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The blockade of the “accordion” seems to be taking shape with the government resuming -in some areas- the measures it had announced in recent weeks for businesses and schools, due to the explosive increase in cases and fears of a third more violent wave of the virus mortal.
The government announced Friday that the health charter is back and that Greece is divided in two areas: The “yellows”, in which it remains in force until yesterday, and the “reds” in which several sectors are taking one or perhaps two steps back.
For example, in the “red” areas, between them and Attica, the stores will operate only with the click away and click inside method, while regarding the opening of schools, they will only open the Gymnasiums, while the Lyceums will continue the long distance education.
Effervescence in trade, in a dramatic state the focus
These decisions have caused a stir in the “red” market, as the increase in cases is likely to make it necessary to re-impose tougher measures, at a time when the retail trade seems, despite the beginning of the discounts, do not see significant increase in income.
All this while the hotel business remains closed for the third month. Of course, employers and catering workers are in a tragic situation and with the vaccination schedule increasingly behind, the next day seems more uncertain than ever.
In fact, restaurants, in protest, want to (literally) hand over the keys to their stores in Maximou …
In fact, on Wednesday February 10, 2021 at 10:00 there will be a collection of keys from mass catering stores throughout Greece, in order to deliver them to the Maximos Palace in the presence of the Board. of the Panhellenic Federation of Restoration and Allied Professions (POESE) and representatives of the restoration of all Greece.
The purpose of the action, as noted by the Restaurant and Allied Professions Association, is “not to provide effective support measures at the most critical phase in the history of the industry.” 
The citizens are exhausted
At the same time, citizens seem exhausted by complying with the measures for months.
This can be seen in the images in the shopping streets of the big cities last weekend, but also in parks and squares when it is sunny, young and old are tired of the closure and try to follow the measures, at least in the most.
At the same time, with the frequency with which the measures change, something the government has said it will do as many times as necessary, with health in mind first, many even today are confused about what applies to purchases. , vehicle transport, SMS. and several other areas.
Image in Ermou, a few hours before the measures are implemented in Attica
“The whole market is not five chains”
The president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce, Stavros Kafounis, vigorously protested today, emphasizing that “three streets and five chains created a false image for an industry with shops and entrepreneurs that fully respect health protocols, leading to a separation unfair and a click in the store. ” in the red zones. “
In his statement on the occasion of the announcement of the market-related measures, Mr Kafounis underlines that trade requires a brief return to normalcy but also the courageous support of business.
Specifically, he stated: “With the battle we waged, we avoided the catastrophic third lockdown that experts and non-experts were trying to impose on us and that would lead to a final lockdown in half of the companies. We have shown that the dilemma is not retail or public health, but closed retail and all other sectors out of control and we have kept markets open across the country. Three highways and five chains created a wrong image for an industry with shops and entrepreneurs that fully respect health protocols, which caused the unfair separation of click away and click in shop, in the “red” areas.
As the strongest pillar of the Greek economy, we will remain the same at the table of proposals, demanding the brief return to normality and of course, the brave support of companies that register huge losses, substantially strengthening the repayable advance, maintaining the subsidy for small, subsidies for modernization and of course a courageous regulation and cut of the enormous debt that we have hidden under the carpet ”.
Restaurants will give you Maximou. The keys to your stores
As mentioned above, the restaurants intend to hand over the keys to their stores in Maximou.
The purpose of the action, as noted by the Restaurant and Allied Professions Association, is “not to provide effective support measures at the most critical phase in the history of the industry.”
Headache in scientists
All this, at a time when scientists say they are anything but optimistic about the future of the pandemic in our country.
Speaking to the main ANT1 newsletter, Demosthenes Sarigiannis, Professor of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, explained that the increase in cases is expected to continue until February 4-5 and will continue to stabilize until 25 of the same. month.
However, the winter, combined with the increased spread of the British mutant strain of the virus, is expected to lead to a new “toss” of cases in early March. “We must be prepared,” Sarigiannis said, adding that “the problem is not escaping. And that is in our hands.”
For his part, the professor and member of the Infectious Diseases Committee, Nikos Sypsas, rang the bell for a possible spread of the virus, which will result in the overthrow of everything in the next moment.
He added that scientists will not hesitate to close schools again, even next week, if they deem it necessary.
Speaking about the reopening of schools and the decision to open only secondary schools in the red areas – and therefore in Attica – Nikos Sypsas explained that in a previous proposal of the committee it was decided that in the “red” areas secondary schools and not high schools.
That decision was valid from the moment Attica went “red”, he told SKAI.
In addition, he spoke of an epidemic outbreak that lurks. “Everything can be overturned day by day,” he stressed.
“I would like there to be a universal lockdown for two weeks, until the epidemic falls, but there is also the economy. “We have to find the golden section,” he stressed.
Finally, the professor characterized the next two months, February and March, as epidemiologically unstable, saying that we will definitely have measures for March, which will be reversed depending on the circumstances. 
Georgiadis: more stringent measures may be necessary
All this at a time when the Minister of Development and Investments, Adonis Georgiadis, left open the possibility of taking new and more strict measures, if citizens do not observe the existing ones.
“If the measures are not followed, we will go to a stricter blockade,” said the minister, adding that “none of us believed that we would have a good functioning of the market until May.
“We want to breathe new life into the market with health insurance”, clarified Mr. Georgiadis, adding that “the turnover in the first week of retail opening was very large and showed an increase of 57% compared to the corresponding period last year”.
Regarding government decisions and measures, the minister pointed out that it is the government’s decision to adapt to epidemiological data and act proactively. “We, as a government, want to anticipate the pandemic and not follow it,” he said.
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