Quarantine? Gediminas Avenue in the capital queues for deficit goods during the Soviet era Business



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According to Statistics of Lithuania, last day 575 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Lithuania. Another 12 people died. 786 COVID-19 patients are currently being treated in Lithuanian hospitals, 81 of them in resuscitation.

However, for the inhabitants of the capital, this does not seem to be the reason, because the main street of the city is full.

Photo by Arno Strumila / 15min photo / Colas in supermarkets

Photo by Arno Strumila / photo by 15min / Colas in supermarkets

Especially a lot of people queue at the shops and cafes that sell coffee to go.

15 minutes The photographer’s photos show that after the H&M queue stretches to the center of Vincas Kudirka Square, those who want to enter Zara are waiting from Jogailos Street, young people are queuing at the New Yorker.

Photo by Arno Strumila / 15min photo / Colas in supermarkets

Photo by Arno Strumila / 15min photo / Colas in supermarkets

Longing for beauty products, waiting in long lines at Douglas, Drug, and other stores.

Photo by Arno Strumila / photo by 15min / Colas in supermarkets

Photo by Arno Strumila / photo by 15min / Colas in supermarkets

In addition, those who stand in line do not keep their distance, standing next to each other.

Photo by Arno Strumila / photo by 15min / Colas in supermarkets

Photo by Arno Strumila / photo by 15min / Colas in supermarkets

15 minutes Remember that since Monday, March 15, all stores with an outside entrance have resumed their operations.

Already on Monday, the queues of clients such as Ikea, Senukai and Pepco lined up since its opening.

It is also allowed to open pavilions in markets and tourist houses, to provide sauna and swimming pool services for a family.

Merchants at the entrance must control the number of buyers. Only two people can enter the store at the same time, it is necessary to guarantee 20 m2 M. m of surface per buyer.

Photo by Arno Strumila / photo by 15min / Colas in supermarkets

Photo by Arno Strumila / photo by 15min / Colas in supermarkets

Traders should also ensure that buyers wear a medical mask or respirator. Also, residents wearing face shawls or face shields should not miss out.

BNS reported that population mobility data compiled by Google shows that the population flow to grocery stores from March 8-14 was 17.3 percent compared to the base period before the pandemic of January 3. as of February 6, 2020. higher.

Compared to the first week of January, the flow was 2.1 percent after the holidays and strict quarantine restrictions were put in place. less than in the base period.

There have been no significant recent changes to the other categories of mobility data collected by Google. Compared to the base period, March 8-14, the movement to non-food stores and entertainment venues was 49.4% lower.

During the same period, public transportation use decreased by 42.6 percent, movement to offices by 30.3 percent, and around residential neighborhoods by 10.7 percent.



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