Poland and Lithuania tightened restrictions due to coronavirus
In Poland, to the existing restrictions, they added the closure of all cultural institutions and the transfer of all schoolchildren to a remote location. In Lithuania, the authorities announced the closure of cafes and restaurants, sports and entertainment centers
Due to the increase in the incidence of coronavirus in Poland, restrictive measures will be tightened, according to the website of the country’s government.
Since October 24, sports centers, cafes and restaurants have already been suspended in Poland, and schoolchildren from the fourth to eighth grades have been transferred to distance learning. At the same time, a ban was introduced on gathering in groups of more than five people, with the exception of people living together.
Now the following are added to the existing restrictions: the closure of all theaters, museums, cinemas and cultural institutions, the transfer of all schoolchildren to a remote mode of education, as well as a ban on hotels to receive tourists, except in cases of business trips.
The new restrictions will take effect from November 7 and will last, as previously introduced, at least until November 29.
“This is the last stage that can save us from the introduction of national quarantine,” the government said in a statement.
In Lithuania, from November 7, due to the spread of the coronavirus, a general quarantine is introduced for three weeks, according to the National State Commission for Emergency Situations. On the eve, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis announced that catering establishments, nightclubs, as well as casinos and bookmakers would be suspended in the country during the quarantine period. Shops, shopping centers and markets will be able to continue to operate, but they will have to provide at least 10 sq. m of area per customer.
In addition, cultural and sports institutions will stop working in Lithuania. Entertainment, sporting events, as well as holidays and fairs will also be prohibited. The only exception will be some sporting events if they go without spectators.
In Poland, according to the country’s Ministry of Health, 24.6 thousand cases of coronavirus infection were detected over the past day, which was a record increase for the entire period of the pandemic. Also, 373 deaths were recorded per day. Since the beginning of the pandemic in the country, more than 439 thousand people have fallen ill with coronavirus, more than 6.4 thousand have died. At the end of October, it became known that the President of Poland Andrzej Duda was infected with the coronavirus. Then his press secretary said that Duda feels well and is in contact with doctors.
In Lithuania, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection increased by 639 per day, to 12.7 thousand, follows from the data of the national Ministry of Health. Seven people died in a day, and the total number of deaths reached 182.
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