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The teleconference of the committee of experts of the Ministry of Health, which had as its theme the opening of the retail trade and therefore how we will celebrate Christmas, was completed on Thursday afternoon.
According to information, the experts agreed that it is important to ensure the downward course of the epidemiological curve and decompress the hospitals, at a time when the closure is expected to continue until January 7.
At the same time, as they underlined in light of public health and the goal of overcoming the second wave of the epidemic, the expert committee suggested that the government open certain branches that, according to the data so far, have not contributed to the spread. of the virus.
Thus, in this context, the reopening of hairdressers and bookstores was proposed as of Saturday. As for the stores that will be closed to consumers, the measure of the order in advance and at a distance will be applied and collected outside the store, at the entrance, where the payment will be made or will have been prepaid during the order. A method known as clicking.
So consumers will not be able to enter the stores, see products, try them and be generally within the space.
The information indicates that in no case will the shopping centers be opened.
The question is how will the pre-orders be received at the stores within the mall?
It is difficult for customers to wait inside the mall but outside the store. Pickup can take place outside the mall.
These are the suggestions of the experts, which the government has clarified in all the tones it will adopt, with the official announcements expected for tomorrow Friday by the government representative, Stelios Petsas.
Alalum with hairdressers: open, says Chamber, no decision has been made, Georgiadis responds
At the same time, earlier a small alalum was imposed regarding the opening of hairdressers, which was announced today by the Athens Chamber of Commerce, but then the Minister of Development, Adonis Georgiadis, stopped.
Specifically, Mr. Georgiadis, referring to the EEC announcements, said that “the Chamber of Commerce has made an announcement but has made a wrong announcement. There is no decision yet.”
At the same time, speaking on Alpha radio, he referred to the decisions that will be announced, most likely, tomorrow Friday.
However, it also seems to agree that the opening of hairdressers will have priority, since the dispersion in these areas is not great.
Indicative are what Mr. Georgiadis said this morning when speaking with “SKAI 100.3”, where he stressed that hairdressers have priority in the opening. As he characteristically said, the school year can be made up if hours are added, the turnover lost by companies is not made up.
CEE: Hairdressers open until Monday
It should be remembered that previously, the Chamber of Commerce of Athens announced the opening of hairdressers until Monday.
According to the Athens Chamber of Commerce, “in the context of the gradual opening of the market, hairdressers are expected to start operating in the next few days, Saturday or Sunday.” This became known after a communication that the president of Ε.Ε.Α. Mr. Giannis Chatzitheodosiou with the Minister of Development Mr. Adonis Georgiadis.
According to the information, the opening of these companies will precede since it is judged that the sanitary protocols can be applied with precision.
What the scientists say
However, it appears that scientists are also positive about opening hair salons. Callouts are what EKPA Microbiology Professor Athanasios Tsakris said today on SKAI radio.
“The Infectious Diseases Commission’s recommendation to the government would be to take careful little steps, such as opening hair salons or bookstores, to relieve people a little during the holidays amid the pressure,” he said.
As the professor on SKAI radio mentioned, there is a lot of pressure on the nursing units, which reaches 90% in the north of Greece and 80% in Attica, and this slows the situation in terms of openness.
According to Mr. Tsakris, all European countries maintain restrictive measures to deal with the pandemic at such a level that the health system can withstand it.
He stressed that the demand at this stage is to respond to the health system, and said that there is a slowdown in the epidemic in the country.
It should be noted that the details of exactly when and how other business activities will open are expected to be clarified tomorrow, Friday 12/11, in the relevant announcements to be made by the government, as previously announced by government spokesman Stelios Petsas.
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