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Health Alert: Lithuania, Nationwide Quarantine Ended, State of Emergency Still in Effect

Location:  Lithuania

Update

Effective June 17, Lithuania ended the nationwide quarantine but kept the state of emergency.  Face masks are recommended in public transport, events in closed public spaces, and in other places where it is not possible to maintain a safe distance between people.

 

Detailed information about cross border movement, transit through the territory of Lithuania, and self-isolation rules from June 17 onward, including an interactive map is available at https://urm.lt/default/en/important-covid19  (Source: MFA)

 

Ministry of Health published a global list of COVID-19 affected countries, which will be updated every week.  Foreigners from these countries are allowed entry to Lithuania only in exceptional cases, and those allowed to enter are subject to a recommended 14-day self-isolation.  See the list of “affected countries” https://sam.lrv.lt/en/news/the-list-of-countries-most-affected-by-covid-19-includes-45-countries.

 

A separate list of European Economic Area (EEA) countries, Switzerland, and the UK is published every Monday.  See the current EEA/EU list https://sam.lrv.lt/en/news/lithuanias-revised-list-of-coronavirus-safe-countries (Source: MoH).

 

We will suspend reporting flight information as it is readily available. Please work with the airline companies on any special requirements to fly.

 

Voting

 

Elections are still ongoing in the United States. Individual states may have changed details of absentee voting. Please review your state’s requirements at the Federal Assistance Voting Program (www.fvap.gov).  

 

STEP Program

Enroll at https://step.state.gov/ .  

Emergency Assistance

For emergency American Citizens Services, including emergency passports, please write or call (consec@state.gov ; +370-5-266-5600 during working hours 10-12, 14-16 Monday through Friday).

 Actions to Take:

·         Check https://koronastop.lrv.lt/en/ for the latest on lithuania’s COVID-19 preventative actions.

·         Enroll in STEP.

·         Consult the CDC website for the most up-to-date information.

·         For the most recent information on what you can do to reduce your risk of contracting COVID-19, please see the CDC’s latest recommendations.

Visit the COVID-19 crisis page on travel.state.gov for the latest information.

·         Visit our Embassy webpage on COVID-19 https://lt.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/ for information on conditions in Lithuania.

·         Visit the Department of Homeland Security’s website on the latest travel restrictions to the United States 

 

Assistance:

·         U.S. Embassy Vilnius, Lithuania

Akmenu g. 6, Vilnius, Lithuania 03106

·         +370-5-266-5500

consec@state.gov

https://lt.usembassy.gov/

·         State Department - Consular Affairs

888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444

·         Lithuania Country Information

·         Enroll in Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts.

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