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“For all the holidays, you can draw an analogy with the first of November. At that moment we saw that people were moving and then we had some consequences, that after the holidays, when there is free movement, it is obvious that people are driving, people are visiting and that can make the situation worse, ”the minister told LRT radio on Tuesday.
According to A. Bilotaitė, the government will consider the quarantine conditions for April next week, and the decision-making will take into account the morbidity indicators at that time and the prevalence of the most contagious British strain.
When asked if additional movement restrictions could be imposed for the Easter weekend, the minister replied: “No decisions of this kind should be made this week, but we will meet next week to discuss the current situation at that time. “.
He stressed that the biggest concern at the moment is the spread of the British strain of the virus, and free movement during the holidays could make the situation worse. According to the Minister of the Interior, currently more than half of Lithuanian municipalities are experiencing a resurgence of new cases of the virus, so any additional quarantine mitigation should be viewed with great caution.
“In Lithuania, the situation in 40 municipalities is deteriorating, and this is a clear sign that we must look very responsibly at all proposals and exemptions, as any disclosure could lead to a deterioration of the signals,” said A. Bilotaitė.
The Interior Ministry requests that 3,000 people be vaccinated in order of priority. officials
The Interior Ministry has asked the Health Ministry to add 3,000 patients to the priority list for vaccination. officials most at risk of coronavirus infection, the interior minister said.
“We have provided another list of people who have been purified, the ones most at risk, about 3,000. officials, we present this list to the Ministry of Health so that they could be elevated to a higher priority if possible, because officials do a very important job to ensure compliance with quarantine restrictions and have a lot of contact, ”said Minister Agnė Bilotaitė to LRT radio. on Tuesday.
According to Božena Zaborovska-Zdanovič, representative of the Ministry of the Interior, officials from five services of the Ministry of the Interior subsequently offered the vaccination to the BNS: the Police Department, the State Border Guard Service, the Fire Protection and Rescue Department, the Public Security Service and Financial Crime Investigation Service.
“Naturally, most police officers volunteer, because it is the largest organization,” explained a spokeswoman for the ministry.
He added that officials make up the “vast majority” on this list.
The Health Ministry previously said that it promises to review the vaccination priority list this week.
