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President wants government to make Covid-19 jabs mandatory for particular professions already this week

2021-09-27
LETA/TBT Staff

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Karins tends not to support the provision of services to non-vaccinated people who have taken only the rapid Covid-19 test

MEP Nils Usakovs: “Some people tend to cherry-pick issues to distract attention from much bigger problems”

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Latvia exceeds Covid-19 incidence levels when new restrictions should be introduced

Murniece commends Netherland's contribution to strengthening security in Baltic region

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