Bilotaitė: three more changes in restrictions await the population

A meeting of the Government Emergency Commission (WESC) was held on Monday. The epidemiological situation of the country was discussed, the latest police data and arrival control were evaluated. Following the meeting, three changes to the government’s proposed quarantine restrictions were announced.

As Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė said after the meeting, the extent of the evidence is worrying. Target municipalities and employees: test calls “Today, after the VEKS meeting, we have four skills. The first has to do with testing. As you know, beauty services and small shops open today. But it is very worrying that out of ten thousand specialists in this field, only two thousand people have been tested. It is often the case that around two percent of people who are tested are diagnosed with the COVID virus. We have here a very clear request, first of all, for these people who are starting to work to be responsible and civic, especially in the context that we will commemorate tomorrow on February 16. Probably the best gift would be citizenship and the responsibility of all of us ”, said A. Bilotaitė.

According to her, the improvement in the epidemiological situation allows us to think about the release of restrictions on movement between municipalities. VESK will propose free movement in the circular municipalities of Alytus, Šiauliai and Panevėžys. “The situation is like this, the government must consider this Wednesday and decide from when. Then it will be specified if a decision is made ”, he explained. A. Bilotaitė also clarified that these three municipalities were chosen because the releases were to be made gradually. “We want to make changes in stages,” said the minister. “I do not think this is a late decision. We just look very responsibly and consistently, step by step. We understand the desire of people to return to normal reality, but not everything is so simple,” the minister also spoke about the restrictions on movement.