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The draft quarantine amendment establishes that “in accordance with article 21, paragraph 3, of the Law on the prevention and control of communicable diseases of the Republic of Lithuania, it is proposed to extend the duration of the quarantine regime throughout the territory of the Republic from Lithuania for one more month until 2021. February 28 24:00 ”.
The document explains that there are strict quarantine conditions, morbidity has decreased, but the number of new records per week is still significant.
“According to data from the Information System for the Monitoring and Control of Communicable Diseases that May Spread and Threaten (ULSKIS) within 14 days from 2021. January 12 to January 25. 14,415 cases of COVID-19 disease (coronavirus infection) were registered (morbidity rate of 14 days per 100,000 inhabitants – 515.6 cases).
The number of cases in Lithuania is declining, but the rate of decline has slowed compared to the previous weeks. There is also an increase in the number of municipalities where few cases are registered when 7 d. the daily average is 10 or less (there were 29 of those municipalities a week ago, according to today’s data 39) ”, we wrote in the document.
No other changes to the document are anticipated yet.
The Cabinet of Ministers will have to decide on these changes at a government meeting on Wednesday.
Delphi recalls that on Monday, after the Government Emergency Commission, it was announced that the first releases could be expected from mid-February, provided that COVID-19 infections were reduced.
In Lithuania, the quarantine was announced on November 7 of last year, and from December 16 its regime was toughened and extended until January 31.
At present, many shops, sports and leisure venues in the country have been closed, the movement of people between municipalities and meetings both at home and in public places has been restricted.
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