Poland has tightened control of truck drivers arriving in the country to work or crossing the country in transit and travelling in passenger cars.

Nemencine, a town near Vilnius that has become a coronavirus hotspot, will remain sealed off until Friday night. The Cabinet decided on Wednesday to keep the restrictions on entering and leaving the town, imposed last Thursday, in place until 11:59 p.m. on April 24.

Lithuanian prosecutors have closed their investigation into suspicions that France's Alstom bribed Lithuanian officials more than a decade ago to win public procurement contracts and ensure unhindered implementation of projects.

The Latvian citizens who will come to work in Lithuania having received the Lithuanian government's special permission will have to spend 14 days in self-isolation.

The tertiary (absolute preparedness) level of the civil protection system and quarantine on the territory of the Republic of Lithuania declared on March 14, 2020. The quarantine regime is effective from 16 March 2020, 00:00, until 27 April 2020, 24:00.

The Turkish government is set to decide on Monday whether to allow a shipment of lung ventilators, worth 350,000 euro, to be delivered to Lithuania.

US technological giant Google plans to fund Lithuanian non-governmental organizations' advertizing via Ad Grants by allocating up to 10,000 US dollars to each organization.

On 15 April 2020 the Government has approved of the first phase of easing the lockdown, allowing operation of non-food stores on condition that they have a separate direct entrance from the outside and are able to regulate the flow of customers and other visitors.

Lithuanian Airports have seen an increase in air freight handled during the Covid-19 pandemic. Cargo volumes handled from January through March were greater than in the same period in 2019. During the ongoing health crisis, a significant amount of medical equipment was shipped into the country by air cargo carriers.

Sakura blooming in the centre of Vilnius in the spring become a real place of attraction for Vilnius residents every year, but this year we offer to watch them in a live broadcast online due to the quarantine and risk posed by crowding. The City of Vilnius together with the telecommunications company Telia has found a technological solution, and starting today, they will offer an opportunity to see blooming sakura online at www.karantinas.lt/sakuros.