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They will work as much as they can
“It just came to our knowledge then. If only my children were not forbidden to go to school. I will not leave the beginners alone, then I would have to take an incapacity to work,” said the barista at the French bakery-café Boulangerie. in Druskininkai The bakery doesn’t smell like buns, but another resort guest and native still serves coffee.
Employees at MK Čiurlionio Street, the City Coffee cafe located in the old post office building, are in a similar mood and say they will try to survive for at least another week, and then it will become clear whether it is worth continuing the work or better to close completely.
“I don’t know if the quarantine will be toughened, I don’t know if everyone will have enough customers,” said a young employee at the cafe behind the bar.
On the first day of the second quarantine, in the afternoon, there were about half as many people on the streets, parks and trails of Druskininkai as there were on All Souls’ Day long weekend. However, the complex was far from remembering the blank post-apocalyptic image we had to observe during the spring quarantine.
Druskininkai on the first day of quarantine
© Romas Sadauskas – Kvietkevičius
There was a queue at the elevator
Not only the cafes, but also the bike rental points are still open, the souvenir vendors do not close the shutters of the Freedom Square shopping pavilions and wait for buyers. The hotel parking lots, which used to be handed over to holiday cars every autumn weekend, are now full of spaces and the windows are not lit.
“Although spa treatments are prohibited, hotels will operate without groups. Only professional athletes will train at Snow Arena. I regret that Druskininkai’s largest amusement center, the water park, is forced to close. And not for the sake of it. of COVID-19, but by the requirements established by the Government, ”said Ričardas Malinauskas, mayor of the municipality of Druskininkai.
The cable car that takes tourists through the Nemunas from the water park to the Snow Arena did not stop on Saturday, as it is formally not an entertainment but a vehicle. Soon a queue of several dozen resort guests arrived at the elevator shafts, all wearing masks, but it would be difficult to talk about a safe distance.
Druskininkai on the first day of quarantine
© Romas Sadauskas – Kvietkevičius
SPA Vilnius has closed, but Eglės Sanatorija continues to operate
SPA Vilnius, which manages the SPA centers located in Druskininkai, Anykščiai and Vilnius, announced that it will close the doors of all of them from 8 November. Currently, SPA Vilnius does not accept new reservations for the quarantine period and money for reservations already accepted for this period is returned or an advance is left for future reservations. For those who could not use the gift vouchers, their validity was extended until 2021. January 31 and November 7 and 8. For guests arriving for the entertainment of the bowling alley and sauna complex, SPA Vilnius offered to “exchange them for walks in the Druskininkai forests, pampered by the pleasant autumn weather.”
After the start of the quarantine, Eglė Sanatorium does not cease its activities, as it has the status of a personal health care institution.
“The sanatorium, as well as the entire country, has undergone some changes for your safety and that of our employees, but we are ready to provide safe treatment services both for those who arrive with the Territorial Health Insurance Fund and for those who arrive for their account, “reported Eglė Sanatorija.
The resort prepares for Christmas
“Faced with the pandemic, the situation in Druskininkai remains stable, according to the latest data, we have 16 sick and 22 recovered. “I am happy that our community is responsible and focused, and I hope that we will remain so during the next three weeks of quarantine,” said the mayor of the complex.
Druskininkai has already started preparing for the Christmas and New Year celebrations: the municipality has already announced a contest for the original Christmas tree, and next week the city will begin decorating with festive paraphernalia.
“We will use the city for the next three weeks to decorate the city and in December Druskininkai will be received as a true Christmas family town. Every family will find here something to see, where to walk, what to get from the magical wait for the holidays”, promises R Malinauskas.
Starting Monday, the mayor of Druskininkai, the municipal administration, the elderly and all public sector institutions will work remotely.
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