Latvia has changed its mind: it will not require self-isolation of Lithuanians for at least one more week



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The government met in an emergency meeting to discuss the situation regarding the increasing prevalence of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection in Lithuania and Estonia, and decided that no action would be taken to impose travel restrictions for at least a week. .

At the beginning of the meeting, Health Minister Ilzė Vinkelė reported that Estonia and Lithuania had done everything possible to maintain the possibility of free travel between the Baltic States for at least one more week.

Restrictions could have been introduced for Lithuania and Estonia, as morbidity rates reached or approached the target when arrival was tightened: 16 cases per 100,000. population.

Official statistics show that in Latvia, the spread of the coronavirus is the slowest in the European Union. Finland has better rates than Lithuania and Estonia, while there are more cases in other countries. The worst situation in the EU is in Spain, where 231 cases have been registered for every 100,000 cases in the last two weeks. population.



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