Dear Colleagues,

At the request of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania we would like to share with you an invitation to a webinar on COVID-19 Management Strategy in Lithuania.

The webinar will be held at 17:00-19:00 EEST time on 3rd June 2020.

June 3^rd, Wednesday,

17:00 – 19:00 Vilnius time, EEST

16:00 – 18:00 Paris time

15:00 – 17:00 London time

10:00 – 12:00 New York, Toronto, Santiago time

11:00 – 13:00 Rio de Janeiro time

9:00 – 11:00 Mexico City time

Lithuania is one of the countries that seems to approach the end of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Quarantine relaxations started already 6 weeks ago. There have been around 10 new daily cases reported in Lithuania over the past weeks under heavy targeted testing.

In this webinar Lithuanian representatives will give an overview of the key principles of the COVID-19 Management Strategy and share insights about dynamics of COVID-19 that lead to the specific evidence-based decisions. Speakers will also present approaches to strategic monitoring, forecasting and reacting to the virus outbreaks. Longer term approach, vision and principles of quarantine relaxation and the use of PPE will be covered as well.

First of all, this webinar is oriented towards professionals working in epidemiology, medicine, science, health sector, but everyone interested in COVID-19 management is very welcome to join.

Agenda:

• Welcoming remarks – Aurelijus Veryga, Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania

• Stefano Scarpetta, Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (TBC)

• Introduction to the current epidemiological situation in Lithuania – Kristina Garuolienė, Vice-minister of Health

• COVID-19 Management Strategy overview and approach to quarantine relaxation – Orijana Mašalė, Member of State-level Emergency Operations Group

• Dynamics of COVID-19 spread: 3 practical examples – Aistis Šimaitis, Chief Analyst of CV-19 Response

• Comments on COVID-19 from a medical perspective – Marius Čiurlionis, Advisor to the Minister of Health, medical doctor and Valdas Pečeliūnas, Associate Professor at Vilnius University Hospital, medical doctor

• Q&A

Please register:

Register HERE

Registration to the event is open and will end on the 2^nd of June 2020 at 17:00 (EEST) 

TECHNICALITIES

Registered participants will get an invitation by e-mail to join the webinar. While joining the webinar you will be asked to name yourself (Country, name, surname).

We will use Microsoft Teams for the event:

• It is possible to use Teams with the browser (Chrome, not Explorer)
• You can also download Teams application. If you join through the app, you will be able to see everyone on the screen. If you join through browser, you can only see the person who is talking at that moment.
• It is also recommendable to familiarize yourself with the program beforehand, for instance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga64MuSlAxY .