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COVID-19: mouth and nose should be covered in public transport in Latvia
07.05.2020After May 12, passengers using public transport in Latvia will have to cover mouth and nose, the government decided today, cites LETA.
Keyword tags: Covid-19, Latvia, Legislation, Society, Transport
Estonian ministry: Economic effects of Covid-crisis to intensify in fall
07.05.2020According to the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs, the economic effects of the coronavirus crisis in the social field will intensify in the fall, but the crisis caused by the emergency situation is already affecting the labor market and unemployment has increased, informs LETA/BNS.
State of emergency in Latvia to be extended to June 9, restrictions eased
07.05.2020The state of emergency in relation with the Covid-19 pandemic will be extended to June 9, while a number of restrictions will be eased, according to the information at the disposal of LETA.
Estonian govt to lift lockdown on islands already on Friday
07.05.2020The Estonian government decided to lift the movement restrictions concerning the islands already from Friday.
Vasiliauskas: Flow of new loans shrinks in Lithuania amid coronavirus lockdown
07.05.2020The flow of new loans provided by Lithuanian commercial banks has shrunk amid the coronavirus lockdown, due in part to a decline in demand for loans, the central bank's governor said on Thursday referred LETA/BNS.
Lithuanian parliament greenlights electricity supply market liberalization
The Lithuanian parliament has given the green light for liberalizing the electricity supply market, which means that all household consumers will have to choose their power supplier between 2021 and 2023, informed LETA/BNS.
Manufacturing and Covid-19 at the chess-board
There is an anecdote that says: "When I have all the cards in my hands, life suddenly decides to play chess." That is currently true of manufacturing, which has been fighting fiercely against weakening external and domestic demand already since the last year, adjusting to the situation with changing and varying degrees of success, finding new export markets, investing in more efficient production, etc. Then, all of a sudden, everything was turned upside down by Covid-19.