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The Greeks experienced a completely different Christmas this year with the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown limiting holiday events to a minimum. And many may have come to the family table at noon and a walk around town in the afternoon, but there are many of our fellow citizens who mourned the dead this Christmas.
As much as the empty streets with Christmas lights create sadness, the emptiness experienced by the families of our 50 peers who refreshed themselves on Christmas Day is even greater. Another 470 people fight in the ICU to defeat the coronavirus.
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From the 1st of the month until today, Christmas, the coronavirus has claimed 2,101 lives. The element that most worries infectious disease specialists and those responsible for ANS is the number of intubated patients, which is decreasing, although at an extremely slow rate.
But there is also good news: daily cases present a positive outlook, the number tending to stabilize below 1,000. At the same time, the ECDC positivity index for our country is “green”, that is, below 4%.
Finally, the vaccines arrived in our country as a Christmas gift, the first vaccinations being on Sunday.
Concern for West Attica
The burden in the Attica area, which has recently become a “champion” of daily cases, is declining at an extremely slow rate.
Characteristically, one third of current cases have been recorded in Attica, while the burden reduction continues in Thessaloniki.
It is worrying that in the western sector of Athens, where the cases today were 39, the percentage per 100,000 inhabitants is still high (24,23).
However, it is not West Attica that is concerned. In recent days, several cases have appeared in the center of Athens, a fact that is being carefully examined by those responsible.
Lockdown: The measures that will be in effect until January 7
In parallel, the revised closure measures were published in the Official Gazette, which will be in force until January 7, 2021, with the Official Gazette signed by the competent ministries, promoting certain changes.
One of the most important is hunting and fishing, activities that receive a “green light” during the current lockdown.
Specifically as stated “movement of hunters or fishermen for hunting / fishing under the following conditions:
- This movement takes place exclusively within the corresponding Regional Unit, or exceptionally in the case of Attica within the limits of the Region.
- Participation of up to two (2) hunters / fishermen for security reasons,
- Implementation of all measures to protect public health during the specific activity
New measures will also apply to grocery stores. The Official Gazette stipulates that supermarkets, mini-markets, bakeries, butchers, fishmongers, patisseries as well as pharmacies and mechanical workshops may operate next Sunday, December 27 and next January 3, 2021. The optional hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. : 00.
The following conditions apply to stores:
- Four (4) people up to 100 square meters. and one (1) person for every 10 square meters. Further.
- Distance of one and a half meters (1.5) between individuals.
- Special disinfection in trolleys / baskets with and without wheels, when they exist, with the development of a daily disinfection program, which is presented to the competent authorities.
- Opening hours until 9:00 p.m., with the exception, in regards to food stores, of the operation of delivery services, which is allowed to operate until 1:00 a.m.
The same Official Gazette emphasizes that as of January 1, 2021, the operation of sports facilities for training is also allowed without the presence of spectators from the participating teams in the category A ‘championships of women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, male-female water polo and male-female handball.
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