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“We are all seeing alarming figures. If due to one provision or another, this recommendation alone is not enough, it may be necessary to consider such a return as well,” Seimas spokesman Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen commented on the plans to introduce quarantine.
Squirrel: this government has not coped with the pandemic
Saulius Skvernelis, the senior of the Seimas Democratic faction “On behalf of Lithuania”, said he misjudged the current situation.
“The time that is spent naturally in nature has been lost, since the warm period of the year is conducive to taking advantage of that pause since the virus does not spread. But nothing has been done fundamentally to have a successful vaccination campaign, especially in risk age groups. Now you need to re-enter the quarantine. It’s not good, it’s not good, not psychologically, “said S. Skvernelis.
The politician said he understood that quarantine is needed as a legal regime to introduce some restrictions, such as the mandatory use of masks.
“But it shows that this government and the ruling majority have not addressed the pandemic. The numbers that are now are 10 to 18 times higher than at the same time last year, when we were accused that the Government was not doing something or not doing something about the upcoming elections. It turned out to be just political propaganda. Having sick people and vaccines bought by our government to be able to go back to quarantine requires extraordinary skills, “said Skvernelis.
Decisions on the management of COVID-19 will be made by the government next week: it will decide if the quarantine will return
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė proposes to raise the issue of additional COVID-19 measures at the Government meeting next week. Admittedly, it suggests first deciding whether this will require a return to quarantine.
“Wearing masks, telecommuting. The question of whether there should be an emergency regime, what we have now, or a quarantine, needs to be answered very clearly. Because, in my opinion, the responsibility of a person for breaking the rules is a motivating factor, ”said I. Šimonytė at the government meeting on Wednesday.
After the meeting, Health Minister Arūnas Dulkys clarified that the Ministry will consult epidemiologists about teleworking.
„[Pasitarsime] if we shouldn’t offer, let’s say, telecommuting in the public sector, assessing the general epidemiological situation, “A. Dulkys told reporters on Wednesday.
Decide on additional measures
Furthermore, I. Šimonytė believes that perhaps the time has come to make the decision that employers should not have to pay for COVID-19 testing of industrial workers. The state currently reimburses for these tests.
“Testing of industrial workers has now begun. We will see what the process will be like, but again in a few weeks, we will probably have to go back to the question of how much more does the budget have to pay for the tests, that is, the taxpayers, and how much would it cost for the employer to take responsibility, “he said. the first Minister.
Mandatory testing of manufacturing workers who have not been infected with coronavirus or have not been vaccinated went into effect every 7 to 10 days in mid-September.
I. Šimonytė also emphasized that the most important thing so far is making decisions about how to promote vaccination of the elderly.
“However, the top priority is all measures that allow the 75+ community to get vaccinated as much as possible. That’s what he has planned for GPs, logistics, outreach, and more. they need additional government measures, I would ask them to prepare for Wednesday, ”said I. Šimonytė at the government meeting on Wednesday.
At that time, decisions about testing and isolating students will not be made by the Government, but rather by the Chief of Operations, Arūnas Dulkis.
On the eve of the government meeting, both I. Šimonytė and A. Dulkys stated that with the deterioration of the epidemiological situation in Lithuania, the mandatory use of face masks should be established.
Probably for this it will be necessary to reintroduce the quarantine, because according to the emergency situation we cannot establish such a requirement, and the recommendations in Lithuania, unlike the Scandinavian countries, are understood as something that is not necessary to follow at all. “Šimonytė told reporters.
COVID-19 numbers are on the rise, with 1,486 diagnosed cases and 15 deaths
Last day 1,486 new cases of COVID-19 were identified, 15 people died, the Department of Statistics announced on Thursday. Thirteen of the dead were not vaccinated or were partially vaccinated. 3,512 people were vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine. A total of 7,964 people were vaccinated per day.
The number of patients treated for COVID-19 in hospitals has exceeded a thousand and is currently 1,014. 116 patients are in resuscitation. Compared to the previous day, the number of people in hospitals has increased by two dozen.
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