Lithuania's transport, accommodation and services companies posted 6.4 billion euros (excluding VAT) in revenue for the third quarter of this year. Compared to the second quarter and seasonally and calendar adjusted, revenue rose 2.9%, and jumped at a non-adjusted 13%, the country's statistics service, Statistics Lithuania, said on November 27th.

Lithuania signed on November 13th an agreement to buy four Black Hawk military helicopters from the United States.

Coronavirus infection enters the human body through ears and eyes, not through the nose or mouth, masks protect against fines rather than the virus, etc. These are some of many myths surrounding the coronavirus and floating in public space both in Lithuania and in the world. Experts stress that myths remain a huge problem, and people who do not believe in the existence of coronavirus and do not comply with safety requirements allow the infection to continue to spread around.

The coronavirus pandemic and quarantine forced people to stay at home and posed serious psychological challenges to society. Stopping normal activities and changing habits resulted in more anxious, depressed, apathetic society. Forced home closure has also led to an increase in domestic violence both against children and women.

As the numbers of coronavirus infections increase, the government has taken new measures to control the virus. From now on, municipalities are marked in green, yellow and red according to the COVID-19 morbidity indicators. Meanwhile, the countries of the European Union are divided into four groups according to the traffic light principle.

Lithuania's power transmission system operator Litgrid said on Monday it had been informed by Belarusian operator Belenergo that power production at the Astravyets nuclear power plant would be launched on November 1-10.

With the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, false news about the virus is spreading on the Internet, and conspiracy theories are being developed. Widespread misinformation misleads people - it becomes unclear which information is reliable and which is not. Interviewees advised on how to distinguish truth from lies, where to look for reliable information, and how to critically evaluate it.

With the rapid deterioration of the coronavirus situation in the country, the government has taken additional measures and restrictions to stop the spread of the infection. The updated Government Resolution shortens the working hours of catering establishments, changes the principles of compiling the list of affected countries, and establishes mandatory registration of visitors to leisure, entertainment, catering and other places.

The number of coronavirus infection cases has increased and the hotspots have expanded recently. Therefore, epidemiologists acknowledge that the second wave is already in Lithuania. It has to be mentioned, that it has not yet begun in major cities, but it is already noticeable in the regions. According to National Public Health Center representative Rolanda Lingienė, the biggest difference when comparing it to the first wave is that nowadays the infection is most commonly detected in young people.

Coronavirus patients who feel no symptoms after 10 days will be considered recovered from COVID-19 and released from self-isolation, the Health Ministry said on Friday, October 16th.