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LSDP representatives – Deputy Elder of the Seimas Orinta Leiput faction, Member of Parliament Eugenijus Sabutis and former Health Minister Gediminas Černiauskas – expressed their views on how to handle the coronavirus pandemic at a press conference on Friday.
“Closing the whole country according to a model and not allowing people to move, not allowing action, is not right,” said O. Leiputė.
He urged the rulers to reassess the magnitude of the pandemic, the situation, how the number of infected people is changing and what assistance is provided to them.
Photo of the Seimas Chancellery (author – Džoja Gunda Barysaitė) / Orinta Leiputė
It is also necessary to assess whether the restrictions currently applied are adequate, “so that people are already suffering more than from the pandemic itself,” added O. Leiputė.
E. Sabutis drew attention to the situation in the various municipalities and called for closer cooperation with them.
Shutting down the whole country on a model and not allowing people to move, not allowing them to act is not okay.
“One of the main things we are proposing is to give each municipality the right to independently decide on the application of specific measures, taking into account the scenarios and recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as the indicators epidemiological of the municipality, “he said.
Photo of the Chancellery of the Seimas (author – Džoja Gunda Barysaitė) / Eugenijus Sabutis
According to him, the experience of the first quarantine revealed that self-government is more likely to respond to changes.
“For municipalities <...> Once managed, the management and application of various measures becomes more efficient and convenient, especially in a smaller area ”, – the proposal to transfer the responsibility for containment to the municipalities was based on politicians.
You can watch the press conference below:
Plan of 11 proposals
A statement addressed to the Government by the LSDP faction of the Seimas states that the management of the COVID-19 pandemic is dominated by the inflexible global socio-economic constraint or the global quarantine approach, which takes too long to take into account social, demographic factors. and economical. and epidemiological indicators for specific cities and municipalities.
It is also stated that the quarantine measures applied should be directed at outbreaks in specific facilities and municipalities according to epidemiologically accurate data from facilities or areas.
“For this, they had to prepare detailed action plans, accumulate human resources, action coordination teams capable of applying science-based recommendations in practice,” said the Seimas LSDP faction in a speech to I. Šimonytė and A. Dulkis.
Explaining that global restrictions have exhausted their capabilities, the Social Democrats propose an 11-step plan.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Ingrida Šimonytė and Arūnas Dulkys
In his opinion, it is necessary to grant each municipality the right to decide independently on the application of specific restrictive measures, taking into account the scenarios and recommendations of the World Health Organization: both through the introduction of restrictions on entry to the municipal territory as determining the degree of social restrictions.
Representatives of the Seimas LSDP also consider it necessary to urgently develop a national testing strategy using rapid antigen tests, announce a clear communication strategy and information campaign plans on the vaccination process, accelerate vaccination, conclude an agreement with business structures , industrial and union associates. on responsibility for shared management of a pandemic.
According to G.Černiauskas, the government is too focused on discussing with the president about the dates on which it wants to vaccinate a sufficient number of society to obtain herd immunity.
Instead, according to him, you must first ensure that vaccines reach people at risk: older people, lonely residents of individual farms who do not have the opportunity to come to get vaccinated.
Photo by the Seimas Chancellery (author – Džoja Gunda Barysaitė) / Gediminas Černiauskas
The appeal also emphasizes education:
“As soon as possible, the decision will be made to return the children to schools and kindergartens, allocating additional financial resources for the purchase of biosecurity measures, ensuring sanitary and hygienic conditions and the application of social security standards in those institutions.
During the spring session, provide the Seimas with information on the effectiveness of the universal quarantine measures applied, their consequences for human health (both mental and physical), household income, preservation of employment, the dynamics of domestic violence and other indicators. Present the Seimas and the planned plans for the allocation of financial support to the families ”, says the leadership of the Seimas LSDP faction.
Photo by Erik Ovcharenko / 15min photo / Parking near supermarkets
It asserts that the transition from the global “lockdown” to dynamic pandemic management through integrated flexible measures at the municipal and local level requires the establishment, for example, of coordinated integrated pandemic management units in all municipalities in close cooperation with the central center. pandemic management Standard guidelines for the management of specific outbreaks of infection would be developed so that all responsible actors act according to uniform plans.
The measures currently in force were in fact discriminatory and not the same for all companies.
“In cases of possible restriction, the principle of non-discrimination and proportionality must be strictly observed for all actors in the restriction zone. The application of measures must be based on an analysis of the impact assessment. A stricter regulation must be maintained where a bigger crowd cannot be avoided. Regulate the flow of people “, – the letter of the Seimas LSDP faction to I. Šimonyte and A. Dulkis is indicated.
Photo of the Seimas Chancellery (author – Džoja Gunda Barysaitė) / Press conference “How to continue managing the pandemic? 11-step plan for Lithuania “
During the press conference, O. Leiputė, Deputy Elder of the LSDP Seimas faction, pointed out that the restrictive measures applied to companies so far were not socially fair.
“The measures currently in place have really discriminated and have not been the same for all companies: some have been allowed to operate, others have been closed for unjustified reasons, and the consequences will be felt after the pandemic ends.”
Also presented by “peasants”
At the end of January, how would COVID-19 be handled if it were still in power? Ramūnas Karbauskis, President of the opposition Lithuanian Union of Peasants and Greens (LŽVS) and former Minister of Health Aurelijus Veryga.
Photo by Lukas Balandis / 15min / Ramunas Karbauskis, Aurelijus Veryga
R. Karbauskis then criticized the government’s work: that the government did not propose invisible quarantine measures, and some of them, according to the politician, are too strict.
According to the leader of the “peasants”, the Cabinet of Ministers should relax restrictions on businesses, as well as lift restrictions on movement between municipalities.
This is said to be necessary for the population to go to the sea or the forest.
After presenting his shadow government on February 11, The LVŽS also decided to run to the existing Cabinet of Ministers with proposals for the management of the coronavirus situation..
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