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“The simple consideration of such amendments is already an unconstitutional act, since we violate the concepts that are enshrined in the Constitution, the Civil Code. Obviously, where the ears come from, we are talking only about the business plan, we are not only saying the prices, how much the tests and vaccines cost.
My dear ones, let’s think about what we are doing, because here we will give work to both the Prosecutor’s Office and the SSD and the FNTT. <...> I think we have to say it out loud: what is happening here now is not happening without some effort on the part of the creator, who says “forgive him, Lord, he does not know what he is doing”. That’s what we say: you do it wrong, stop. I urge you to think carefully about what we do, ”said D. Kepenis.
For his part, V.Čmilytė-Nielsen urged a member of the Seimas not to spread conspiracy theories in the courtroom, but to look into the eyes of patients fighting COVID-19.
“Dear colleague, a brief reply; perhaps conspiracy theories could be said not in the meeting room of the Seimas, but by looking into the eyes of the hospital patients. covid patients, of which, unfortunately, we still have too many today ”, replied the president of Seimas.
These words were accompanied by applause in the Chamber of the Seimas.
Consider the question of mandatory testing
The president of the Health Affairs Commission, A. Matulas, said that the situation is changing very quickly, so it is necessary to react to it.
“The number of cases is growing, so I ask you to take responsibility and not mislead people that it is a forced test. There are two options: close the business or wait for everything to open. This is the third opportunity here: to open earlier without reaching the so-called green zone, “said A. Matulas.
Prime Minister I.Šimonytė stated that the number of new COVID-19 infections is increasing rapidly, on Tuesday it became clear that a variant of the PAR virus has already appeared in Lithuania, so more aggressive measures against the coronavirus should be applied.
“There has been a lot of speculation here, but it must be understood that no means other than active testing will guarantee control of the epidemic,” Prime Minister I. Šimonytė said.
Parliament was scheduled to vote on these amendments last week, but a remote session was suspended on Thursday due to unconsidered technical interruptions. This Tuesday, the Seimas meets to sit live.
Under the amendments, the government could, in the event of an emergency, establish a list of jobs and areas of activity in which employees can work only if they are previously screened and then periodically checked for illnesses.
An employee who refuses to verify or fails to do so for very important reasons, depending on the nature of the job, would be assigned to work remotely or transferred to another job at the same workplace.
If those opportunities are not available, you will be removed from work without pay until the day you are tested for a communicable disease.
Health Minister Arūnas Dulkys, who presented the project to Seimas, stated that its objective was to guarantee public health by declaring a quarantine or emergency situation in the country due to a contagious disease.
The amendments would also stipulate that in the event of a workplace outbreak, workers could also work only after they have been tested for disease. The National Center for Public Health will determine the list of personnel to be examined.
It also provides that additional medical examinations of employees due to contagious disease can be financed from the state budget in accordance with the procedure established by the Government.
