Entrepreneurs will be allowed to introduce such restrictions before that date, from the following Monday, 16 August.
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At the same time, the government has abandoned previous plans to ban these people from using public transport and allow them to provide only the most basic health care. It has been decided that for those who have not acquired immunity, health care services will be provided in accordance with the requirements set by the Minister of Health, which will also include mandatory testing.
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Restrictions will not apply to so-called passport holders – people who have received a full course of vaccination, have contracted Covid-19 and can be confirmed by PCR tests, antigen tests or serological antibody tests, or have received a negative PCR test in the last 48 hours. also for children under 16 years of age. PCR tests can only be performed in private medical institutions at their own expense, and their price currently fluctuates around 70 euros, but for those who are not allowed to vaccinate for medical reasons, tests are planned to be performed at mobile testing points.
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Those who do not meet the “opportunity passport” criteria will be able to shop only in small shops with a separate outdoor entrance, whose main activity is the sale of food, veterinary, medicine or optical goods, if their sales area does not exceed 1,500 square meters.
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They will also not be able to attend beauty salons, restaurants, entertainment venues and social events unless they take place outdoors, with a maximum of 500 participants.
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The range of services available to them has also been reduced – only minor repair services that do not require more than 15 minutes of contact, as well as veterinary services, will be allowed. Museums and exhibitions will be open to the public, but libraries will only be able to exchange books. These people will be required to wear masks while receiving services, while those who have been granted immunity will only be required to wear the mask.
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As the Minister of Health Arūnas Duļķis pointed out at the government meeting, the main purpose of the restrictions is to prevent the increase in morbidity from interfering with the receipt of other health care services, and at the same time to protect people who cannot be vaccinated due to objective reasons.
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Meanwhile, the Minister of Economy and Innovation Aušrine Armonaite has said that it is planned to ensure that “opportunity passports” can also be obtained in special buses or post offices.
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Until now, ‘opportunity passports’ have been issued for one month, but from this week their validity has been extended to two months.
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