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Two important changes for travelers to Lithuania went into effect this week. First, raising the cartel of the disease to 25 cases per 100,000. people, many European countries, including neighboring Poland, have been removed from the isolation red list. Second, from now on, personal data must be sent to the National Center for Public Health before the trip begins.
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However, not so long ago, when trips from Poland to Lithuania had to be accompanied by 14 days of self-isolation, some of the newcomers freely walked the streets of the city without even thinking about the obligation.
“When we introduced the quarantine for returnees from Poland, travelers from that side disappeared. But after a few days, we notice that people come and go without knowing anything about our requirements. Several arrived by bus. We asked where it came from, let’s say, I come from that and that city in Poland. And I was wondering how to get to us when the access is closed. It turns out to be complete news for them, they haven’t heard anything about it. ” 15 minutes A representative of a public accommodation establishment spoke.
Improved border protection, but cosmetically?
To find out what the control was like for people crossing the Lithuanian border due to the coronavirus, 15 minutes In early September, he made his way to southwestern Lithuania, to the Kalvarija firewall of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS). This point is one of the most important, because tourist buses cross it.
L.Tubio / 15min photo / VSAT Kalvarija firewall commander Rimantas Kundreckas
Rimantas Kundreckas, the Firewall Commander, greets me. According to him, border controls have been strengthened recently, with border guards working around the clock with the help of customs and police.
Agents distribute brochures on coronavirus prevention to drivers of vehicles with brakes or people crossing the border on foot. If you come from a country affected by COVID-19, the sheet says that you should isolate yourself, but whether you do so or not is your responsibility.
L. Tubio / 15min photo / Information sheet for those who cross the Lithuanian border from Poland
According to R. Kundreck, after border control is strengthened, people are checked twice as often. It is true that the flow of border crossings also changed, significantly decreased.
The coronavirus at the Calvary Firewall has gotten stronger
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“Traffic has been cut by more than half. There are no more natural persons, as well as shuttle and tourist buses,” said R. Kundreckas.
About 30 bus trips a week from Poland
These words from the head of the SBGS Kalvarija firebreak are spread through the air by the bus of the company Flixbus, which enters the Marijampolė bus station in the late morning. It came from Poland.
During a short break, the driver and two passengers go out to smoke. It is unknown how many people crossed the Lithuanian border by bus.
L.Tubio / 15min photo / Bus Flixbus in Marijampolė
One of the smokers is the driver Igor. It is said that he came here from Ukraine, Poltava.
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