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Lithuanian police are starting on Friday to enforce a ban on non-essential travel between municipalities, with 250 checkpoints to be set up across the country.

Lithuanians returning to their home country from abroad for the holidays will be allowed to go to their place of residence or the place of stay, but will be prohibited from travelling between municipalities, Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite said on Thursday.

Lithuania's heath system may collapse under the strain of growing coronavirus cases in a couple of weeks unless people follow the lockdown rules, Health Minister Arunas Dulkys warned on Wednesday.

Tighter lockdown restrictions come into force in Lithuania on Wednesday as the majority of stores, hairdressers close and movement of people is restricted.

Roman Catholic churches in Lithuania will suspend public services between December 16 and January 3, but will remain open to private prayer and services, the Lithuanian Bishops' Conference said on Tuesday.

As the Lithuanian government tightened the lockdown on Sunday night, Andrius Romanovskis, president of the Lithuanian Business Confederation, says the business sector expects state support.

The majority of shops, with the exception of those selling food, will be closed in Lithuania as of Wednesday as the country is tightening the existing lockdown. People will be allowed to leave their homes only for serious reasons but families will be allowed to go for walks in open spaces within the...

Lithuania's government has on Monday decided to tighten the existing lockdown as of Wednesday and extend it until the end of the year. People are advised to leave their homes only for serious reasons, and education of elder schoolchildren will take place only remotely.

If the situation around the spread of the coronavirus does not improve, the Lithuanian government will review the existing lockdown conditions, acting Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga says.

Lithuania's outgoing government on Wednesday extended the nationwide lockdown, in place since November 7, until December 17, but allowed people to visit museums and galleries and take part in excursions in small groups as of November 10.

The existing lockdown is not working as much as it is desirable, acting Lithuanian Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga says.

The Lithuanian government is planning to extend the nationwide lockdown, in place since November 7, until mid-December, outgoing Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga said on Monday.

The Lithuanian government will be asked to extend the nationwide lockdown for at least three weeks, outgoing Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga said on Thursday.

Lithuania's outgoing Cabinet is set on Wednesday to specify the lockdown conditions and bring in more clarity regarding restrictions for sports clubs, pools and bathhouses. It also plans to decide on the lockdown extension next week.

Lithuanian Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga expects the government to extend the nationwide lockdown beyond November 29.

The introduction of additional restrictions in Lithuania could be considered if the situation doesn’t become more stable over the course of the first lockdown week, Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga says.

Due to the existing epidemiological situation, Germany has on Friday put Lithuania on its risky region list, Lithuania's Ministry of Health said.

The Lithuanian government decided on Wednesday to place the country under a three-week nationwide lockdown from Saturday in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Lithuania's government has on Monday placed Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda and another five municipalities under lockdown and will make wearing face masks mandatory in all public spaces there.

Lithuanian business representatives on Wednesday lodged a complaint before a court seeking remedy for services prohibitions introduced during the lockdown, a lawyer reported.