Given the deteriorating epidemiological situation in the country, local quarantine coming into effect on 28 October 2020, 00:00, and lasting until 11 November 2020, 24:00, has been introduced in eight more municipalities: the city municipalities of Kaunas, Klaipėda and Vilnius and the district municipalities of Šilalė, Širvintos, Telšiai, Trakai and Vilnius. Additional restrictions will apply to the above municipalities taking effect as of 28 October.
Currently, quarantine has been introduced in the district municipalities of Elektrėnai, Joniškis, Jurbarkas, the city municipality of Kaunas, the district municipality of Kelmė, the city municipality of Klaipėda, the district municipality of Klaipėda, the district municipality of Kretinga, Marijampolė, Pasvalys, Plungė, Skuodas, Šiauliai, Šilalė, Širvintos, Švenčionys, Telšiai, Trakai and Vilnius and the city municipality of Vilnius.
Protective face masks
In these municipalities, the population above six years of age will have to wear protective equipment covering nose and mouth (face masks, respirators or other equipment) in public places (both indoors and outdoors). This requirements will not be applicable in the case of persons doing sports; professionals of high-performance sports and physical activity participating in high-performance sports training and competitions, high-performance sports and physical activity instructors and referees, catering facilities when sitting at the table or bar, also during the provision of a service where a service cannot be provided in a mask, performers during events, persons with disability who cannot wear a mask due to their health condition or where it can adversely affect their health condition. A face mask is recommended in the following cases: when outside populated areas (cities, towns, villages, single-homestead settlements and dacha (garden) settlements) and when there are no other people within the radius of 20 metres, except for family members (spouses or persons, with whom a registered partnership agreement has been concluded, children (adopted children), including minor children, of persons, of their spouses or of persons, with whom a registered partnership agreement has been concluded, parents (adoptive parents) and guardians).
Restrictions on visits to cultural, leisure, entertainment, sports establishments
The flow of service users and other visitors in cultural, leisure, entertainment and sports establishments will be restricted by ensuring at least 10 sq. m. of retail space per service user or other visitor and at least 2 m distance between the personnel, service users and other visitors. This requirement will not be applicable in the case of high-performance sports training.
Please note that the territories under local quarantine will also be subject to the restrictions that apply throughout Lithuania (see the table).
Local quarantine was introduced last week, on 26 October 2020, 00:00, to last until 9 November 2020, 24:00, in the district municipalities of Elektrėnai, Joniškis, Jurbarkas, Kelmė, Klaipėda, Kretinga, Marijampolė, Pasvalys, Plungė, Skuodas, Šiauliai and Švenčionys.
RESTRICTIONS |
||
In the entire territory of Lithuania |
Additional restrictions in cities and towns under quarantine |
|
Events |
|
|
Catering establishments |
|
|
Movement and protective face masks
|
|
|
Public and private sector
|
|
|
Education
|
|
|
Health
|
|
|
Social care
|
In residential social care establishments:
|
|
Religious gatherings |
Recommended:
|
|
For key information on the quarantine, please visit: www.koronastop.lt.