Quarantine decisions can be painful – talk about movement restrictions, recommend closing major supermarkets

“We have made such a decision in principle that we will not enter the debate until we have taken charge, because to discuss when you do not know what you are getting, because by Friday we probably will not know very well what we have, so we have plans. We don’t do much publicity, although there may be a hundred points about how much we are going to do here, ”says the interlocutor.

When asked where openness and transparency are promised, the politician says that there are still many things that need to be developed.

“Openness and transparency don’t really hurt to the point where we’re really willing to agree on what the experts will recommend. We’re really not going to hide anything. And now, you know, when there are a hundred proposals, you still have to decide how many of those. proposals are realistic to implement. We want real things. “

Decisions can be painful

According to the politician, we see one of the biggest problems in hospitals, which have difficulties managing patient flows.

“First of all, let’s keep in mind that the growing number of people with coronavirus is also increasing the number of people who are in hospitals. We can say that 80 percent are asymptomatic or harmless, we can say that we can be happy that only a very small percentage is very threatening, but no matter the higher the number, the greater the percentage that reaches hospitals. Our problem today is that all the hospitals that receive people with coronavirus are approaching the limit. One of the problems is that we will have to open access to coronavirus patients. “

When asked if we can expect sudden decisions, such as knowing that we can no longer move when our eyes are drenched, the interlocutor assured that it could be so.

“It may be that with our eyes closed, the government is told that starting tomorrow, let’s say, we can no longer move. I don’t see much drama here. Without food, bread and liquids, no one will leave people, and if each other is an unbuilt gift, there will be no problem. It still amazes me that there is so much talk about supermarkets and there are still people there.

When you see that image of people going to the malls and resenting the amount of people in those malls, I laugh for a month. From what is said, people are outraged, although he himself speaks from the mall. I would tell you very seriously, my dear ones, that the problem is very serious, the numbers are large and the number of people who enter who find themselves in difficult conditions is also growing ”, says the interlocutor.

“I urge you to be responsible so that doctors and doctors do not have to have solutions in place of Christmas that will be painful: which of the people you bring is worth reviving and which is not worth reviving. I invite you to show awareness. “

Measurements can be toughened

The vice-rector of the LSMU, Professor Kęstutis Petrikonis, when asked what are, in his opinion, the most necessary measures at this time, assured that the measures could be even stricter than those proposed by the experts.

“I agree that the current situation cannot continue. We have those real measures that are being introduced on Wednesday. It is likely that they will pay off, given that the Board of Health Experts suggested that contacts should be reduced, that is, we have proposed the minimal option of reducing work or closing industrial stores over the weekend – again, there were minimal measures.

That would be a sign from the government that the situation is really bad. The current government assumes full responsibility, so if it introduces even tougher measures it will be its responsibility, because current legislators will have to take responsibility for what is happening now, both in social life and in the health system. I fully agree that the measures could be even harsher than those proposed by the experts last weekend. “

It would be recommended to restrict movement, close the main supermarkets.

Asked by Slušnis if it would make sense to close cities when the situation in them is very similar, the interlocutor assured that this could be one of the measures to help control the virus.

“Migration is great, people, if after the closure of cities, that migration, even in a bubble, would be less of that virus, at least one drop will stop, there will be fewer contacts. The more people migrate, the more likely the virus is to spread. I think one of the possibilities is, but if it is implemented, I can’t really answer, “says L. Slušnys.

“Another is my reflection or recommendation, I really agree with the professor that almost all large supermarkets should be closed, leaving only small stores,” says the interlocutor.