favor of legalizing euthanasia

The Spanish Parliament has voted in favor of legalizing euthanasia.

Spain has become one of the first countries to allow terminally ill and seriously injured people to end their suffering.

Armenia will hold early elections