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Single passers-by or restricted couples can be seen in the center of Vilnius. Flashing police beacons instead of off festive fir garlands. And there is no smell of fireworks, just the sound of children’s firecrackers joking around somewhere in the distance. This is the Old Town of the Lithuanian capital in 2021.
Residents have heard the bans and if they are even celebrating, they are not at the city’s main Christmas tree. At least in the center of Vilnius, an hour before the New Year, it is almost silent and you can tell that it is simply disappearing.
VIDEO: Around the extinct spruce in Vilnius, the twilight was extended only by the light of the facades and headlights
Putting out and enclosing the fir trees, giving up the New Year’s fireworks, it was decided for everyone’s safety, saving the doctors and taking care to save as many lives as possible. Everyone wants the strictest restrictions to end as soon as possible, they are not pleasant for anyone, but they are necessary, Vilnius City on the municipality’s website.
VIDEO: Vilnius’ empty center is approaching the New 2021
The public was informed in advance that during the New Year, December 31. from 10:30 p.m. to 2021 January 1 1:30 in the afternoon. Traffic and public transport will be prohibited on T. Wrublevsky, Šventaragio, Tilto, Barbora Radvilaitė and Maironis streets. Also, on December 31. and January 1. Parking is prohibited in the parking spaces near the Cathedral Square (T. Vrublevskio, Šventaragio, Tilto, Barbora Radvilaitė and Maironis streets).
It is also forbidden to enter the Mountain Park and Trispalv als al. On New Years Eve, foot traffic will also be banned to Gediminas Hill.
Due to traffic restrictions as of December 31. from 10:30 p.m. to 2021 January 1 1:30 in the afternoon. the routes of bus routes 10, 11, 33 are also temporarily changing. The Interior Ministry also held a special press conference with the police on Thursday on restrictions in the capital and across the country.
An hour before the New Year, the Kaunas Town Hall Square with the city’s main Christmas tree looked very similar. The square is fenced and guarded by the police, there are almost no passersby.
“The main objective of the police is not to punish people, but to explain and achieve the objective that people comply with the restrictions in good faith,” Minister Agnė Bilotaitė told reporters on Thursday.
“We want the forces not to focus on prohibitions, but on helping society, sensitizing it and understanding that today the situation is such that it is necessary to celebrate alone. It is better to celebrate a new year for one than to be left alone for the rest of life, “said Saulius Gagas, Vilnius County Police Chief.
For his part, the General Police Commissioner warned that people who plan to celebrate New Year’s Eve with friends or family will not be tolerated in public or private spaces.
VIDEO: It is announced how the police will work on New Year’s Eve and the entire holiday weekend.
“We appeal to the population for understanding and citizenship. If you see these kinds of meetings, call the police. The arriving officials will close such events,” said R. Požėla.
The Code of Administrative Offenses provides for a fine of 500 to 1.5 thousand for infractions of the quarantine requirements. EUR, for managers of legal entities or other responsible persons – from 1,5 thousand. up to 6 thousand. BNS recalled.
The police also organize stationary checkpoints at the entrances of all municipal centers in the country, where vehicles entering cities are controlled.
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