Palanga prepares for an influx of people from all over Lithuania: we would not lift another closure

“Palanga is not on the list of red municipalities, we are in the yellow zone, so people from all over Lithuania can come to Palanga, except from the red zones, which are restricted. A total of sixteen municipalities. Generally speaking, Klaipeda residents, if they don’t go for work or medical reasons, they wouldn’t be able to go to Palanga, ”says Š. Be quiet.

Immediately after the government’s decision, little time passed, so Š. Vaitkus says he hasn’t discussed all the niceties with the police officers yet, but says based on what he’s heard, there shouldn’t have been any posts near Palanga.

“It just came to our attention then. Without knowing the government’s decision, this morning we discussed with the Commissioner that if the municipalities could move, how could we make sure that the people on the Palanga bridge or on J. Basanavičiaus street do not cause big It must be taken into account that outdoors, if it is not possible to ensure a distance of two years, people must wear masks outdoors. The police will control it and urge people to comply with the quarantine “, says the mayor of Palanga.

Good news for representatives of leisure companies: hotels are also starting to operate in Palanga. However, the mayor urges not to forget that only a few diseases in the city will be enough and Palanga will enter the red zone again.

“God forbid, those institutions will be closed again, we must take the situation very seriously and try to prevent it from spreading as much as possible. I think the reduction is very good, but the situation is very fragile. When we are small towns, ten cases are enough and we are in the red zone again. People must understand that they must take the situation very seriously. I wouldn’t want anyone to close for the third time, because then the business wouldn’t survive, ”says Š. Be quiet.

On Monday, the Ministry of Health (SAM) proposes to the government after March 15 to change the quarantine rules for internal movements. The Cabinet of Ministers approved this proposal and decided to lift movement restrictions in some municipalities as of Tuesday. By the end of the month, the bans will operate in 16 municipalities of the country, where 100,000. population in more than 200 cases in 14 days.

Of great concern

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė stated at the meeting that the project to return primary school children to school will soon appear.

“This time saving is important because some of the activities are being renewed today, and later this week (…) we will discuss the conditions under which beginners can be re-educated through contact. Several processes are taking place here at the same time, “said the Prime Minister.

The project is expected to be presented later this week, Wednesday, at the next government meeting.

Health Minister Arūnas Dulkys, who presented the change to quarantine to the Cabinet of Ministers, said that the Health Ministers of other countries also discussed possible risks.

“In recent days, we have had several conversations with the ministers of neighboring countries, the aspect of the British strain of the virus is very important, it is very worrying,” said the minister.

Movement restrictions

SAM proposes to the Government to restrict the movement of people from March 16 at 00:00 to March 31 at 24:00. Biržai District, Klaipėda Town, Kupiškis District, Marijampolė District, Neringa, Panevėžys Town, Panevėžys District, Šalčininkai District, Širvintos District, Švenčionys District, Trakai District, Utena District, Varėna District, Vilnius city, Vilnius district , – people are prohibited from entering or leaving these municipalities.

All municipalities in the country, where 100 thousand. population in more than 200 cases in 14 days, movement restrictions will be maintained.

As before, these exceptions would apply.

The entry and exit of people to these municipalities is prohibited, except in the case of:

• to the municipality of your place of residence;
• to a municipality other than that of your place of residence due to the death of close relatives;
• work (in labor matters) when the workplace is in another municipality;
• to or from international passenger routes to or from airports, seaports, bus stations; about health services;
• when people living in the adjacent municipalities of the Klaip Klada city and district, Panevėžys city and district, Vilnius city and district move between the indicated adjacent municipalities;
• for other objectively justified reasons of urgency, when travel to a municipality other than the one in which you reside is unavoidable.

This restriction also does not apply to members of the same family or a household who travel to a municipality other than the one in which they reside, where they own real estate owned by one of the family or household members.

The document presented by SAM also suggests that the doors could be opened by zoos and botanical gardens indoors.

Delphi recalls that the quarantine lasted throughout Lithuania until March 31.

Data analyst: We see a small increase

Government data analyst Aistis Šimaitis presented the latest data on the pandemic to the Cabinet of Ministers.

“We are in a similar place to where we were 3-4 weeks ago, when it seemed that the rise was beginning, but it did not turn into a big bang. The indicators show that it is now a low stage ”, A. Šimaitis, a government analyst, presented the data at the government meeting.

He said that the acceleration of the pandemic is again positive, although small, there is no sustainable position, there are waves in different regions of the country.

“We seem to be wavering a bit,” said the data analyst.

He said there is no indication that the situation will get worse anytime soon, but there is no indication that it will improve.

A. Šimaitis stated that the Lithuanian strain of coronavirus dominates in Lithuania, but the number of cases of the British strain is starting to increase.

“You can say that in Vilnius there are many more British varieties than in February, it may even be dominant,” said the data analyst.

He stated that regional clusters can be seen throughout Lithuania.

“We are in such an unstable situation, there is an increase in cases. But it is good that there has not been a big explosion of cases, as in some other countries due to the quarantine measures applied, “said A. Šimaitis at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Monday.