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Presidency proposals
The Council of Health Experts, convened by the president, has proposed the introduction of teleworking in workplaces and educational establishments, instead of closing shops on weekends and Friday nights from 5:00 p.m. . It was also proposed to restrict movement for unnecessary reasons: leaving the place of residence only on the way to work, a place of commerce, a real estate object owned by a person, for medical care and other services.
On weekdays, stores would offer seniors to shop at different times.
Neither S. Skvernelis nor A. Veryga participated in the Health Expert Council meeting organized by the President on Sunday. The prime minister called the meeting “pakazucha” yesterday.
Government restrictions
What you need to know? On Monday, the government confirmed that the quarantine will last until December 31. Since December 9. merchants are obliged to allocate more space to a customer, that is, fewer people will be able to visit shops and markets at the same time. In addition, the parking spaces near the points of sale can occupy a maximum of 20%. all parking spaces for vehicles, excluding spaces for personnel and the disabled.
However, contrary to the opinion of the presidency’s specialists, the government recommended that the stores extend their opening hours to facilitate the distribution of customer flows.
All students in grades 5-12 will only study remotely until winter break. In preschool and preschool education programs, it is recommended to educate only those children whose parents do not have the opportunity to work remotely. The primary license is extended as of December 14. until January 3.
Will I count those who are sitting at the table?
However, more importantly, close contacts between more than two families and / or households will be prohibited by government decision, except in urgent cases where assistance, sick care or the like is required. It is also prohibited to hold private parties in public and private spaces if more than two families participate. Up to 10 people can participate in the celebration. That ban has also been blessed by the presidency. Neither the presidency nor the government could explain specifically how and who would count family members at the table. When asked if it was a curfew, or perhaps urging people to look and complain about their neighbors, S. Skvernel once again called for conscience.
Not much to choose
According to Vytautas Budnik, a lawyer and human rights specialist, the public has the right to question the government’s decisions, but they should not be ignored at all.
“The current situation is complicated, so there is no unequivocal answer, whether the planned measures are proportionate or not. Even the Constitution states that a person’s freedom can be restricted if he endangers the freedoms or rights of others. In this case, the freedom of movement of a person can endanger the health or even the life of other people, so it can be restricted, as the lawyer said. – On the other hand, to apply such rigorous measures, it is necessary to justify their need.
We hear about the increasing number of infections every day, but how accurate are these statistics? After all, what matters is not the infection itself, but its consequences, that is, how the disease develops and how the person feels. There is a lack of information in this regard, which creates room for speculation.
There are deaths, but a thorough and objective investigation would be needed to confirm that they were indeed caused by a coronavirus. I doubt anyone will do that now. “
The quarantine is there, but it is ignored
Publicist, public figure Vytautas Rubavičius:
“Although the country has been in quarantine for a month, in reality it is not. Instead, we have a lot of deliberation and talk about what was supposed to be done. Only while the presidency and other authorities are considering and mimicking the work does the virus continue to spread.
The situation, as exemplified by some other countries, has certainly been manageable. Only instead of talking, it was necessary to act quickly and decisively. Quick but brief restrictions would likely have produced the desired result. Unfortunately, this was not done in time.
Sure, businesses will now suffer as a result of the bans, but here, well-paid state actors should think about how to deal with this. They should, but sadly, they don’t. They meet and continue discussing something without deciding anything specifically.
It turns out that the first did not take decisive action in time. The new ones hastily distributed publications, but did not present any of their plans on how to fight the pandemic and rescue bankrupt companies. Probably because they don’t. So it should come as no surprise that people’s apathy and frustration are increasing. It is likely that, seeing all this chaos, many have been turned into government bans and restrictions and are only formally or ignored.
The situation is commented on by the signatory, the former Minister of National Defense Audrius BUTKEVIČIUS:
“The restrictions recently imposed on the outgoing government are just another propaganda campaign, because the rulers have not clearly stated how they will control the execution of such resolutions.
While it is very likely that they did not even intend to do so, they “put the pig” in the new Lithuanian government. To do this, it is necessary not only to select the controllers, but also to prepare them properly and ensure control of the controllers themselves. He said an effective mechanism had been developed to stop the infection, but conservatives “screwed it all up.”
While attendees have talked a lot about public awareness, I don’t think our people will start complaining to each other to the police now. There is no “culture of grievances” in Lithuania that, say, Germany can boast. Perhaps today’s young generation, if raised, would be, but not even torts and potential fines will solve the problem.
These problems are not addressed through repression. Our government had to choose the Swedish way: to sensitize the public, share information and convince them that the decisions made by the government are beneficial to it. The people would then trust their government and follow their recommendations. Unfortunately, in Lithuania, people see the decisions made by the government as the aspirations of one or another political group to improve life for themselves and their environment. And they can be understood by looking at politicians who are constantly in scandal or by seeing how the pockets fill the pockets of the mask importers. “
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