Between a rock and a hard place: how will I. Šimonytė’s team manoeuvre into the clear?

After something of a breather where the number of coronavirus infections decreased and certain quarantine restrictions were lifted, the epidemiological situation began to worsen again, with the British strain of COVID-19 rapidly proliferating, cases of the South African Republic mutation surfacing and insufficient vaccine deliveries. However, the government has yet to proceed with more drastic solutions given rising public discontent and the businesses that remain closed no longer hiding anger and hopelessness. How is Ingrida Šimonytė’s cabinet to find a balance?