“Breath” for Retail: How to Open Stores Monday After 10 Weeks Closed | HELLAS

Encouragement for retail as stores, hair salons, beauty salons and KTEO open nationwide starting Monday, including in the red areas with the click method, after the closure that was imposed on November 7.

The measures for the opening of retail trade were presented yesterday by Nikos Hardalias and Adonis Georgiadis, clarifying that the decisions were made after a long discussion with epidemiologists and warning that if a growing stop of cases is found, “we will act very quickly.”

From Monday, January 18, the retail trade opens throughout the country. In the “red areas” the stores will open with the click away method.

Georgiadis: We have to be doubly careful

“Today, after many hours of discussion in the committee, we received approval for the reopening of retail on Monday, January 18. “Hair salons, barber shops, diet services, diet unit services with the exception of exercises, grooming and hygiene services and KTEO will be able to start over,” said Mr. Georgiadis.

“From now on we have to be doubly careful. We ask for everyone’s attention, coherence, cooperation.” Return with definite steps to a more limited normality at this time, until the vaccination, which is progressing at an accelerated rate, finally free us from the pandemic, ”said Mr. Hardalias.

As decided:

• The curfew is maintained from 9:00 p.m. until 5:00 am
• The prohibition of supralocal movements is maintained.
• The movement restriction is maintained with the obligation to send an SMS to 13033.
• Start of operation, from Monday, January 18.
• Optional store operation on Sunday, January 24.
• Opening hours (optional) from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
• Transfer by sending an SMS to 13033 with option 2 “Go to a basic supply store (supermarket, mini-market)”, or with the form-certificate of circulation or with a handwritten certificate of circulation.
• The consumer must keep the message he has sent to 13033, in order to prove the moment of sending and approval of his movement.
• Duration 2 hours during which the consumer can carry out each of his commercial transactions, with a comparative point in time the time for sending and approving his movement message.
• Maximum number allowed: four (4) people for tents up to 100 square meters. For stores of more than 100 square meters. one (1) person for every 25 m2. additionally (from 1 person / per 15 m2 previously valid).
• The maximum number of customers allowed within shopping centers, discount villages and discount outlets is defined as follows: One (1) customer for every 25 square meters. surface mainly space.
• Distance of 2 meters between clients during the waiting time at checkout.
• 50% increase in fines to individuals and companies.

Thus, the schedule is as follows:

It should be noted that consumers can go to any store they want only by SMS, without having to make a telephone appointment with the store. However, for hairdressers, barber shops, beauty salons, dietetic services and KTEO, MONO clients will come by appointment, by phone or electronically (e-mail, SMS). Of course, also in this case it will be necessary to send the SMS with the number 2.

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