A boy with COVID-19 in Vilkaviškis did not wear a mask and visited the store



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According to the Marijampolė County Police, the boy born in 1995 was seen in a shop on Vienybės Street shortly after noon. He told authorities that he had been diagnosed with coronavirus and that he needed to isolate himself.

A registry review confirmed that COVID-19 had been diagnosed on Friday.

The guy was not wearing a protective mask while in a public place, interacting with another person, and visiting a grocery store.

A pre-trial investigation was launched into the incident.

The Penal Code establishes that anyone who has been informed of their illness by a medical institution and advised of the protection measures that they must take in contact with human beings has put another person at risk of contracting a serious or especially dangerous contagious disease, punishable by imprisonment, arrest or detention. deprivation for up to one year.

If a person breaking self-isolation is found to have infected other people, they could face up to five years in prison.



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