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The mandatory use of masks in open spaces would be abandoned once the so-called green scenario is reached, that is, when less than 25 new cases of coronavirus are detected in 100,000 cases. population, says Health Minister Arūnas Dulkys.
“At the moment, it is planned that it will be optional in open spaces when we have scenario A, that is, the number of cases would be less than 25. The argument that this is a fairly cheap measure and, in the opinion of the experts, very effective, “Dulkys said at a news conference Monday.
He noted that the use of masks to limit the spread of the pandemic “has excellent value for money.” The minister also said that the current plan for gradual easing of quarantine restrictions may change.
“But that consideration of our measures will be increasingly intense, and I do not rule out the possibility that seeing the dynamics of our figures change, those discussions may return,” Dulkys said.
Currently, masks are mandatory for people over the age of six in public places, with a few exceptions.
Author Milena Andrukaitytė
