Lithuania has significantly crossed the red line: Latvia is likely to demand self-isolation



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Although last week Lithuania and Estonia raised the red limit of the indicator to 25 cases per 100,000. persons, Latvia remained at the old limit of 16 cases and the Baltic travel bubble burst, adding Estonia to the list of affected countries. The same fate should await Lithuania this Friday.

It should be noted that in Latvia a shorter self-isolation is valid – 10 days. More than 14 days. Self-isolation is provided only to people who work in medical, educational and social security institutions.

A.Veryga: Without the exceptions of Latvia, incoming Lithuanians will probably have to isolate themselves

If Latvia does not apply exceptions to Lithuania when deciding on affected countries on Friday, Lithuanians going to it will likely have to isolate themselves, says Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga.

“Their decision will probably depend on whether they apply some flexibility or not, but we should definitely be in a position where we, as Estonians, can find ourselves in the same situation,” the minister told BNS on Friday.

According to data from the Registry Center, the incidence of coronavirus in two weeks in Lithuania on Friday reached 20.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. It is true that Latvia will trust According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, in which the last statistics included will be Thursday.

Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Aurelijus Veryga

Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Aurelijus Veryga

According to A.Veryga, it is not yet known what Latvia’s solution will be. “If it is as it has been for the last two weeks, we usually find out about that decision on Friday afternoon. Of course, it would be good if they said it earlier, because in Latvia there is so much difference with Lithuania and Estonia that it takes effect on Saturday. That is what we must say to our citizens, to those who plan to travel to Latvia, because there are really a lot of people living on the border, they should know about it, but we cannot rush to another country, ”said the Minister.

The incidence of coronavirus in Lithuania currently reaches 20.1 cases per 100,000. population.

Estonians must isolate themselves now

A couple of weeks ago, Riga did not include Lithuania in the list of affected countries only at the last moment, which allowed to exceed the red limit by 10%. This reservation will not help this week, and there is a high probability that around 5 pm Lithuania will also be included in the list of affected countries published by Latvia. The decision would take effect from midnight.

The Latvian authorities will publish all the rules on when self-isolation is required and when exceptions can be expected. When Estonia was added to the list, exemptions were granted to travelers from Estonia for certain work, academic, health, child and family care, funeral reasons.

Furthermore, people traveling in transit are exempted from the isolation requirement, provided they cross the territory of Latvia within 12 hours and do not stay here.

Discounts were also made for residents of the border town of Valka.

Travelers in transit are exempt from the requirement to isolate themselves, as long as they cross the territory of Latvia within 12 hours and do not stay here.

The Latvian police on the Estonian border had not reinforced their forces since being included in the list of affected countries, nor had they carried out “COVID-19 raids.” Simona Grāvīte, a spokeswoman for the police department, explained that “compliance with the minimum epidemiological safety requirements is the responsibility of both society itself and its integrity.” Latvians who have noticed violations of self-isolation can report it to police officers.

A person subject to isolation has the right to return to his country or change the place of quarantine while wearing a mask, after informing the Latvian police.



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