Covid-19 divided Lithuania into three zones: green, yellow and red



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The Cabinet of Ministers blessed that decision on Wednesday.

“Quarantine will be offered to small municipalities in the red zone and quarantine to large municipalities in the yellow zone,” Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga told reporters before the government meeting.

Said distribution will take effect on Monday, October 26.

“The quarantine is likely to take effect from Monday, but it would not be automatic. “It would be up to the government to decide today on the basis of today’s indicators,” he said.

Three zones

By decision of the government, each area will receive very detailed and clear recommendations on how to combat the spread of the virus. Risks will be assigned to municipalities based on specific morbidity indicators.

Municipalities with a morbidity rate less than 25 and a percentage of positive tests less than 4% will enter the green zone. Municipalities in green areas need not worry at the moment.

“No one will offer additional tools to the green group. For those municipalities that will be included in the yellow zone, the National Center for Public Health will provide specific recommendations, depending on where the virus is spreading, evaluating the individuality of the municipality,” explains A. Veryga .

The municipalities will enter the yellow zone, where the incidence does not exceed 50 cases, but more than 4% of positive tests. or morbidity 25-150 cases per 100 thousand. less than 4% of the population tested positive.

Thus, currently the municipalities of Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys are in this area.

Municipalities with a morbidity of more than 50 fall into the red zone with more than 4 percent positive tests. o morbidity – more than 150 cases per 100 thousand. population.

The municipalities of this area will receive recommendations on the restriction of events, teleworking, education, the review of health services, the restriction of flows at points of sale and the use of masks. They will also be advised to decide on a local quarantine announcement.



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