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The outgoing health minister said he would at least make that recommendation to the future cabinet himself.
“Yes, it would give, really seeing the behavior of the people, conscience, I think it would be really appropriate and rational to supervise the movement of the population during those few days,” he said after the government meeting.
At the same time, the Minister agreed that such restrictions would not guarantee that families would not communicate with each other.
“Life will probably show better or not the same closure as during Holy Week. He certainly would not rule out the possibility that the new government decides to restrict movement between cities. But, as has been correctly said, and in the same city, a family can visit a dozen or a dozen more families, if it is not yet understood that the disease is real and that sooner or later it can cost the lives of the visited.
Hopefully, we continue to live in a country where people not only listen to the police, not only the fines, but also realize that they are responsible for the seriousness of the situation and controlling it. And I would like to ask for the same approach as in the spring, “said A. Veryga.
He added that he was confident that when people saw great vacations somewhere, people would take responsibility and report it.
Quarantine extended until the end of the year
A. Veryga stated that the epidemiological situation in the country is not improving, the increasing number of infections and positive tests continues to be observed. According to him, this allows us to affirm that the current quarantine measures do not allow to reduce the spread of the infection.
The government has decided to extend the quarantine until December 31. The bans in place during the quarantine have also tightened considerably. Tighter restrictions are being introduced in many areas of life, from shopping, entertainment to education and more.
It has been decided to prohibit close contacts between more than two families or households, except in urgent cases where it is necessary to provide assistance, care for people who are sick or unable to care for themselves.
It is also prohibited to hold private parties in public and private spaces if there are more than 2 families or two households present and if there are more than 10 people.
Movement restrictions for unnecessary reasons remain recommendations.
Credits are provided for teleworking and for the private sector, unless this is not possible.
Distance education for primary and secondary school students has also been introduced. At the same time, it is noted that attending preschool and preschool educational institutions is recommended only for those children whose parents (adoptive parents, guardians) do not have the opportunity to work remotely.
In addition, it has been decided that schools with primary education announce the withdrawal of students from 2020. December 14 to 2021 January 3
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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