S. Skvernelis denies floating rumors about the threat of quarantine – this is completely false

15 minutes wrote about it a prophecy has been created on social media, the quarantine will be announced in Lithuania on October 16, active “replay” has recently started again.

“On October 16, I also heard that the quarantine would be announced. This is completely false, we are not talking about any term at all. The announcement of the quarantine conditions is linked to very clear indicators,” said S. Skvernelis on Wednesday after of the Government meeting.

Speaking about the situation in which it would be possible to talk about the return from quarantine, the Prime Minister mentioned things like the “overheating” of our healthcare system, the significant increase in the number of COVID-19 patients in resuscitation requiring extra lung ventilation or artificial lung ventilators.

These figures would be essential to avoid further overheating of our health system, to avoid consequences, with high growth rates of the coronavirus, no longer outbreaks but global prevalence in the country without contact tracing. Such conditions would really allow the introduction of quarantine, “noted S. Skvernelis.

However, the Prime Minister stressed that there is still no indication of this. According to him, there are foci of coronavirus diseases: five cities and districts: Vilnius, Kaunas, Šiauliai, Radviliškiai and Raseiniai. In the rest of Lithuania, the situation is really good.

“And today we can only talk about the recommendations and if necessary, again this is established by law, requesting it from the Ministry of Health, we could consider the introduction of local quarantine, if necessary.” At present this is definitely not the case, we limit ourselves to the instructions and recommendations of the Ministry of Health and the Chief of Operations ”, commented S. Skvernelis.

In the aforementioned COVID-19 disease outbreaks, as the Head of Government emphasized, there is no need to organize massive events, limit personal celebrations, visit public places as little as possible, it is important to assess the population more actively. It is also recommended that people do not leave or leave Raseiniai without the need.

According to S. Skvernel, several foreign countries are completely closed due to the coronavirus, introducing various restrictions.

“It just came to our notice then. But to talk today about the introduction of the quarantine on October 16 or 10, there really is no basis. But I will only repeat it again: if the state needs such decisions to protect the lives of its people, the interests of the health, the economy and the economy of our country, then the government will make such decisions regardless of the circumstances related to the political battalions, “said the Prime Minister.