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“Today, the government has not made any major life-changing decisions,” the prime minister said after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
According to I. Šimonytė, the quarantine resolution will expire next week, but will be extended.
“It is clear that the full quarantine was lifted on March 1. we will not have opportunities because the situation will not be so good “, recognized the Head of Government.
According to her, currently in the last 14 days the figure of 250 cases is registered in 100 thousand. population, so trends are improving.
“It can be expected that next week, seeing that scenario more C2, the type of secondary that allows us to talk about more liberalization of activities or some regulatory relaxation. We will have to consider under what conditions to extend the validity of the resolution, ”said I. Šimonytė.
So all discussions about the relaxation of the quarantine, according to the prime minister, were postponed by the government for next week. At this meeting of the Government, an experiment was allowed in a Vilnius school, where coeducation of primary school children will be allowed.
The government allowed it since February 22. Allowing beginners to learn mixed in a school chosen by the Vilnius City Municipality Administration, by regularly conducting a pilot prophylactic examination for coronavirus diagnosis in the homes of primary students and contact staff .
Although on Monday after the meeting of the Government Emergency Situations Commission (VEKS) it was proposed to release the traffic restrictions between the cities of Alytus, Panevėžys, Šiauliai and the district municipalities, the ministers did not discuss this issue.
Speaking about the movement between municipalities, I. Šimonytė considered that next week a decision can be made not only on several smaller municipalities, but also on the movement between other municipalities of the ring.
The head of government said there are several reasons why ministers did not consider releasing the movement on Wednesday.
“If you evaluate the color mark, you will see that in some cases the colors of the ring and the center of the city in the center are different because there is a different number of cases per 100 thousand. population. But there are also cases where the colors differ because the proportion of positive tests is very large, ”said I. Šimonytė.
According to her, this could mean several things. First, test more where coronavirus is most likely to be detected, such as in hot spots.
“The sooner municipalities start testing in general society, not only in a concentrated sample, where the probability of the virus is high, but also in general society to get a better picture, the more the numbers will be compared and the less differences will be, “declared I. Šimonytė.
According to the Prime Minister, the ministers discussed the issue, but decided to discuss it next week along with other quarantine changes.
“I am very hopeful that during that week these differences will diminish or disappear completely and we will be able to talk about all the municipalities in the ring”, said I. Šimonytė.
The opening of cultural institutions can be considered next week.
Next week, with the facilitation of the quarantine, the Cabinet of Ministers may also consider the possibility of opening cultural institutions.
“I really believe that next week we will be able to make decisions about cultural institutions, that does not mean that some massive events can be organized, there is still a long way to go, but people in small groups and families could visit the gallery and see an exhibition” I said. Šimonytė.
The prime minister said that on Thursday Culture Minister Simonas Kairys will discuss the possibilities of receiving visitors safely with the heads of cultural institutions.
“As far as I know, the Minister of Culture will have a meeting with the directors of many institutions tomorrow, because cultural institutions are more special than, say, commercial institutions, there is often less easy access to special ventilation systems or disinfectants, it is also necessary to think about the people who work in these institutions, about their safety ”, said I. Šimonytė.
Traders violate quarantine
According to the Prime Minister, the attempt by some merchants to comply with the new quarantine procedure by closing part of the store area and thus reducing the retail area to 300 m2. meters, is a violation of the Government Resolution.
According to her, the resolution is very clear: according to her, as of February 15, she cannot operate more than 300 square meters. Meters of non-grocery stores with separate entrance from the outside.
“We are talking about the total area, that is, the area that is documented as a commercial area. Therefore, all kinds of subdivisions and other subdivisions; for this purpose, there is even a special definition, the definition of what a commercial area is, which is included in the 300 square meters. meters, “said I. Šimonytė.
“Any other manipulation, in my opinion, is no longer an attempt to evade the ruling, but simply a violation of it, and must be evaluated by specific responsible institutions in specific situations,” added the head of government.
However, according to what was announced by the 15min.lt portal, part of the stores of more than 300 m2 M. meters – they fenced part of the area to correspond to 300 square meters. Meter area requirement.
The construction goods chain Moki-veži, whose indirect shareholder is Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys, also resumed on Monday, but the delfi.lt portal announced Wednesday that the company closed its stores and asked authorities for additional information.
Moki-veži announced the opening of 24 stores earlier in the week, which have been converted into “small formats”.
The activities of all non-food stores were banned from December 16, when the quarantine was tightened in Lithuania due to the bad epidemiological situation.
VEKS supported the liberalization of the movement
As Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė stated a few days ago, VEKS approved and will present a proposal to the Government to accept the liberation of the movement between the cities of Alytus, Šiauliai and Panevėžys and their district municipalities.
According to the minister, the government will discuss this issue on Wednesday, then it will be decided when the movement between these municipalities can be liberalized.
According to A. Bilotaitė, it was decided to release the movement restrictions in stages.
“First, starting with these smaller cities and ring municipalities, and then, evaluating the situation, the total number of diseases, the scope of the tests and their increase, it will be possible to consider other remaining municipalities,” said A. Bilotaitė .
The minister recalled that beauty services and some stores have opened their doors since Monday, so the government wants to look at the broader exemptions responsibly.
“This version as well as all the others must be made with the increased test volumes in mind,” said A. Bilotaitė.
As he pointed out, movement restrictions were one of those effective tools to help manage a pandemic situation. In his opinion, the liberalization of traffic between the municipalities of the ring is not a late decision.
“We observe the situation in a responsible and consistent way, step by step. We also understand people’s desire to live a normal life, to return to a normal reality, but we need to understand that not everything is so simple. <...> We try to get out of these limitations gradually, understanding and seeing the situation, the pandemic itself, its management.
We will start with these specific ring towns and cities, and then it will be possible to consider releases elsewhere. Yes, step by step, I hope that soon we will return to normal life ”, said A. Bilotaitė.
On Monday, A. Bilotaitė also revealed that beauty specialists who started work were reluctant to take the test and applied with an application.
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