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“I think the curfew will not be necessary,” the head of parliament said on Friday during a broadcast on Seimas on Facebook.
“My opinion is strong enough, especially since the restrictions imposed on Wednesday are based on expert advice, and if the population concentrates, if they hear the alarm about the number of infections and live in a different way for several weeks, especially during the holidays, the number of infections is likely to decrease. “She said.
Now we must follow the instructions, not try to evade them, and try to present this challenge to everyone, – said V.Čmilytė-Nielsen.
V.Čmilytė-Nielsen pointed out that the stricter restrictions introduced by the government since Wednesday “are vital to stop the second wave.”
“If they are followed, it is likely that we can move to a more normal lifestyle at the end of January. Now we must follow the instructions, not try to evade them and try to put together this challenge,” said the head of parliament.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė hinted at the possibility of introducing a curfew if population mobility does not decrease this week.
“If such restrictions are needed, which are essentially curfew restrictions, that is, what applies in many European countries anyway, probably in almost all European countries there are restrictions on just leaving home, then the Seimas already I should ask you to set those restrictions. ” I.Šimonytė told reporters at the Seimas on Thursday.
The curfew can be introduced after a state of emergency has been declared. It can be published by the Seimas.
The head of Government said that the need for such measures would become clear “in the coming days” after receiving the latest data on population mobility.
“We will evaluate more recent mobility data and, if we see that mobility has not decreased enough, you will probably have to consider measures that could reduce that mobility, and those measures would already be the prerogative of Seimas,” said I. Šimonytė.
A stricter quarantine regime went into effect in Lithuania on Wednesday, during which many shops, barber shops were closed and the movement of people restricted.
After the introduction of the curfew, it is prohibited to be in public places without special permission and identity documents in the territory where the state of emergency has been declared.
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