New Years Eve: Scatter alarm – Tight controls after 22:00 | HELLAS

A different New Year’s Eve dawns due to the pandemic and the Authorities warn of strict compliance with the measures.

It is noted that, according to EODY, 942 new cases were identified yesterday, we still had 58 dead and 443 intubated in the ICU.

According to Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias, in the last seven days there has been an increase in cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to his data. Sotiri Tsiodra, in Kalymnos (which entered a strict lockdown until 9/1), Kozani, Kilkis, West Attica, Evros, Thassos, Florina, Lesbos and Xanthi.

Chrysocoid: Athens is a dead city after 10pm

Thus, especially for Athens, the Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, announced strict and universal controls on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, to ensure compliance with the measures.

“No one will be on the streets at ten o’clock at night.” At ten o’clock at night the city must be dead, in order to ensure that the next few days are days in which we cannot take other measures to close people’s lives “Michalis Chrysochoidis said, among others, in statements to SKAI’s main newsletter and Sia Kosioni. Asked about traffic after 10pm tomorrow, he said that the checks will be universal like New Year’s Day.

“If in 15 days due to bad behavior we have increased the cases then we will not vaccinate, we will cry outside the ICU,” said the Minister of Civil Protection, adding that every celebration is a knife.

Mr. Chrysochoidis added that Attica (where 341 out of 942 new cases were identified today) is on the “razor’s edge” and is being monitored by the government and infectious disease specialists so that the situation does not slip away.

Intervention of EL.AS. at a party with or without complaint

In addition, he pointed out that with or without a complaint, if there is information that there is a party somewhere that exceeds the limit of people allowed by law or there is provocative behavior from one of them, “it is obvious that the police in cooperation with the prosecutor have the right to arrest and accuse those who violate what is due, according to the law. ”

“One thing I fear is that a small minority can hurt many,” Chrysochoidis said, among other things, noting that we are reaching the end of the tunnel.

“By the end of next month we will have 200,000 people vaccinated and even the most vulnerable. We must be patient with the next step, mass vaccination, and end this case in the next few months. “So it’s not worth it every time we have a celebration to have knives in people’s backs and not know that some people are currently fighting for their lives,” said the Minister of Civil Protection.

Furthermore, as the EL.AS spokesperson warned, on New Year’s Eve we will have a repetition of the two days of Christmas, “with special emphasis on controls starting at 10 pm and the time change.”

As Thodoris Chronopoulos stressed, speaking with ERT, it is necessary to send a message for the return of New Year’s Eve.

«There may be a temporary traffic stop at night, if necessary, for universal control reasons. “, mentioned, and recalled that the reasons for moving are specific from 22:00 to 5:00 for work problems and a serious health problem.

According to Mr. Chronopoulos, the central axes, the open spaces and squares, the means of public transport are the points where the controls are focused. However, according to APE-MPE, between 22:00 and 5:00 in the morning there may be a traffic stop on the main roads of both Athens and other major cities, in order to control all vehicles without exception. At the same time, more than 10,000 police officers will be on the streets across the country on New Year’s Eve, as part of the controls to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

When asked if the police are ringing the bells, Mr. Chronopoulos reiterated that EL.AS. can enter the house only in the presence of a judicial official, while being reminded that they are finished 10 Christmas arrests for complaints for home parties.

Year change with measurements and SMS

It is recalled that Christmas this year was celebrated under restrictive measures, which will be applied at the turn of the year. It is about the traffic ban from 22:00 to 5:00, by SMS to 13033 with the code “6” to travel to and from New Year’s Eve, and with a recommendation for up to 9 people from two families at the festive table.

In particular, for New Years Eve, there will be strict restrictions as at Christmas, so there is no painting in the houses. Thus, the reunion in the homes of more than 9 people from two families will not be allowed, while the traffic ban will normally apply from 10:00 at night to 5:00 in the morning.

At the same time, consumers will continue to make their purchases with the click away method, since the retail sale remains suspended, while the faithful will be in the churches under strict restrictive measures and with a maximum number of 25 believers for the holy temples and 50 people for metropolitan churches.

What applies to travel outside the prefecture on New Year’s Eve

To travel, remember that the transition to another prefecture is prohibited. However, 6 specific exceptions are provided.

The 6 exceptions to travel outside of the prefecture are as follows:

• Moving out of the prefecture to work – must be certified with a written certificate from the employer (return with proof of primary residence)
• Travel outside the prefecture for health reasons: upon presentation of the corresponding medical certificate to the police
• Travel outside the prefecture for a ceremony (for example, funeral of a first or second degree relative) – Certified by a written statement from the citizen
• Moving out of the prefecture for parent-child communication: concerns of divorced or separated parents
• Transfer out of the prefecture for transfer to the place of permanent residence (with the certificate of residence of special use of AADE or with E1)
• Travel outside the prefecture for students (with proof of proof of primary residence and school document, to return to it)