Latvian Prime Minister sees end to emergency on June 9

Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš said on May 27 that the covid-19 pandemic in Latvia was under control and announced that the Baltic republic will on June 9 end the state of emergency in force since the middle of March. Karins spoke on a morning news and current affairs program on Latvian public service television.

The American-born Latvian politician said his five-party coalition government would still seek enabling legislation to allow the state to continue to impose certain restrictions on public and commercial activities aimed…