Palanga Municipality, a resort on Lithuania's Baltic Sea coast, set up roadblocks on Wednesday to bar holidaymakers from entering the town during lockdown.
“People arriving in Palanga are being checked extremely carefully and are only being let in after meeting all the requirements,” the municipality said in a statement, adding that a hotel reservation is not considered a valid reason for entry.
The municipality called on hotels and accommodation providers to cancel reservations, saying that entry to the resort for holidays is prohibited.
Meanwhile, “those travelling for work reasons need to show all supporting documents to the police officers,” it said.
Although the government did not order for hotels and accommodation providers to close, Mayor of Palanga Šarūnas Vaitkus called on people to spend the “holidays safely at home”.
Lithuania entered a nationwide lockdown on Wednesday, which for the first time includes limits on non-essential travel. Follow live updates here.
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