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The above decisions were made by the government in a meeting on Wednesday.
Comments after the meeting:
Previously, the COVID-19 quarantine was scheduled for three weeks until November 29. However, as the number and morbidity of COVID-19 deaths increased, the quarantine regime was extended to and including December 17.
It is true that the Cabinet of Ministers has taken to ease restrictions: as of December 10, access to museums and galleries was allowed for groups of no more than two people (excluding families), and when an area of 10 is guaranteed square meters per visitor, a distance of at least two meters. between individuals or groups.
Excursions of no more than two people or a family are also allowed, subject to the rules established by the Emergency Operations Manual.
Until now, visits to cultural institutions and excursions are prohibited.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / Aurelijus Veryga
Aurelijus Veryga, the acting Health Minister, was skeptical about the proposals to allow the functioning of cultural institutions, but did not ask for their abandonment during the meeting. The Minister felt that if some were allowed to act, others would want to, and this was not the time to discuss this.
“Liberalization in any area starts a chain effect, then other sectors begin to wonder why they, not us, why some can and others cannot. As long as the situation is complicated, we must give up everything that is not vital at all ”, A. Veryga commented to journalists before the government meeting.
It is true, he stressed that the Cabinet of Ministers will meet again on December 10 and, if necessary, may postpone the entry into force of the provisions on visits to cultural institutions.
The Cabinet of Ministers also specified the criteria for granting support to companies affected by COVID-19. More about this – here.
According to the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC), the total morbidity rate of COVID-19 in Lithuania in 14 days is 804.2 per 100,000. population. This population represents 6.5 deaths.
According to these indicators, Lithuania is significantly ahead of Latvia and Estonia and is catching up with the European Union countries most affected by COVID-19.
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