S.Svvernelis: the case of foreigners infected with coronavirus requires an urgent response



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“It just came to our attention then. I constantly received immediate information about the situation in Lithuania and I see that the case of several foreigners infected with COVID-19 causes us to react urgently,” the Head of Government wrote on Facebook on Wednesday night.

According to him, the necessary decisions will be considered at the government’s COVID-19 committee meeting on Thursday.

“We will consider safe travel and security measures. We will listen to specialists and make the necessary decisions promptly. We will inform the public about them. We must take the maximum preventive measures, because we no longer want to suspend the life of the country for a few more months,” he said. S. Skvernelis.

Last week, the Prime Minister requested this week’s government meeting to prepare a draft on the application of the necessary security measures in public transport, points of sale and indoor events.

At the time, S. Skvernelis said he could not say that the project would be adopted and that the mandatory use of masks would be returned, adding that he hoped there would be no need to return to the mandatory instructions.

On Tuesday, 18 people from Uzbekistan were reported to be infected with the coronavirus, all of whom came to work as long-distance drivers at the Hegelmann Transport company, registered in Kaunas.

Currently, about two hundred employees of this company are being investigated, according to data from the municipality of the city of Kaunas, another case has already been identified: 19 cases.

To date, almost 1,900 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Lithuania and 79 deaths have been recorded.



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