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On Tuesday, the Alytus City Township Emergency Operations Center, assessing the situation in Alytus due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus and increasing morbidity, recommended to Alytus Chief Police Commissariat officials, specialists from the Alytus Township Public Order Division and the State Food and Veterinary Service. compliance with the security requirements established at the points of sale.
According to the coordinator of the center, Asta Guzienė, it is obvious that some of the supermarkets and the residents themselves do not respect the established physical distance, do not wear masks correctly and the flow of customers is not regulated. This behavior may also contribute to the recent very intense spread of the virus in Alytus.
“Taking into account this situation, the members of the center who participated in the meeting not only adopted this recommendation, but also proposed to the Commission of Emergency Situations of the Municipality of the city of Alytus to take an appropriate decision on a stricter control of the negotiation places in accordance with the 2020 State of Emergency Operations Manual. November 6 Decision No. V-2510 “On the necessary conditions for the negotiation spaces,” said the interlocutor.
According to members of the Emergency Operations Center, tighter controls and compliance with relevant conditions should also be the concern of the supermarket managers themselves, but as everyone can see, compared to the quarantine in the spring, it is go more liberally, and several “Black Sales Fridays” are organized and publicized. One of them, not only in Lithuania, but also around the world, despite the quarantine, is scheduled for November 27.
The Alytus City Township Emergency Operations Center consists of 28 people. These are employees of the Alytus City Municipal Administration, representatives of various Alytus City institutions, municipalities and state enterprises, Department of Fire Protection and Rescue of the Ministry of the Interior, Alytus County Police Chief Commissariat.
The number of coronavirus cases in Alytus approached 1,000 – as of Tuesday, 977 cases had been recorded.
