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Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga said at the meeting that the changes are made taking into account the current problems of the past few days, when the infection was detected in foreign drivers who came to Lithuania to work.
The document defining the emergency situation was supplemented at the Government meeting with the provision that foreigners arriving from outside the European Economic Area, Switzerland, Great Britain (except people in transit and diplomats) must comply with the decisions of A.Veryga as chief of operations.
“It would be possible to provide that mandatory 14-day isolation,” explained A. Veryga.
At the meeting, S. Skvernelis clarified that the wording adopted will allow the introduction of mandatory self-isolation of people, if such a possibility exists, and during the press conference stated that the countries from which isolation and testing will be required will be selected based on of epidemiological indicators.
Julius Kalinskas photo / 15 minutes / Vilnius Airport
“The Minister will decide evaluating those numbers. The criteria that will be taken into account will be adopted,” he said.
According to S.Veryga, the head of operations, in this case S.Vkvernelis, will be able to introduce isolation and mandatory tests for Lithuanian citizens who have returned from third countries.
“The operations manager acquires the right to make decisions for those countries where more than 25 cases exceed 100 thousand. Population in the last two weeks. If exceeded, isolation will be mandatory,” said the prime minister.
The prime minister announced Thursday morning that those from so-called non-OECD countries will be required to take a COVID-19 test and two weeks of isolation, then clarified that the restrictions would apply to newcomers. from so-called non-OECD third countries.
L.Linkevičius: can be isolated with visas or residence permits
At the government meeting, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevičius, discussed the possibility of introducing compulsory tests for those who come to Lithuania with national visas or residence permits.
“This is about the situation in Uzbekistan, let’s be open. Clearly, we must react and see what happened due to lack of control, perhaps due to unreliability statistics, apparently there are more reasons here.” It would suffice to respond appropriately if we complement the provision that those who come with national visas or residence permits must take a test and isolate themselves, “he said.
Suggestion for considering limited quarantine
Rimvydas Pilybaitis, head of the government’s legal group, stated that he saw an opportunity, considering the situation, to think about limited quarantine under the Infectious Disease Prevention Control Act.
“To be published and introduced by the chief epidemiologist. The goal is: foreigners arriving or transiting from particularly infected areas. Perhaps if we wanted to apply stricter and even stricter measures, we could use limited quarantine as a more legal instrument (…) As an alternative, we suggest considering it in the near future, ”he suggested.
And if we see that there is a real need, it could be the quarantine under the Communicable Diseases Act that you mentioned, then specific states would emerge.
S. Skvernelis said this is not an alternative: the government has given chief operating officer A. Veryga the opportunity to apply additional isolation measures.
“And if we see that there is a real need, it could be the quarantine under the Communicable Diseases Act that you mentioned, then specific states would emerge, that could also partially address the problem that the Foreign Minister mentioned,” said Skvernel. .
He suggested endorsing the current proposals: “And we will continue to react immediately if the situation is different and changes.”
A.Veryga will also decide to wear masks
The document on the emergency situation paved the way for A. Veryga to decide in the future whether it is necessary to return the use of masks in places of commerce, as well as in public transport.
“The provisions on the use of public health security measures in events are not modified, as they are sufficient,” the Interior Minister, who presented the project, is convinced.
The government has also decided on the events: starting in September, the number of participants or spectators will not be limited either indoors or outdoors, but it will be mandatory to comply with the established security requirements. This applies to cultural and sports events.
At the suggestion of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports, the deadline was extended until August 15, when the rules prepared by A.Veryga are applied in preschool, preschool, non-formal education, which stipulate the separation of flows children’s, .
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