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Operational indicators of the COVID-19 pandemic for the last day:
The number of new cases confirmed to specific people in the last day was 3,418.
The total number of confirmed cases in specific individuals is 99,869.
The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded during the previous day was 44 (detailed below).
The total number of reported COVID-19 deaths was 907 (detailed below).
The number of people infected with coronavirus who died from other causes was 440.
The number of people recovered during the previous day was 1622.
The number of people recovered is 43,379.
The number of people with coronavirus was 55,143.
Yesterday samples of the presumed coronavirus (13,628) were analyzed.
To date, a total of 1,448,398 samples have been tested for suspected coronavirus.
A stricter quarantine regime takes effect in Lithuania on Wednesday: many shops and hair salons have been closed and the movement of people restricted.
These measures were taken by the new government to control the spread of the coronavirus.
According to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, pharmacies and grocery stores will be able to continue their activities, but they will not be prohibited from selling other goods either.
Food trade will only be allowed in markets, independent non-food stores will have to close.
Starting Wednesday, contact services for more than 15 minutes will also not be available and there will be no public services in churches.
With the arrival of the second coronavirus wave in autumn, cafes, bars and restaurants in Lithuania have been closed since the beginning of November, and in recent weeks students have been studying remotely.
However, despite these measures, the number of coronaviruses continued to increase, so the government of Ingrida Šimonytė decided on Sunday to further toughen the quarantine conditions.
Residents cannot leave their municipality for very important reasons, and only family members or two people from different families can walk in public places.
The police urge residents not to leave the municipality of residence unnecessarily, and only in important cases, and to have supporting documents.
Next weekend, during the Christmas and New Year period, the police will control arrivals and departures at the entrances to municipal centers.
Critics say the new requirements unjustifiably discriminate against small merchants, the movement restrictions imposed are disproportionate and difficult to enforce, and some psychologists have also suggested allowing lonely people to interact in social bubbles.
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