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“Here, apparently, we need to see that connection very directly and just self-assess what is the cost of not following those rules. And its price is a lot of people in resuscitation, in those beds that could be destined for other patients,” said I. Šimonytė.
I.Šimonytė: I will say a very simple thing to those who try to circumvent the rules.
According to the head of government, the behavior of compatriots who flock to city centers as the weather improves is understandable and justified, but only if they follow the specified rules of face protection and gathering.
“People, if they meet in the cities in good weather, cover their faces with a mask and stay safe, they see it simply as a desire to communicate, which is apparently understandable and hardly reprehensible,” said the first Minister.
However, I. Šimonytė pointed out that those who try to circumvent the rules must understand that their behavior will have corresponding consequences.
“As for people who try to avoid the rules, I will tell you a very simple thing: one of the most worrying and scandalous things in this situation is the reduced availability of other health services. There should be a very clear and direct link here to explain why that availability has decreased.
It has decreased precisely because there are approximately 600-700 beds available today. covid which should normally be used to treat other diseases. This means that people still do not and cannot receive a large part of regular health services because there is no place to provide them, ”explained the Prime Minister.
I.Šimonytė pointed out that it should be in the interest of the people themselves to follow the rules so that medical institutions can also treat patients with other diseases.
“And there is no way that we can restore the normal scale of those services, so it is in our own public interest to follow those rules so that people can finally get the services they absolutely need, whether it be cardiovascular disease, cancer or otherwise. needs of people with disabilities, ”he said.
Additional restrictions for travelers are not considered.
The head of government, when asked if the Cabinet of Ministers will not consider introducing additional restrictions on traveling abroad, answered in the negative.
“It would be nice if people had a good assessment of whether it is necessary to travel, but since there is a procedure for a returnee to have a negative COVID-19 test and self-isolate for a certain period of time, if people follow those rules, there are no additional restrictions to offer and I will not offer ”, – assured I.Šimonytė.
Supermarkets ask for another wait
Assessing the situation, when the prohibition of the operation of stores in supermarkets is still in force, to resume operations as soon as possible, they are beginning to open separate entrances, saying that they do not see major problems.
“If it’s a secure separate entrance, then I really don’t see any big problems because of it,” I. Šimonytė assessed the situation.
At the same time, he stressed that so far, when the epidemiological situation is “stable moderately difficult”, supermarkets should not expect more lenient conditions, but added that the issue is not closed.
“Does it make sense when the situation is as uncertain as it is now, to rush to change some rules? In my opinion, not yet. But these are not closed issues that the government will not consider.
As I said, now it is important that we wait as safely as possible after Easter, because now the situation is stable and moderately complicated, because the number of cases is between 800-900 ”, he summarized.
