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From mid-March until now, only Lithuanian citizens working or living abroad can leave the country. Since the beginning of the quarantine until now, more than 1,500 people have been unable to leave Lithuania.
Poland and Russia currently do not allow foreigners from neighboring countries, while Belarus and Latvia allow citizens from other countries to enter.
From Monday, it is possible to leave Latvia towards Latvia through the Būtingė-Rucava, Saločiai-Grenstalė and Smėlynė-Medumi checkpoints.
People can enter Belarus through the Medininkai-Kamenyj Log, Šalčininkai-Benekainiai and Raigardas-Privalka points currently in operation.
Border guards point out that due to current restrictions, a person leaving for Belarus may return home only through Poland or Latvia.
Persons returning to Lithuania from abroad must observe 14 days of self-isolation.
The entry of foreigners to Lithuania is still prohibited. The exception applies only to carriers, diplomats, soldiers. Lithuanian border guards have not allowed people to enter Lithuania since the quarantine began.
Flights – from May 10
The ban on Lithuanian citizens leaving the country does not apply. Until now, this is only possible for those who return to their place of residence or who go to work, in international commercial transport. There is no later date for the entry into force of this point.
“The departure has no effect on the conditions of entry. This would allow people to leave the territory of Lithuania.” A. Veryga presented the proposal to the Cabinet of Ministers.
It is possible to leave Lithuania only for those who return to their place of permanent residence or who go to work, doing international commercial transport.
Currently, Lithuanian airspace is closed and flights are only possible with the special permission of the Ministers of Transport and Foreign Affairs. It is proposed that the ban be lifted from May 10 on routes whose renewal is approved by the Government on the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The door opens to the outpatient clinic.
Outpatient clinics are reopening the door to patients, but to prevent the possible spread of coronavirus infection (COVID-19), each should organize their work according to a plan for renewal and provision of prepared services and agreed with the National Center for Public Health (NVSC).
Said proposal from the Ministry of Health (SAM) was approved today at the government meeting, according to the press release.
According to Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga, both patients and the medical community eagerly awaited this knowledge. Therefore, it is now important for institutions to do their homework properly before opening the door, with a special focus on infection control.
“The current epidemiological situation and successful management of this phase of the pandemic already allow us to renew opportunities for people to take care of their health by visiting doctors and communicating live. Several options were considered, but after consulting with the medical community and experts, it was decided to update all planned services without dividing them into groups. For example, cardiology, as suggested at the beginning. It has been agreed that all services can be provided, only institutions have to do their homework first, “says the Minister A. Veryga.
According to him, the most important thing is to prepare adequately for infection control, prioritizing safety and guaranteeing the protection of patients and workers.
This means that facility managers must ensure the necessary infection control when providing services to patients. The registry should be organized in such a way that patients do not meet, and consultations with specialists should be planned in such a way that certain time intervals are maintained between visits, in order to ventilate and disinfect the facilities.
Furthermore, live consultations, at least in the near future, will be less than before the crisis. This should not be disturbed as it successfully replaces remote consultation, which is valued by both clinicians and patients. This means that remote services remain a priority at the moment, and only if problems cannot be solved remotely will patients be able to consult live.
So everyone is invited to be patient and understanding.
Before opening the door, institutions should prepare plans for the planned phases of inpatient and outpatient services. They will provide everything necessary for the provision of essential medical care and scheduled services. It is also a procedure for providing services to high and low risk patients and how to manage their flows. Procedures should be established for organizing the work of staff and what will be done in the event of the virus spreading in establishments where staff work in various workplaces. In addition, how protection measures will be applied to staff and patients should be provided, in accordance with security levels.
Given that reducing restrictions on treatment services and relaxation of quarantine will lead to an increase in the spread of this insidious virus, bedding should be formed. This means that hospitals will have to abandon part of the beds in case the number of coronavirus cases increases.
Therefore, both hospitals and polyclinics will be able to start working only after coordinating the plan with the institution’s infection control specialist and where it is not available, in consultation with the Institute of Hygiene as well as the regional institution. organizer. The agreed plan must be approved by the head of the institution and then presented to NVSC specialists.
The requirements for the preparation of said plan will be established in the decisions of the Manager of Emergency Operations at the state level.
Also, scheduled dental services will not be provided at this time. This decision is based on the fact that these services are classified as very high risk. And the fact that a dentist must use the maximum guarantees used by doctors who work in outbreaks of coronavirus infection, such as protective suits, glasses, gloves, etc., to safely provide services to their patient.
As before, patients will continue to receive emergency dental services. In other words, those that cannot be delayed, such as knocking out teeth, bleeding, etc.
Well, and to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, patient visits will continue to be prohibited, except when the human condition is terminal, i. and. suffers from an incurable and progressive disease, as well as when visiting children under the age of 14 with the permission of the attending physician.
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