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In the program “Pozicija” I. Šimonytė discussed how we will continue to live in quarantine conditions. The Prime Minister regrets that restrictions could not be relaxed further, which was prevented by the stagnation of the fall in new cases of contagion.
“A week ago, the dynamics were favorable and we could expect the slowdown to continue, which would be the basis for the layoffs. Now we are like a machine stuck in the sand. There is no deterioration, but no improvement. The trend is not favorable at the moment, ”commented the Prime Minister on the situation.
Much hope for tests
I. Šimonytė named testing as a way to ensure the management of new infections. According to her, antigen tests should arrive in Lithuania next week.
“I have high hopes of expanding the scope of testing. We should have antigen tests next week. We are also completing the tests with cumulative tests, which allow us to test large equipment relatively efficiently, in terms of price and time, ”said I. Šimonytė on Thursday morning.
Asked if he does not believe that the stagnation in the decline in cases can be attributed to the opening of beauty salons and non-food stores, the head of government assures that it is not. According to her, this has led to greater mobility of the population.
“Mobility is back to the same pre-quarantine and vacation level. As I mentioned, people get infected outside of hair salons, one risk factor is the increased number of contacts.
I think there is a more complex picture here, because people who came to test in beauty salons or other opening activities, the prevalence of the virus among them was not higher than in society in general. The most intense movement presents a risk.
After the government meeting, we received information about the mutations found. It may also be related to the non-reduction of cases ”, opens I. Šimonytė.
Universal vaccines from late spring
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė assures that, according to the data available on the supply of the COVID-19 vaccine, it would be possible to start mass vaccination of the population at the end of spring.
“From the supply promises or the commitments of the manufacturers, which are unfortunately still changing, we see that it will already be possible to start that wider vaccination of people not by some categories, but simply by the general public at some point in the end. of spring, “he told Radio News on Thursday.
However, he said it is difficult at this time to say how long it will take for the majority of the population to get vaccinated, making it easier to plan vaccination programs for specific age groups.
The Prime Minister emphasized that vaccinating groups over 70 will be crucial in deciding on releases, as it will protect the most vulnerable populations, for whom the virus is most dangerous.
According to the latest data from the Department of Statistics, so far almost 133 thousand people in Lithuania have received the first dose of the vaccine. population, both doses – almost 70 thousand. population. Currently, people over 80 years of age are vaccinated in Lithuania.
Quarantine extended until the end of March
We remind you that the quarantine in the country continues until March 31 at 24:00. In open spaces, where it is possible to maintain a distance of two meters from other people, masks have become optional, in addition to mitigating the movement of residents within the country. From now on, it will be possible to move between “circular” municipalities.
That is, when people living in the adjacent municipalities of Alytus city and district, Kaunas city and district, Klaipėda city and district, Panevėžys city and district, city and district Šiauliai, the city and the district of Vilnius, move between the adjacent municipalities indicated.
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