S. Skvernelis’s message to those who have been left without restrictions and prohibitions: they are being reintroduced

“First of all, those who have been severely restricted by restrictions and bans have the news that the relevant restrictions and bans will be reintroduced,” Skvernel said after the government meeting and deliberation.

See the remote press conference of S. Skvernelis and the Minister of Health Aurelijus Veryga here:

The situation gets complicated

According to S. Skvernel, the situation regarding the management of COVID-19 requires certain decisions.

“While I am convinced that the main and most important factor that protects us and prevents the consequences of a pandemic is our awareness, responsibility and compliance with safety requirements. This is a key factor, but apparently it is not enough and the situation is getting complicated in some municipalities. As a result, decisions were made today at the proposal of the Minister of Health, according to additional criteria, ”explained the Prime Minister.

One of the decisions the government made on Wednesday was to divide them into three zones.

Even the municipalities in the most dangerous green zone, as the Prime Minister pointed out, should not relax, as the situation is changing rapidly.

S. Skvernelis stated that registration and compliance with other security measures is mandatory at all events from now on. At the same time, he stressed that no one is forcing residents to go to the theater, to sports competitions. He said it was a better alternative than staying home.

The opening hours of cafes, bars and clubs are modified. They will be able to work from 7 to 24 hours. All visitors must register.

According to S. Skvernelis, if COVID-19 were to be registered at the institution, the contacts left would help track the people who visited the public catering institution.

According to A.Veryga, working hours until midnight are logical, as they are established in some other countries.

After fall break, students will not go back to school, they will study remotely for a week.

According to S. Skvernelis, students will not be able to choose to go to school for four days after the holidays. Preschool-age children and elementary school students will have contact hours.

Subsequently, if the situation with the coronavirus does not get worse, all schools will function as usual.

Additional restrictions

On Wednesday, the government decided to introduce additional measures to stop the spread of the infection..

According to the extent of the spread of COVID-19, the country’s municipalities will be divided into green, yellow and red zones.

Also due to the spread of the coronavirus in educational institutions, it was decided to organize training remotely after the fall holiday week.

The government extended the quarantine regime in the Raseiniai district for two weeks, where the largest outbreak of COVID-19 was recorded in Lithuania.

This regime has been introduced in twelve other municipalities in the country. Here, the quarantine will take effect on Monday and will continue until November 9..

It was also decided at the meeting of the Government to establish the obligation to register visitors in places of leisure, entertainment, restaurants and other places.. Reduction of working hours in public catering establishments.

At the betting and betting points: to manage the flow of people, to determine compliance with the safe distance and other measures.

New record

In recent weeks, the number of people infected with coronavirus in Lithuania has increased rapidly.

According to research conducted on Tuesday, a new record has been set: 311 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed per day..

8,239 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the country. 3,599 people recovered from the illness and 4,483 were ill.

245 patients are treated for COVID-19 in Lithuanian hospitals.

Two more people died of coronavirus on Tuesday.

Since the start of the pandemic, the infection has claimed 120 lives. Another 37 people infected with COVID-19 died from other causes.

There are currently 31,859 people in isolation (sick, exposed, arrivals from affected areas, for which decisions have been issued within the corresponding 14-day period).