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He reported that it was decided to shorten the isolation time.
“Today, in the COVID-19 committee, we decided to shorten the isolation period for people who came or returned from abroad, had no contact with coronavirus infections, did not experience symptoms and took a negative COVID-19 test at least 8 days later. to arrive in Lithuania “. he wrote.
These decisions are made to allow patients to return to work more quickly.
“These people will be able to leave the place of isolation after 10 days, instead of 14 days after their arrival in Lithuania. We hope that this allows those who really do not have coronavirus to return to the labor market and public life faster,” he wrote in Facebook.
“I note that this decision, which has not yet been approved by the Government, was made after a thorough analysis by epidemiologists. According to current data from the European Center for the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases, the incubation period for COVID-19 lasts from 5 to 6 days and the risk of developing the disease is lower in the second week after contact with the patient ”, the Prime Minister explained.
After the government meeting, Prime Minister S. Skvernelis said that the reduction in self-isolation could take effect from September 15. This must be done by Operations Manager Aurelius Veryga for his decision.
“I don’t want to consider a specific date today, but it could be September 15,” he said.
According to S. Skvernelis, he wrote that the declaration of safe islands will also be clarified on Friday.
“We also discussed the possibility of separating the safe islands from the states that are considered affected if we take all their territory. We tend to make that decision in order to facilitate the conditions for the tourism business, but we have yet to agree on this with the partners of the Baltic bubble. The final decision should be announced on Friday, “he wrote.
According to the Prime Minister, no special measures are needed in any of the country’s municipalities.
Finally, the Minister of Health presented the general situation of the spread of COVID-19 in Lithuania. So far, no municipality needs to take special virus management measures, “he wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.
It is not clear what fate awaits the Baltic bubble.
“We had a discussion with the prime ministers of Latvia and Estonia. The Estonians proposed to apply not 16 but 25 cases per 100 thousand population in the last 14 days, in consultation with our specialists, I would also be inclined to agree. The Latvians they have a different opinion, but the Minister of Health informed us that the negotiations will take place until Friday. And then maybe we will have final decisions on Friday, “he said.
The prime minister also hinted at the possibility of the positions standing out.
“We have to follow common criteria if we want to maintain the Baltic bubble, it is very important. On Friday we will see what Latvia’s position will be when it accepts them. If that position stands out, then we will also take the next steps,” said the Head of Government. .
As an example, he recalled the evaluation of individual foreign territories under study.
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