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During the meeting, the government widely approved the quarantine mitigation strategy, where the possible epidemiological situation in Lithuania is divided into four scenarios.
These scenarios are labeled A, B, C, and D, with A being the best scenario in terms of COVID-19 morbidity and D the worst scenario.
In the most current version of the strategy you have 15 minutes, It is estimated that Lithuania is now in the part of scenario C, where the incidence of COVID-19 reaches 200-500 cases per 100,000 cases. population in the last two weeks.
Arno Strumila / 15min photo / Ingrida Šimonytė
The document stipulates that in case of such disease, the government can allow the opening of non-essential stores with an area of up to 100 square meters. These stores must have a separate entrance from the outside. They must limit the flow of buyers to an area of 20 square meters per buyer.
The provision of beauty services will be allowed with an area of at least 20 square meters per recipient. The service would also be provided to one person at a time.
However, the plan will still be adjusted on Wednesday, when it is finally approved by the government.
Arno Strumila / 15min photo / Beauty salons before the quarantine
On the same day, the Cabinet of Ministers promises a final decision on which commercial businesses and activities in the service sector will be able to open from next Monday.
“On Wednesday a government resolution will be presented to the government meeting, which (…) foresees the start of activities from next Monday,” Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said at the government meeting.
According to her, on Wednesday the government will consider allowing part of the outdoor and indoor stores to operate starting next week, depending on their area, as well as allowing the provision of beauty services and individual outdoor workouts.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / Ingrida Šimonytė
In addition, the Prime Minister announced that companies that will be able to open are recommended to test their employees for COVID-19 to start operating, and the costs of the tests should be borne by the state.
Last week, the government allowed ski resorts to operate, but sparked a stallion by opening shops and beauty salons. After initially announcing that this would be decided at a government meeting, he finally left the matter unaddressed when such openings were not approved by the Board of Experts.
Such decisions have sparked protests from people working in the sectors and small businesses have said they intend to appeal the quarantine restrictions to court.
I. Šimonytė said that the opinion of experts on the planned releases has not changed, so the government “takes some risk”.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / Ingrida Šimonytė
According to her, with this in mind, the consequences of the release for the epidemiological situation will be closely monitored, and if the situation worsens, the restrictions would be tightened again.
The government plans to ease the quarantine to varying degrees, with some releases nationwide and others in individual municipalities where the number of COVID-19 cases is relatively small.
However, exemptions for trade or services will be enforced at the national level so as not to create hot spots in the regions, the prime minister said.
Non-grocery stores and beauty salons have been banned from operating since mid-December last year as the government drastically tightened the quarantine.
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