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“Do intercity bus passengers have the right not to allow another passenger to put on a mask next to them, arguing that” no one has revoked the quarantine and you need to sit a meter away from strangers “? Perhaps the driver you have to ask each time, can you sell a ticket to a place next to someone else? ”the woman asked the publisher.
She said that on May 23. The intercity bus driver stopped to pick up people on the layover, as usual, sold tickets for existing vacancies, but two of them were unable to sit down due to a scandal caused by other passengers.
“The buses stop every hour and a half and even less frequently, so it is not just a small inconvenience. And if in the middle of the forest, when will the trip last that day? What legislation governs the bus transport policy long distance during the quarantine period so that it is clear to everyone what can and cannot be done?
The witness to the conflict did not want to cause problems for the bus driver, so he did not mention the specific trip and company. According to her, the driver did not know what to do, the fight did not want to know either.
“In any case, there are probably more people in Lithuania defending an unpaid place alongside them than those two women.” By the way, one of them was sitting on the bus without a mask and only after saying a comment, they put it on, “explained the passenger.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications has indicated that during quarantine, passenger transport is carried out in accordance with the Minister of Health – Head of State Operations for Emergency Situations in 2020. March 16 by decision no. V-399 “On the establishment of quarantine measures in the organization and execution of passenger transport”, which establishes quarantine measures, and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania March 14 by resolution no. 207 “On the announcement of quarantine in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania”.
“It should be borne in mind that, according to the current version of the Decision, in particular point 1.3 of it”, in the case of the transport of passengers by vehicle, the passenger seat must be arranged in a grid. Standing passengers in vehicles are prohibited, except on ferries and local (urban) routes.
On ferries and local (urban) routes, a safe distance (at least 1 meter) must be maintained between standing passengers. The number of passengers on buses and coaches and on passenger trains should be reduced by half the number of seats provided in the vehicle. “
The representatives also emphasized that the Ministry of Transportation and Communications is not the drafter of the resolution and decision, therefore, the Ministry of Health (SAM) should be contacted for additional matters related to the decisions made in the resolution or decision.
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