Lithuanian minister, parliament speaker test positive for COVID-19


  • World
  • Friday, 20 Nov 2020

VILNIUS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Lithuanian Parliament Speaker Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen and Acting Minister of Defense Raimundas Karoblis have tested positive for COVID-19, Lithuanian news agency ELTA reported on Thursday.

Former chess grandmaster Cmilyte-Nielsen, who was elected on Friday as speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, said she did not feel any symptoms and followed all the recommendations including wearing a mask at all meetings, keeping social distance and avoiding handshakes.

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