In several municipalities, the opening hours of cafes and bars may be restricted and other restrictions have been introduced during the quarantine.

See the press conference of the Ministry of Health here:

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis announced that the Government will consider measures to prevent the virus on Wednesday, such a decision was made in the COVID-19 management committee..

According to S. Skvernelis, the new restrictions will be introduced only in individual municipalities, which are characterized by the most threatening situation, not in the entire country.

On Monday, A.Veryga mentioned two municipalities: the districts of Raseiniai and Radviliškis. In them, the incidence rates of coronavirus, according to the minister, are out of the general context.

According to A.Veryga, it was proposed in the committee that non-commercial public events, such as city festivals, fairs, festivals and the like, be included in the events for which registration is required.

Registration of event participants would be mandatory regardless of the number of participants (according to current procedure, registration is mandatory for events where the number of participants exceeds 300).

Other restrictive measures are being considered in specific municipalities where the situation with COVID-19 is the worst. Let’s suppose about the limitation of working hours in catering establishments.

“This issue has been discussed in the COVID-19 Steering Committee. No concrete decision has yet been made. But, as I mentioned, such measures can be applied in the same most problematic municipalities. But they will still be discussed with the leaders and administrations municipal ”, said the Minister of Health.

As I mentioned, these measures can be applied in the same most problematic municipalities. But they will still be discussed with municipal leaders and administrations.

Asked if other control measures in force during the quarantine could be applied in the municipalities most affected by the coronavirus, A. Veryga confirmed that they could.

“It just came to our knowledge then. And those that were announced in Lithuania during the quarantine. Today I could not detail what measures will be proposed. As I said, they will be discussed with the municipalities themselves. But if it is still agreed and it is decided to announce such local quarantines in the most affected municipalities, then, of course, there will be more measures than there are now, ”said the Minister of Health.

According to A.Veryga, in order to announce the local quarantine somewhere, the municipality and the Ministry of Health must request it from the Government.

Intensified testing

A.Veryga reported that this week more intensive tests will be carried out on the population of 17 municipalities for coronavirus.

The Minister pointed out that the most difficult situation remains in the Raseiniai district municipality. There were 988 cases of the disease per 100,000 people last week. There are around 50 cases of COVID-19 in Lithuania per 100,000 inhabitants.

A.Veryga asked the residents of the Raseiniai district municipality to investigate. Some people have previously been reported to refuse to investigate.

When asked about forced testing, the Health Minister explained that he would not support such a measure.

“Because it is hard for me to imagine how we would implement it. Let’s understand that a person can basically refuse even to undergo surgery if they have a complex illness. Who would take such measures of physical duress and duress with people who refuse to investigate, bring or even further investigate, I really have a hard time imagining. What can really be applied and what works and works is isolation or self-isolation, so that that person does not infect other people, ”said A.Veryga.

The Minister of Health has announced that more data on coronavirus cases will be published from now on. The number of beds occupied in hospitalized patients, intensive care units and the like will be announced periodically.

You can vote at home

As the Seimas elections approach, A.Veryga recalled that voters in isolation can register to vote at home. A special form to complete can be found on the website of the Central Election Commission.

You can also register to vote at home by calling 1855.

According to A. Veryga, the recommendations for the members of the electoral commissions and observers on the measures to be taken during the elections have been updated.

Residents are in no rush to investigate

Blinstrubiškės welfare home remains one of the largest pockets of coronavirus. According to Rolanda Lingienė, director of the Vilnius branch of the National Center for Public Health (NVSC), 77 diseases are associated with this approach.

Epidemiologists have indicated that an infection control specialist would work in these residences. There is also a shortage of doctors here. R. Lingienė mentioned that a lack of disinfectant liquid was recorded in the Blinstrubiškės welfare home.

There are 64 coronavirus cases associated with the outbreak at Šiauliai Republican Hospital. 168 cases of COVID-19 are related to the outbreak at Radviliškis Hospital.

R. Lingienė said that a decreasing number of new coronavirus infections were observed in the Raseiniai district.

However, as the expert pointed out, this may be due to the fact that residents are reluctant to actively investigate. He mentioned that there were many openings for research at the mobile point.

R. Lingienė explained that the number of samples in Radviliškis district is also not gratifying.

On Saturday, the NVSC received information that two members of the delegation of the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, who were visiting Lithuania, had contracted the coronavirus.

R. Lingienė stated that 26 people at risk of contact have been identified. It was announced that Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius had isolated himself for a week..

Investigations into the coronavirus were carried out over the weekend for President Gitan Nausėda and First Lady Diana Nausėdienė. Your results are negative.

100 new cases

The National Public Health Center (NVSC) reported on Monday that 100 cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in Lithuania last day..

40 of them were registered in Kaunas, 27 in Vilnius, 21 in Šiauliai counties. Another 5 were registered in Panevėžys, 2 in Klaipėda, 4 in Alytus and 1 in Telšiai counties.

According to epidemiologists, 72 people became infected after contact with individuals confirmed by coronavirus.

In addition, on the last day there were 2 import cases from Ukraine and Belarus.

The specialists could not determine the circumstances of the infection in 26 people.

A total of 267 cases of coronavirus were registered in educational institutions and 662 in medical institutions

According to R. Lingienė, due to contacts with those infected, more than 2.3 thousand people were isolated. people or students working in educational institutions, the internal spread of the coronavirus was detected in 21 institutions, the infection in other institutions, according to epidemiologists, came from the domestic and social environment.

In Lithuania, a total of 5,285 cases of the COVID-19 disease have been confirmed, 2,675 people are still ill and 2,497 have recovered.