Šimonytė: The government can remove the restrictions, but for that the vaccination rate must be very high



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“I’ve mentioned that if vaccination rates remain high, then the government is ready to review the proposed restrictions and possibly modify them, perhaps abandon them altogether. But for that, vaccination rates have to be very high. We should vaccinate about 400,000. people in the rest of the month people so we can talk about 70 percent people with at least one vaccine.

We are seeing the acceleration, we have about 10,000 a day. people, this is very important because <...> 40 to 50 new patients go to the hospital every day, these are not the people who are sick anyway, but they are so sick that they need hospitals, the intensive care units are filling up pretty fast, unfortunately around 10 beds of Additional resuscitations are taken up every weekend. people in resuscitation generally struggle for life, “Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said during her visit to Naujoji Akmenė on Tuesday.

“For some, that fight fails, yesterday we lost 4 people. I registered in the morning <...> “Unfortunately, not all the people were vaccinated,” added the head of government.

Companies can start operations as of Monday only admitting visitors with an opportunity passport, without stricter restrictions on their power.

According to the government’s decision, as of September 13, most services will only be available to people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, have had an illness or have had a negative PCR test for at least 48 hours.

However, companies can apply for a passport of opportunity before the new restrictions take effect. Then, the activity can be carried out freely, it is no longer necessary to comply with the conditions established for the provision of epidemiological services.

As of Monday, no more than two people or members of a family will be able to sit at the table in closed catering establishments, without the possibility of a passport, and no more than five people or one family member will be able to sit outside. The masks must be worn without eating.

With the options passport, the number of people at the table will be unlimited, as well as self-service, a distance of two meters and the use of masks are still a recommendation.

In places of commerce and services, in addition to the opportunity passport masks, the requirements for ventilation, disinfection, distances remain valid and the activities with the opportunity passport are carried out freely.

Events without the possibility of a passport in confined spaces will be carried out only with masks, people must be divided into sectors of no more than 500, it will be necessary to ensure that the flows do not mix. Spectators will have to watch the event from their seats, the room cannot be filled more than 75 percent.

With the opportunity passport, the number of participants in the event, both outdoors and indoors, is not limited, and if the number of participants does not exceed 500, you will be able to eat while watching the event from the seats.



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