"It will happen today, March 14, at 6 p.m. Our neighbors have also put such measures in places, and we believe it is appropriate to do," the country's Interior Minister Rita Tamasusniene told a press conference on Saturday.
In her words, foreigners will be banned from arriving in Lithuania, excluding those who have work permits to work in the country.
Rustamas Liubajevas, head of Lithuania's State Border Guard Service, said any movement between Poland and Lithuania will be possible only through the Kalvarija border checkpoint.
"Movement between Lithuania and Poland will only be possible via the Kalvarija border checkpoint," he told journalists.
On Friday, Poland announced its decision to close its border for foreigners for ten days, and the Czech Republic and Slovakia have also done the same.
