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The Provisional Cabinet of Ministers approved a quarantine resolution on Monday recommending restricting movement for unnecessary reasons: leaving the place of residence only on the way to work, a place of commerce, for medical care and other services.
“Recommendation to restrict movement for unnecessary reasons,” said Acting Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis.
It is mandatory to work remotely
According to the interim prime minister, both public and private institutions that have the opportunity to do so will have to work remotely. Control authorities have already received instructions to tighten controls.
“Mandatory instructions to work remotely for both public and private institutions, except in cases where it is not possible to guarantee the working mode by working remotely,” said Skvernelis.
When asked how this order will ensure that employees work remotely, the acting prime minister said there is legislation and an order for authorities to tighten controls.
“We are responsible for the public and budgetary sector, because the organization and control of work is very clear in our legislation. With regard to private institutions, I believe that the Labor Inspectorate, if there is such a possibility and need, will be able to control it.
I emphasize that all these decisions are not of the government. If decisions were followed, due to decisions that were already made in the past, then perhaps those decisions would not have to be made today.
You just have to be very careful. Those who do not work remotely and cannot work otherwise, that is, there should be as few people as possible in the office, one person at a time, if not one, they should wear personal protective equipment.
We can control all problems, but no one will control and count according to the number of people in the supermarkets, whether or not it corresponds to that proportion. I need to make sure, just keep going. There are control bodies, they have been instructed to reinforce that control as much as possible ”, said S. Skvernelis.
According to the Prime Minister, all students will continue their studies remotely, for beginners: the holidays will start next Monday. It is recommended to take children to kindergartens only if there is no other alternative.
Population restrictions
At a government meeting on Monday, Acting Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga said the current quarantine measures are no longer sufficient and should be strengthened.
The government has ruled that contacts of more than two families or two households are prohibited, unless unavoidable due to the provision of necessary assistance and the like.
Private celebrations involving more than two families with a total of no more than 10 people are also prohibited.
Restrictions on trading venues
Stores, markets and other outlets have higher retail space requirements, instead of 10 m2. meter. the area is determined by:
– when the total commercial area is up to 10 thousand. kv. m., to ensure at least 15 square meters per visitor. zone
– when the total area is greater than 10 thousand. kv. meter. to ensure at least 30 square meters per visitor. meter. zone.
It is recommended that a representative from the family or household visit the outlets.
In addition, to manage the flow of people and reduce congestion, it is recommended to increase the number of operational checkouts in stores so that no more than 5 people queue at checkouts.
Parking lots adjacent to stores, supermarkets, markets, and other public outlets cannot occupy more than 20 percent of all vehicle parking spaces, excluding employee and disabled parking spaces.
It is forbidden to rent, sublet or lend premises for the provision of accommodation services for the organization of private events, celebrations or other gatherings.
Restrictions on education
Preschool, preschool and primary education will continue directly, but it is recommended that preschool and preschool educational institutions be attended only by children whose parents do not have the opportunity to work remotely.
Education in schools according to the primary and secondary education programs is carried out at a distance, except for pupils educated in special schools and special classes in general education schools.
Non-formal education for children is provided at a distance or suspended, as is non-formal adult education, with the exception of practical training in aviation, navigation and driving, as well as foreign language proficiency assessment examinations for people entering foreign higher education institutions.
Schools are encouraged to bring the elementary school vacation forward and post it from December 14 to January 3.
Hinted restrictions of movement
A. Veryga hinted that the upcoming winter holidays may require measures as strict as during Easter: movement restrictions.
As A. Veryga told the delfi.lt portal, there may be no other option, because considering the current epidemiological situation, and 4,000 daily cases in the near future it is realistic.
“Looking at the numbers we saw before the weekend, if the situation doesn’t improve, I’d say we can get up to 4,000 cases a day. With such a number and with such a load of hospitals, I believe that there will not be many options during the festive period such as taking the same measures that were done during Easter “, A. Veryga told delfi.lt.
The Council of Health Experts convened by President Gitanas Nausėda proposes to close non-food stores on weekends, with the exception of pharmacies, veterinary, optical and orthopedic.
Experts also propose a stricter control over work in companies, guarantee telework as far as possible, among other things, it is proposed to take an early leave for beginners, allow only those children whose parents can not work from remotely can go to kindergarten and let older students study remotely only.
S. Skvernelis: Sunday’s meeting at the Presidency was held at the expert level
Sunday’s meeting on COVID-19 in the presidency was held at the expert level, so ministers did not participate in it, says outgoing Prime Minister S. Skvernel.
“Where experts have to participate, experts participate, where decision-makers must participate, decision-makers do. At the expert level, the Government and I were represented by my advisor,” S. Skvernelis said at a conference. news on Monday.
According to BNS, according to S. Skvernelis, the Government was already preparing to take the necessary decisions and the opinion of the experts was heard. Mr. Skvernel also recalled that the Presidency had previously refused to participate in decisions on the COVID-19 vaccine.
“Apparently, there is no need to do in this type of event, forgive the Russian word, certain pakazuchos (demonstrations). Experts are listened to, opinion is given, opinion is made known. And all the more so to know that on Monday the government will make decisions, those decisions that had to be made, ”said the prime minister.
“On the other hand, it has been said many times that the one who makes the decisions when managing COVID-19 is the Government. This was the case when it was necessary to make the issue of vaccines in the format of the Presidency, it was simply made clear that the Government has here the limits of responsibility and the Government strictly adheres to it, “he added.
Mr. Veryga was surprised that this meeting was so important and stressed that participation at the ministerial level would have been relevant if decisions had been made there, while it was scheduled for Monday.
“Now, on Friday, we clearly said and communicated that we ourselves see the situation as difficult and deteriorating, even without the experts who met on Sunday, and even communicated even the measures that we believed should be considered today, and that has happened today. “. – said the Minister.
He added that representatives of both the Government and the Ministry of Health attended the meeting of experts, who listened to the medical recommendations and presented their plans.
“I really don’t understand all this outrage that it was the minister or prime minister who had to attend this meeting when we received all these recommendations and they presented them to us and the team and I got ready for today’s meeting,” Veryga said .
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