Teacher: We won’t go back to a previous life without masks

Professor Arvydas Ambrozaitis says on Delfi Day that we are really too relaxed.

“Yes, we are probably too relaxed, we do not fully understand the threat, maybe someone thinks that everything is gone and the virus is gone. We really don’t want to go back to March, when the nationwide quarantine was announced, but the situation it’s getting worse, ”says the teacher.

According to him, the situation is likely to get worse in the fall when people return to enclosed spaces.

“In October, the number of cases will increase even more, because many people will be indoors, as the weather will change, colds will appear, which will allow the spread of the coronavirus,” said A. Ambrozaitis.

Encourage teachers to wear masks

Students will return to schools in September. According to the teacher, teachers simply have to take care of themselves and wear a mask or respirator.

“Children belong to this very mobile category of people who move a lot. They transmit the virus more often and can infect others more quickly. Older people are at risk both due to age and their comorbidities. There is a great danger, I think you should follow all the security measures very correctly and carefully. First of all, you need to wear masks and even better respirators, because you really run the risk of getting infected, ”he says.

Agrees on the need to reduce bar time

Speaking of bars, the professor assured that he is in favor of reducing his working hours.

“I agree that it is necessary to reduce the opening hours of bars and entertainment venues, but also limit the number of people who enter and also in open spaces, the number of people in concerts should be limited, not expanded” , assures the teacher.

When asked when we can return to a normal and normal life for everyone, the teacher assured that in the future we will have to get used to wearing masks.

“I think we have to accept the idea that we will not go back to a previous life without masks. Masks are worn in Asian countries during each flu season. In public transportation, the whole car, all people wear protective masks during flu season. It is a normal situation, of course, it is part of their culture.

It was foreign to us, but we will have to realize what developed Asian countries have applied for a long time. I think that in the near future we will definitely not be able to give up the masks, we will have to get used to it and accept it ”, assures the interlocutor.

More coronavirus cases are reported in Estonia and Latvia. Depending on the interlocutor, this may be related to our mentality.

“I think maybe our approach is too lax, maybe we tend to criticize what our SAMs and epidemiologists offer. Perhaps there is a lack of citizenship and discipline, because Latvians and Estonians are more inclined to listen to recommendations than Lithuanians. Perhaps it is part of the mentality and culture, of course it is my subjective opinion, but I think we are too skeptical and we are too convinced that it is over, so those tools are redundant, but we lack more of a civic approach “, says the professor. .