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The government spokesperson turned the clock on the announcements of the Christmas roadmap by the government spokesperson, Stelios Petsas, although the concern of both the specialists and Maximos Palace is the preservation of any advantage created during the quarantine days in National system of health so as not to evaporate after the holidays, without even a further resurgence in the number of cases and intubation.
They are called upon to solve this difficult equation in the next few hours in government personnel with time running against them, as the slow improvement in conditions at the NSS rolls back any plan. They are expected to run from tomorrow until next Saturday, according to the government spokesman, although the final decisions will be judged on the suggestions of infectious disease specialists as to their scope and time range. back to normal.
“As we see the data, there is a slow improvement that has led us to a delay in the lifting of restrictive measures. It may be too late to lift the restrictive measures. The opening of economic activity will be done with great care. Any step we take will be gradual “He said, speaking to r / s SKAI, Mr. Petsas, however, holding back any expectation of immediate relaxation.
In this direction, following the evolution of epidemiological data in real time and with the aim of returning to the Christmas environment by not giving the gift for free. emergency shutdown, government personnel are working on different plans, either for a horizontal opening (but closer to the holidays) of stores, or for a gradual return of stores. Retail, From next monday.
First hairdressers and barbers
However, with frenzied shopping scenes arriving in Athens from Europe, the prospect of a massive influx of consumers to the market scares most experts as the industry narrows the gap for entrepreneurs to bill during the market. Christmas season. . The degree of difficulty of the equation also raises the inability of the messengers to respond in the case of electronic commerce, while their system would be difficult to implement “click away(Collection in store in store by electronic order), as explained by the Vice Minister of Development, Nikos Papathanasis. He also announced that hairdressers and barber shops will open first, that is, shops with little mobility, since experts are already raising the alarm.
“The state must open up the economy in such a way that there is the least possible increase in mobility” highlighted the professor of Microbiology, Alkiviadis Vatopoulos, while noting how “We cannot bear the increase in cases”, that’s why “We need to have as little mobility as possible.”
Traffic changes
To facilitate Christmas shopping, the opening hours will be modified, in order to make it easier for both consumers and store employees to return to their homes, once the stores are operational. “There will be an adjustment in the night traffic schedule when the retail opens, since the stores will be open for more hours, in order to avoid synchronization.” The government spokesman said. Another modification of the traffic schedule is considered especially for the eve and the day of the Christmas and New Year holidays, partially relaxing the framework, for those who wish to move. Yet it will not rise measure of prohibition of movement from prefecture to prefecture during the holiday season.
However, the government is reflecting on the duration of the ten-day quarantine that has been imposed on those who travel to Greece from abroad during the period from December 18 to January 7, so as not to completely block any flow of travel, yes and all holiday and winter ski resorts in Greece will be closed.
Measures … Easter in the church
For this reason, there is no suggestion to differentiate the measures at the regional level, explained Mr. Petsas today, with the country being perceived by experts as a single health district, at a time when the accumulation of viral load is the heart of the problem called to be solved by the government. This is because, in addition to the relaunch of the market and the increase in consumer demand, the need for the faithful to exercise the duties of worship is also strongly registered. Particularly constructive, in this context, it seems to have been Yesterday, the Prime Minister had a telephone conversation with Archbishop Ieronymos, while the way to return the faithful to the temples during the twelve festive days will be part of the government plan of “going out” to Christmas, based largely on the experience of previous months, with a limited number of believers per church and strict compliance with social norms. distance. “You can’t open retail stores and you can close churches” After all, Mr. Petsas has clarified on behalf of the government, giving the signal for the reopening of the temples.
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