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Closing: For next week, announcements – perhaps by the Prime Minister – of the roadmap for the resumption of social and economic activity are postponed.
By Amalia Katzou
the emergency shutdown have extension until December 14 and everything shows that the “unlocking” of the country will be done slowly, since the maintaining the epidemiological burden mainly in northern Greece, but also in Attica at high levels, it causes intense reflection Y reinforces concern that lifting restrictions it will make it difficult to decompress the NSS and lead to a further spread of the coronavirus. You can see that yesterday Thursday (3/12) they were recorded 100 deaths, while an increase in intubated was observed, which reached 622.
As he said Stelios Petsas, There is stabilization and reduction of cases, however, it is happening at a slower rate than expected, therefore “The gradual opening is removed on time and the existing measures are extended until Monday, December 14.”
“We will continue this week as well, we will listen to the suggestion of infectious disease specialists and possibly next week there will be announcements from the prime minister himself.”noted Mr. Petsas, while clarifying: “It just came to our notice then. We will initially open only seasonal items and wait to see clear signs of declining cases and pressure on the NSS, before making any further moves.”
The crucial factor for the return to normality is the epidemiological data, which is evaluated daily by the Committee of Experts. The data that the experts study in depth are the daily cases, hospital admissions and discharges, positivity index and the growth rate of the intubated.
Experts are concerned that despite the lockdown, the numbers will not decline. That is why they have proposed to the Prime Minister that the opening be done in a very limited way and only when necessary.
Government sources andThey point out that the government’s first objective is to end the pandemic, the second is the smooth opening of the market, and the third is vaccination. According to the same circles nothing will open unless there is absolute security.
The only exceptions are stores that sell purely Christmas season items, which will open from Monday, December 7, as announced by the Ministry of Public Works. From the same day the sale of Christmas items will be allowed in supermarkets.
Details on the opening hours and operation of the stores will be announced today. during the briefing, by the competent Secretary General for Trade and Consumer Protection, Panagiotis Stampoulidis.
The next ones to open are Barber Shop Y small shops but still decisions have not been “locked”.
by Attention, expert suggestions and professional suggestion will not open until the holidays. The same will happen with schools, and students will return to school in early January.
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