Veryga: quarantine is not working well, other measures may be needed



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According to A. Veiga, that date was chosen, “giving time to the new Government, so that once it has begun its work, it has at least one meeting to extend or terminate the quarantine or change its conditions.” The term has been chosen to ensure that the situation does not remain unresolved until the Government is formed and until it becomes operational.

The Ministry of Culture is skeptical of the proposal

On Wednesday, the government plans to consider proposals from the Ministry of Culture to allow the museums to start operating from December 10. But the acting health minister admitted he was skeptical of the decision.

“I think it is too early to talk about those things, to make promises that it will be easier for someone. The more so since we still do not see an improvement in the situation, we are only seeing a slowdown in growth, which shows that the situation it is still very difficult.

We have spoken more than once about the same supermarkets that the Government is determined to assess next week, whether the measures are sufficient or not, and to make decisions if necessary.

As the Government decides, so it will. Even if it were included in the quarantine provisions. That proposed provision (on the work of museums, aut. past.) would go into effect on December 10. There will still be another meeting of the Government, when it will be possible to postpone it, ”said A. Veryga.

According to the minister, the release of something in any field has a knock-on effect and other sectors are beginning to request such releases.

“Now that the situation is difficult, we must give up everything that is not vital,” Veryga said.

The curfew needs a state of emergency

Veryga - Quarantine not working well, other measures may be needed

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Veryga denied that the quarantine was not working this time.

“It just doesn’t work as much as we would like, but I don’t dare say it doesn’t work at all.

We have growth, but it is no longer exponential. As mentioned, after this week we will see that if the numbers continue to grow, it certainly would not rule out the possibility of the government making additional decisions, ”said the interim minister.

When asked whether a curfew should not be introduced in Lithuania, A. Veryga noted that this would require an emergency situation: “It should be announced by the Seimas. We still have to wait until the end of this week to see the real effects.

As we can see from the experience of other countries, Ireland, Israel, the effects of the quarantine were observed at the end of the third week. If the numbers continue to rise, the measures are not enough and more will be needed. “

Why did some doctors not receive supplements?

Mr. Veryga was also asked about the unpaid allowances paid to physicians for working with COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic. For this reason, 135 doctors approached the Labor Disputes Commission, demanding that the situation be resolved. The Commission found irregularities.

Mobile checkpoint against coronavirus in Vilnius

Mobile coronavirus checkpoint in Vilnius

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“I can’t say for the medical center. Who and who not [priedus] decides, after assessing the particularities of the work, the head of the institution. I can’t say right now: you made the right or wrong decision.

If you submitted an application to the Labor Disputes Commission, which found violations, it means that something was done wrong and should be corrected if it was.

I just want to remind you that after the quarantine takes effect, there is a bonus payment option, but that is clearly decided by the managers according to established procedures: who can be assigned, who really works, not everything the world receives the bonuses, etc.

If there is a violation, it must be corrected “, A. Veryga did not hesitate.

He wondered why supplements are paid so differently: in a medical institution, 90% received them. In some cases, only 3%, some have a very narrow approach to payments, others pay for a minimal risk contact, the Minister replied: in such situations, others did not work at all during the first wave with fighting patients. This really can be very different.

Clearly, it would be nice not to abuse that, as there have been examples of paid employees who did not work directly or telecommute. Apparently there were all kinds of situations: someone was not paid unnecessarily, someone was paid unnecessarily a supplement, although perhaps it was not necessary.

It is very difficult to control all medical institutions because so many people work in the system. I just want to evaluate and plan additives responsibly. “

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