(ANSA-AFP) - RIGA, OCT 21 - Latvia plunged back into lockdown
on Thursday with non-essential shops closed and cinema, theatres
and hairdressers shutting down for a month in a bid to break the
world's worst Covid rate. Latvia has seen 1,406 Covid infections
per 100,000 inhabitants over the last 14 days, the highest per
capita rate in the world as of October 20, according to an AFP
calculation. Its Baltic neighbours of Lithuania and Estonia
followed close behind with 1,221 cases and 1,126 cases
respectively. Only around half the population in Latvia is fully
vaccinated -- the fourth worst vaccination rate in the European
Union after Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia.
The lockdown is due to last until November 15 and will include a
curfew between 8 pm and 5 am, as well as a takeout-only policy
for restaurants. (ANSA-AFP).
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