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In unprecedented conditions due to the coronavirus, with extensive and intensive controls, this Christmas a limited number of people will be celebrated on New Year’s Eve and without Christmas carols.
In fact, as is clear from the statements of both the government representative Stelios Petsas and the Vice Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, the observance or not of the restrictive measures due to the coronavirus will decide whether they will be hardened on New Year’s Eve.
New Year’s Eve up to 9 people
As has been announced for days, up to 9 people from two families can gather at the festive table, and infectious disease specialists make recommendations for limited contacts during the holidays and New Year’s Eve with the same people on Christmas and New Years.
Traffic prohibition after 10 pm with EL.AS controls.
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The second measure that applies to the holidays is the curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., without exception for the eve and on Christmas and New Year’s Day.
The traffic ban will be combined with extensive controls by the Hellenic police. As EL.AS spokesperson Theodoros Chronopoulos clarified, speaking with SKAI, travel after 10pm and until 5am is allowed only for work and health reasons. For this reason, the police will pay special attention to movements after 10 p.m. and it is not ruled out that we will proceed to a traffic stop on the main roads to control everyone who moves at that time. “Where violations are found, a fine of 300 euros will be imposed,” he said.
Referring to the Greek Police plan for the measures it will take at Christmas and New Years, he said: “The police presence will definitely increase these days on both Christmas Eve and Christmas. The same will happen on New Year’s Eve and the Lights. “Whether there will be a personal police presence in a home depends on the complaints.”
Asked about the organization of parties in homes, he pointed out that ELAS is obliged to intervene due to the reference to the JMC and the decisions that have been made, with all the legal types that are the presence of a prosecutor. In these cases, in addition to the administrative fines provided, there are also criminal responsibilities and the road procedure will be followed.
Police controls will be increased, according to the ELAS spokesperson, on tolls, at key points of the road network, at the entrances and exits of the city, on intercity buses and KTEL buses, in squares and where the synchronization.
Economou: Send an SMS for the return of New Year’s Eve
It is recalled, however, that the transfer of the holidays to New Year’s Eve will be done by sending a message to 13033 code 6. The Vice Minister of Civil Protection, Lefteris Oikonomou, also clarified today that citizens must send SMS when they return home, always having Keep in mind that there is a curfew from 10:00 p.m.
Speaking to ANT1, Oikonomou asked citizens to be patient and observe the restrictive measures against the spread of the coronavirus. The vast majority of the measures are observed, Lefteris Oikonomou said, citing the percentage of violations that are confirmed during the inspections that are carried out. He announced in advance that the controls will be intensified in the next period and will be strict. As for the ecclesiastics of the faithful, he said that it should be done after an indication relevant to the purpose of the movement and taking into account that the allowed number of people in the Holy Temples is strictly limited.
Measures for places of worship
It is recalled that in terms of places of worship, it is allowed to perform services in the presence of believers at Christmas, New Years and the Lights, that is, on December 25, January 1 and January 6. Inside the place of worship 1 person is allowed for every 15 square meters. with 2 meters of distance between people in each direction. The maximum number of attendees is 25 people, while in the case of Metropolitan Churches 50 people. At the same time, it is noted that wearing a protective mask is mandatory when staying in the place of worship.
Holiday without Christmas carols
It is clear, however, that as Mr. Hardals announced yesterday, children will not be able to go out to sing Christmas carols either, since apart from the fact that this year everything will be different, no movement is foreseen for this reason.
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