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“Discussions continue in Europe on a more general country strategy to regulate population movements, monitor common indicators and decide which countries should be included in the list of affected countries, what isolation rules should be applied,” Veryga told a conference of press on Friday.
It is true, he stressed that there is no consensus at this time, but he mentioned several points that are under discussion.
“One of the recommendations is to avoid discrimination based on neighboring countries. What this would mean is that we could illustrate this example by applying certain exceptions to Poland or Estonia that we do not apply to other countries. That is what Europe is talking about, so that such exemptions, if any, would apply to all countries of the European Union and the Schengen area, and that not only the number of new cases would be controlled but also the number of investigations and a positive percentage of all investigations “- said the Minister.
According to A. Veryga, there are also discussions about raising the indicator for the countries that would be in the so-called green zone.
“We are discussing slightly higher rates for countries that would be in the so-called green zone. It is proposed to increase the indicator to 50 cases per 100 thousand population in the last two weeks and the percentage of positive tests detected should not exceed 3%. Of 100 studies carried out, ”said A. Veryga.
According to the minister, due to the movement, certain exceptions have also been proposed for people who work and study.
According to the current procedure in Lithuania, the state is included in the list of affected countries when the morbidity rate in it is 25 or more new cases per 100 thousand. population in the last 14 calendar days. In this case, isolation is required upon arrival in the affected country.
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