First holidays for companies: opening of ski resorts; first, shops and beauty salons in the “next days”

The president of the Government Emergency Situations Commission, Minister of the Interior, Agnė Bilotaitė, reported that the renewal of the provision of ski center services is being considered.

“First of all, by ensuring that the distribution of the tickets is electronic, there would be a prior registration of the visitors,” said A. Bilotaitė.

The Minister of Health, Arūnas Dulkys, assured that trends and knowledge must be properly evaluated, as there are still risks that can be expected.

“After consulting today, we have decided that we will propose to the Government, in agreement and with confidence both to service providers and to individuals, to allow cross-country skiing services under the appropriate conditions. In fact, the situation with regard to the possible spread of the virus and the number of possible new mutations is very fragile. There may not be very large releases, but they are also very important, ”said A. Dulkys.

In addition, he stated that the Government intends to make a proposal on shops and beauty services.

“Not just grocery stores, but other convenience stores as well if they have an entrance from the outside and can restrict the flow of shoppers accordingly. We would like to offer the liberalization of certain services, that is, providing beauty services, but also ensuring that the relevant number of people is limited at the same time, ”said A. Dulkys.

Activities are scheduled to resume in the near future. It is true that restrictions on movement between municipalities are still valid: A.Bilotaitė emphasized that restrictions on movement between municipalities could only be released when the number of new cases of COVID-19 is less than 200 cases per 100,000. population in 14 days.

“As for skiing, it is likely that an attempt will be made to convene a government meeting today, and if a resolution of this type were adopted, it would be a matter of the next few days. And because of the beauty services and commerce that I mentioned, even if it is a limited number, we would like to present it to the regular meeting of the Government this Wednesday, and also allow it in the coming days, “says A. Dulkys.

Armonaitė: the decision to ski today

“We will propose today to the Government to decide on the outdoor ski slopes so that they can operate, the tickets will be available only online, it will also act as a registry for visitors. The duration of the visit will be limited to 2 hours, “said A. Armonaitė.

He stressed that the ski centers will only be able to serve customers from the same municipality, since circulation restrictions persist.

“The Ministry of Health has taken into account and included in its plan the proposals of the Ministry of Economy and Innovation regarding the possible opening of beauty services, as well as the possible opening of points of sale, especially those with access to the outdoors. , we will talk about this in the Government this week, “said. A. Armonaitė.

The country’s ministries prepared their proposals for a plan to ease quarantine restrictions last week. If the plan is agreed on Monday, it could be approved at a government meeting on Wednesday, representatives from the Health Ministry said last week.

Previously, A. Dulkys has mentioned that the activities of the service sector could resume when the number of cases is less than 150 cases per 100 thousand. population and 200 cases would be collected for stores.

And the Ministry of Economy and Innovation presented a more ambitious proposal to the Government to open ski resorts on February 1, and renew the provision of beauty services and open stores on February 8.

“Our goal is to give companies the opportunity to work, but at the same time ensure effective management of the pandemic,” said Interior Minister A. Bilotaitė.

The quarantine was announced in Lithuania on November 7 and December 16. Tighter restrictions have been introduced. The quarantine was extended last week until the end of February.

On January 30, morbidity in the country fell to 467 cases per 100,000. population in 14 days. It was already reported that over the weekend, Lithuania went from the worst quarantine scenario “D” to scenario “C”; This describes the situation in which the incidence is greater than 100 cases per 100,000 cases. population.

According to the recommendations of the group of experts, in this scenario, the trade is possible by limiting the flow of customers and applying special requirements, reducing the risk of infection, and employees must be evaluated regularly.

In the service industry, the recommendations are the same as in scenario D, with only remote and contactless services available. Catering establishments could also continue to provide take-out only.