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“There will definitely be no radical changes until January 31st. (…) The changes will only have a marginal effect.” We will continue to monitor the situation and hope that we cannot reduce momentum, “the head of government said.
Delphi Remember that this Wednesday it promises to approve two changes to the quarantine rules. They could only relate to ‘social bubbles’, where people living alone and one more home can communicate, and the possibility for children with difficulties to learn remotely from school facilities.
The prime minister said restrictions on the movement of power between municipalities throughout the month of January. So far, I. Šimonytė has not been able to say which order will take effect in February.
“It just came to our attention then. For now, the power is as expected. It will still be necessary to consult the regime on which regime will apply from February 1,” the prime minister said Tuesday morning on the radio program LRT “Morning Sounds”.
He also said that people who were “flooded” with a coronavirus vaccine should not receive a second dose.
“I think there is an issue that many see as very important. We may not give you that second shot, we’ll just waste that shot. It will be a lesson for those people, ”he said.
We remind you that the scandalously vaccinated head of the private ambulance station in Šilalė Ambulansas, businessman Ričardas Ūselis, explained to the media that he and his family and relatives should receive the second dose of the vaccine.
DELFI recalls that ministers and experts met at a government meeting on Monday to assess the epidemiological situation in the country and the quarantine restrictions. While pandemic rates are improving, experts have suggested that current restrictions in the country should continue.
Changes have only been proposed in some aspects of quarantine, they relate only to “social bubbles” and the possibility for children with difficulties to learn remotely from school facilities.
Priority: education and social bubbles
On Monday, I. Šimonytė explained what changes can be expected in the quarantine regime at the government meeting to be held on Wednesday. According to her, the changes will be at least minimal.
“First of all, I thank everyone who has complied with the restrictions in good faith (…) Until we can manually follow up on all new cases or fully reestablish scheduled medical services, an effort remains. Resolution (on restrictions – aut. Past) is in principle valid until January 31. as is currently the case with very few changes that we have already discussed.
Mainly for children who have difficulties in distance learning at home, they will be able to learn remotely in schools or other public spaces to participate in the educational process. That decision will be made on Wednesday and also on social bubbles. Other restrictions remain in full force and effect, “he said.
The idea of social bubbles means that a person’s home could interact with another home to provide emotional and practical help to people experiencing increased stress from isolation.
The prime minister has said that she has not yet seen the possibility of vaccinating students from the age of 16 after the release of the quarantine regime related to contact education.
“Until now, I would see it complicated and for practical reasons, because we really do not have enough vaccines to be able to talk about it with confidence. The manufacturer’s restrictions are specific to the product. Of course, where the manufacturer does not recommend vaccinating children under a certain age. age, you can’t talk about that, ”he said.
The release of restrictions in the business sector will be discussed, according to the Prime Minister, business representatives will be consulted and the best solutions will be sought.
“It is very good that we have a good trend. It is very important not to break that trend. I listen to what the commercial representatives say. But the most important thing for us is not to create unpredictability through our actions. It is not to make a decision too soon, when in two weeks we will have to say: we have made a mistake and we will close again ”, he assured.
The goal is a small number of cases
The government meeting said the number of new infections per day should be reduced to 200 cases. According to I. Šimonytė, the indicator of 200 cases is used as a benchmark. According to her, this is the extent to which, as the Lithuanian experience has shown, contact tracing control can be applied.
“It is not the specific number that matters, but the specific dynamics. It has been made very clear that if we maintain the rate of decline in cases as we do now, then we can achieve that result. Why is it important to reach that level so low? Because if the number of cases started to grow again, that growth would be much more acute than any higher level. And that there is such a risk, it is due to various mutations, “said the Prime Minister.
He recalled the example of foreign countries, where the number of mutations suddenly jumped from zero to zero, making it worthwhile to reintroduce strict quarantines.
The situation is gradually improving
Government data analyst Aistis Šimaitis presented the latest statistical information at the meeting. According to him, although the situation is improving, the figures still do not allow to say that the pandemic is under control.
“The direction in which all our parameters are moving is positive. We can say that the trend is sustainable, we have already been accelerating negatively for 17 days ”, said A. Šimaitis. According to him, Lithuania is now in a phase of “exponential decline”.
According to A. Šimaiitis, the situation in hospitals is still bad.
The government meeting said it is necessary to plan mitigation for education, business, but this requires a very clear testing strategy. It has been argued that the relaxation of quarantine conditions would prioritize the relaxation of the quarantine regime in the education sector. The opening of schools would be gradual, starting with beginners.
We remind you that the extremely strict quarantine is valid throughout the country until January 31. To this day, restrictions on movement between municipalities in the country also apply.
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