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What the Government has decided and to whom the exceptions apply
“All persons returning to or arriving in the Republic of Lithuania on regular, special and charter passenger transport routes (all modes of transport) must have a document (with translation into Lithuanian, English or Russian) about the person not before of the 72 hours. A test for COVID-19 was carried out during the period before returning to or arriving in the Republic of Lithuania and a negative result was received (the result of the serological antibody tests is not recognized), ”the Government resolution reads. Wednesday.
The new order will go into effect on March 10. From that date, passenger companies will be obliged to “ensure that passengers who do not have a COVID-19 test and a negative test result do not enter the vehicles.”
The new order will go into effect on March 10.
Exceptions will only be made for crew and crew members transporting passengers on international routes in all types of vehicles, as well as for people in transit through Lithuania, people under the age of 16, as well as people vaccinated with COVID- 19 or suffering from the disease when diagnosed is confirmed on the basis of a positive PCR or SARS-CoV-2 antigen test result, and no more than 90 days elapse between the positive test result and the arrival in Lithuania.
Why has the order changed?
The COVID-19 test must be carried out by those who come from any country in the world, and even with a negative answer, isolation is a must.
Until now, travelers who had not been tested for COVID-19 were expected to immediately register for such a test in Lithuania. Then it is verified if the traveler really went to do the research. Failure to do so may result in administrative liability, as such investigation is mandatory.
The timing of the government’s decision to abandon the possibility of testing in Lithuania may seem a bit unexpected: just a few days ago, the first mobile passenger testing buildings were delivered at Vilnius airport.
On Monday, Dainius Čiuplys, Head of the Lithuanian Airport Operations and Infrastructure Department, was satisfied that those returning to Lithuania will also be able to use this test. According to D.Čiuplis, this is a step to restore interest in the flights themselves.
Minister A. Dulkys, in response to a press conference on Wednesday 15 minutes The question of why the travel order was changed was recalled by the fact that it had already been detected in Lithuania. more than 20 cases of the COVID-19 strain.
“In Vilnius, Kaunas, Kėdainiai, Marijampolė, Vilkaviškis, we are already seeing varieties of the British mutation,” said the minister.
According to him, Lithuania is also actively maintaining relations with neighboring countries, and most of them “are already beginning to move towards that pre-test requirement to ensure better protection of the health of our people.”
Unfortunately, the mystery and predictions of those mutations in other countries are concerning, so we took additional action, said A. Dulkys.
“We have to admit that not everyone who comes in and signs up for the test goes to these mobile points for testing, and the risk is increasing,” explained A. Dulkys.
“Of course, we have a large group of people who set a good example, but the problem is that even a small group of people can help spread the virus and spread it,” he said.
Furthermore, Latvia has been applying a similar procedure since January, so according to the minister, we are “adjusting to it by our own rules.”
“Unfortunately, the mystery and predictions of those mutations in other countries are worrying, so we have taken additional measures,” said the minister.
He also added that the mobile passenger test buildings at Vilnius airport still make sense as they will be able to be tested by those leaving Lithuania.
VIDEO: Presentation of COVID-19 passenger testing services at airports
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