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A.Veryga’s agenda published on the SAM page states that J.Narkevičius will replace the Minister before July 31.
How 15 minutes Lina Bušinskaitė, Advisor to A. Veryga, said that there will be no Minister of Health for more than a month: for two weeks A. Veryga will be replaced by the Minister of Transport and Communications, and the other two will be replaced by the Minister of Education, Science and Sports.
“At the same time, they are directing Minister A. Veryga and as head of statewide emergency operations. A total of five weeks. We are all in Lithuania, we are always ready to return if the situation in the country worsens. We are constantly monitoring the situation and we are in constant contact with colleagues, “said L. Bušinskaitė.
The vice ministers will be the heads of operations.
Since late February, a state-level emergency has been declared in Lithuania, with A.Veryga appointed as chief of operations.
A government decree defining various coronavirus-related restrictions states that if a statewide emergency operations manager is unable to perform functions due to temporary inability to work, a business trip, or a license, his or her functions will be performed by your vice Minister.
In this case, it is J.Narkevičius.
Following the lifting of quarantine in the country since mid-June, the declared statewide emergency has remained in place. Therefore, the most important decisions to stop the spread of the virus were no longer in the hands of the Cabinet of Ministers, but in the hands of the Minister of Health, the chief of operations.
How 15 minutes Previously informed SAM, the operations manager publishes a weekly list of countries in the European Economic Area, the Swiss Confederation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from which it is possible or impossible to enter Lithuania.
It also approves a list of affected countries from which returnees or arrivals are required to isolate themselves. Said list, according to SAM, is approved depending on the situation in the world.
Before going on vacation, A.Veryga stated that foreigners arriving from outside the European Economic Area, Switzerland, Great Britain, must have 14 days of isolation.
Also before the holidays, the minister signed a decision recommending that face shields be used on public transport so as not to transport standing passengers.
The number of cases of the disease began to grow.
Recently, the number of COVID-19 cases detected in Lithuania is increasing.
SAM reported on Monday that 15 cases were detected in Lithuania during the last day, the National Center for Public Health reported on Sunday that it detected 17 cases of coronavirus per day, compared to 7 cases per day earlier.
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