As of June 17, bars, cafes, night clubs and other venues in Lithuania will be allowed to stay open past midnight, after the government decided to ease quarantine restrictions. Deputy Minister of Health Živilė Simonaitytė said on June 14 that although the situation is improving, the quarantine cannot be lifted yet. Certain rules remain in place: only holders of the so-called “opportunity pass” can be serviced indoors, while other clients must be seated outdoors. Opportunity passports are issued to people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19, recovered from it or tested negative for the virus.
The immunity certificate comes into force in Lithuania on June 14 can be obtained on the www.gpasas.lt website where people will have to confirm their identity and then will be issued a QR code they can save on their phones or print out. While the opportunity passport is only available to citizens and permanent residents of the country, government officials have said that visitors can present copies of their vaccination certificates instead. Holders of the pass can be seated indoors in cafes and restaurants, attend bigger public events indoors and outdoors, join more entertainment activities and private events. They can also use hotel accommodation services without restriction. Opportunity pass also allows workers to return from telework to offices. The Economy Ministry estimates that nearly 1.5 million people in the country are already eligible for the opportunity passport without testing.
Lithuania has registered 66 new coronavirus infections and three deaths from Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, the country’s statistics office said on June 14. This is the smallest number of new cases since late September. Lithuania’s 14-day coronavirus infection rate currently stands at 122 cases per 100,000 people, and the share of positive tests has been 1.2% over the past seven days. Overall, 277,812 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lithuania since the start of the pandemic. A total of 4,342 people have died from Covid-19 in Lithuania so far. The overall number of deaths directly or indirectly related to the coronavirus has reached 8,793. As of June 14, statistics show that 1,170,895 people in Lithuania have received at least one shot of the vaccine (42% of the population), and 740,264 have received two shots.
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