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Earlier this week, several ministers announced that the government would consider releasing the quarantine on Wednesday, which would allow stores and beauty salons to reopen with separate entrances.
Such considerations were motivated by the decline in the number of coronavirus cases in recent weeks, but a council of experts convened by the government on Tuesday advised the release from quarantine.
The BNS news agency quoted experts who stated that these exemptions are only possible at the lower limit of scenario “C”: 150 cases per 100,000. population in 14 days.
Arno Strumila / 15min photo / Beauty salons before the quarantine
The incidence is now 414.9 cases per 100,000 cases. population.
During the government meeting, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė confirmed that issues related to the quarantine regime change would be postponed to next week.
“It would be good to confirm those decisions or those guidelines as much as the government needs unanimously and at the same time,” said the prime minister.
“As we discussed at the informal meeting, we will do so next week,” he added.
Žygimantas Gedvila / 15min photo / Ingrida Šimonytė
The government has allowed ski resorts to operate outdoors since Tuesday.
All the aforementioned businesses were closed on December 16, when the government tightened the quarantine imposed by the second wave of COVID-19.
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