on the same day, the wearing of protective masks in public transport will be required.
ATHENS, may 3. /TASS/. Citizens of Greece as of may 4 will be able to get out of the house without the need of filling special forms in the Internet and sending SMS to a special number, but will have to behave responsibly, observing all precautions, otherwise the constraints can be returned. This was announced on Sunday at the briefing, the Deputy Minister for protection of citizens Nikos Kardulias responsible for the coordination of the fight against crisis situations.
According to him, some relief is entered as of may 4, after 42 days of hard constraints. “We proved that we were able to break the chain of transmission of the virus. But a task which is beyond, is more complicated. We must continue to take precautions and prevent the spread of the virus. Coronavirus was fatal to 144 of our citizens. He continues to be with us, and it can transmit any of us. We appeal to erect a new wall of containment from the disease from 06:00 (coincides with Moscow) of tomorrow”, — said Kardulias.
According to him, if not fulfilled the recommendations of the authorities and experts, there will be an obvious risk of increasing the number of cases of coronavirus. “If we do not comply with the rules, then go back to heavy for the psyche situations which we have experienced,” — said the Deputy Minister.
“I urge you to adhere to protective measures in the new phase, which will begin Monday: this is the washing of hands, maintaining a safe social distance between people, protective mask. These rules are our weapons in the battle with the coronavirus,” said Kardulias.
He recalled that on may 4 will be the mandatory wearing of protective masks in public transport. Also it will need to equip staff with supermarkets, beauty salons, hairdressers, diagnostic laboratories, hospitals, centers of beauty and aesthetics. These centres will be prohibited yoga, Pilates, sports training and massage.
Haerdalis said that from Monday it will be possible to free travel of citizens within their areas of residence, but retained the ban on travel to the Greek Islands, including those that are administratively included in the Metropolitan region of Attica (Islands of the Saronic Gulf, Kythira, the Antikythera).
the Gradual removal of restrictions
April 28 Prime Minister Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a televised address to the nation presented a plan for the phased lifting of restrictions for up to two months — may and June. May 4, removed restrictions on unreasonable exit of citizens from their homes and to transport it imposed in Greece to combat the spread of cor��nviruses infection. According to the head of the Cabinet, individual sports will be allowed in the open air and at sea but organised beaches will be temporarily closed.
in addition, on may 4 will open some types of shops, such as bookstores, electronic shops and sporting goods, stations of technical inspection of cars. Hairdresser will work by appointment customers. The rest of the retail trade will resume on may 11, with the exception of major shopping centers. From June 1 will start operating a catering company if the conditions to be agreed by then. At the same time needs to open the hotel, open all year round.
In June, depending on developments, will be gradually removed restrictions on the rest of economic activities. Then, as expected, should make the hotels that operate seasonally.
In Greece, unlike a number of European countries comparable to it in territory and population, relatively few recorded cases of infection with the new coronavirus and deaths. According to experts, it is the result time the government imposed severe restrictions on the outputs of the inhabitants of the house and around streets and vpisyvalas of fines for violations.
According to Sunday, February 27-the number of people infected with coronavirus in the country amounted to 2 626. From the infection for more than two months died, a total of 144 people.
