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Last week, the Seimas approved amendments to the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act, which make it possible to force employees in certain areas to undergo mandatory periodic tests for COVID-19.
First of all, those who work in contact work, say, medical, educational, catering workers.
In a remote session of the Seimas Board, conservative J.Razma said he had a funnier proposal to consider.
“As we know, after the law we passed, tests are mandatory in some workplaces. This is not easily accepted by collectives everywhere. Isn’t it in this place that you want to set an example for the members of the Seimas? Should the Board of the Seimas request the Government to include the Seimas in that list of groups subjected to mandatory tests? ”The idea was put forward by the First Vice President of the Seimas.
V.Čmilytė-Nielsen reacted by saying that he did not know if the members of the Seimas would agree to be translated.
J.Razma suggested that the Seimas Board members think about it until the next session.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15-minute photo / Victoria Čmilytė-Nielsen and Jurgis Razma
The Social Democrat Julius Sabatauskas, vice president of the Seimas, considered that the mandatory parliamentary tests could be foreseen and not necessarily included in the legal act.
“And taking into account not only the members of the Seimas, but all the employees of the Seimas. You can really do that. That’s because the test in this case would be our control. All the more because now we are all working “live”, in meetings “live”. Well, as far as I know, more than 80 members of the Seimas have already vaccinated one vaccine each, ”he said.
That’s because the test in this case would be our control. All the more so since now we are all working “live”, in “live” meetings.
Seimas opposition leader Saulius Skvernelis said he would support J.Razma’s idea.
According to him, there will be colleagues who will not be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Therefore, especially when it comes to plenary sessions, I would like to be able to feel as safe as possible in the House.
Luke April / 15min photo / Saulius Skvernelis
“Before each plenary session, if there was such an opportunity and obligation, especially for those who do not have immunity in one form or another, it would be the right solution, it seems to me,” said Skvernel.
He was seconded by the “peasant” vice president of Seimas Jonas Jarutis, who also mentioned that parliamentarians still have the opportunity to take the COVID-19 test every week.
“Thank you. But to me, of course, as a liberal, I would like to voluntarily urge and set a good example without coercion. I would very much like to believe that everyone will,” said V. Čmilytė-Nielsen at the Seimas Board meeting.
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