Lithuania’s government will review the existing lockdown measures on January 17, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said on Tuesday, adding that it is to early to say if the restrictions have had any effect due to the holidays.
"We've had quite a number of festive days [...] and they mean fewer tests and fewer cases, and which as if shows natural downward dynamics,” she said.
Decisions will be taken after “we no longer have data discrepancies” and after comparing the seven-day average rates to see if there was a downward trend, according to Šimonytė.
"We need two full weeks to already see the dynamics and whether we have moved past the peak. We can then consider any changes and the pace for them, as well as how much and from what moment we could expand testing, and how far we will move with vaccination," she said.
The prime minister emphasised the need to wait for the effects to be felt, instead of easing the quarantine restrictions before having to tighten them again.
Šimonytė also said she was not considering getting vaccinated against Covid-19 until the medics received the shots.
“Now, the true priority is to ensure protection of those frontline people," she said, adding that the ministers will show an exmaple by getting vaccinated if the public will be hesitant.
Lithuania was placed under lockdown on December 16 until January 31.
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