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The police will carry out inspections both on Lithuanian roads and inspecting trains and shuttle buses.
Ramūnas Matonis, a representative from the Police Department, told BNS that around 1.1 thousand people would ensure compliance with the requirements in the country every weekend. police officers and some 400 social partners: shooters, border guards, agents of the Public Security Service, police sympathizers and others.
According to Deputy Chief of Police Arūnas Paulauskas, the inspections will be carried out around the clock.
“The maximum intensity will be during peak hours of vehicle traffic, but drivers should not be surprised even if they stop at night and will be checked to see if they are traveling in the municipality in a reasonable way,” he said.
According to the deputy commissioner general, the police have evaluated previous experience and “possibly made tactical errors” and will pay special attention this weekend to avoid traffic jams.
“We have dedicated more people to make that verification faster, secondly, only the older of the posts, they will assess the situation in the posts and see that there is a queue, that is, you can see that the cars have to wait more than 30 minutes, just check “Maybe some percentage of cars that will not really arouse suspicion will be lost without passing inspection,” said A. Paulauskas.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications also announced that there will be stricter controls on people traveling by train and bus during the holiday weekend. According to her, passengers will also be checked by officials from the Lithuanian Transport Security Administration (LTSA).
Easter services – online
According to the Lithuanian Episcopal Conference (LVK), due to the epidemiological situation in some of the country’s churches, Easter services will be held without people.
“There will be worship everywhere, but with the people it will only take place where there are no more than 500 events per 100,000. Priest Mykolas Sotničenka, LVK’s undersecretary general, told BNS on Friday.
On Friday, 500 cases per 100,000. The population exceeds nine municipalities: Vilnius city and district, Širvintos, Šalčininkai, Ignalina, Varėna and Trakai districts, and Visaginas and Marijampolė.
Mr. Sotnichenko also noted that many churches promise to stream services online.
“Each parish is left free, there are no commandments to be spread, just like encouragement. Many, indeed many, churches broadcast on Facebook or YouTube, “he said.
The driving ban between the country’s municipalities, with the exception of the ring roads, has been in force in Lithuania since midnight last Saturday. The ban was renewed by the government until April 6 inclusive to stop the spread of COVID-19.
In Lithuania, movement restrictions were introduced in mid-December, and since March 16 they have been lifted in most of the country, leaving only those municipalities where the epidemiological situation is worst.
As with the previous restrictions, it is possible to travel from one municipality to another for work, travel to or from airports and seaports and bus stations, and for other important reasons.
The quarantine in Lithuania is valid until the end of April.
