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“The quarantine measures must be strengthened, so the committee will discuss the necessary additional restrictions,” Tomas Beržinskas, a spokesman for the prime minister, told BNS.
Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga announced on Friday that he will consider tightening trade restrictions, expanding distance education, removing exemptions for leisure services, including extending the quarantine until December 31.
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.
The quarantine currently announced in the country is valid until December 17 inclusive.
According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Lithuania is one of the leading countries in Europe in terms of 100 thousand. people in the last two weeks.
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