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Measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus are further hardened as of next Monday, November 16, with the government adopting the suggestion of specialists in infectious diseases. suspension of elementary schools, kindergartens and day care centers across the country.
According in.gr report, the pressure on the ICU, the need to reduce traffic on the streets as well as the need to stop the spread of the virus among teachers led those responsible to be led to the decision to “lock” throughout the territory while the quarantine universal.
As of Monday, therefore, students, teachers and parents are invited to adapt to a new reality. As the Minister of Education Niki Kerameos announced at the press conference offered to the Ministry of Health, primary education will operate remotely in two ways: through educational television and through modern distance education.
Educational television
The educational television will begin its operation from Monday morning through the television frequency of ERT2, with an educational program for primary school children. As Ms. Kerameos said, tomorrow ERT will announce in detail the educational television program depending on the classes.
Modern distance education
At the same time, he announced that the start of modern distance education will take place next Wednesday, November 18, one day after the official school holiday on November 17.
Distance education will be compulsory, each teaching hour will last 30 ′ – upon the pertinent suggestion of the Institute of Educational Policy – and will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for primary schools, and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. :twenty. for kindergartens, including short breaks of ten minutes. 
The course schedule
As Ms. Kerameos mentioned, the lunch / afternoon schedule was chosen for two main reasons:
(a) to make it easier for families, either because they have older children who will have distance learning in the morning or because the parents are teleworking, and also all use devices for distance work or education;
b) limit the simultaneous use of all networks by students, students, employees, etc.
Remember that as long as someone connects to the platforms used by the ministry for e-learning, there will be no data charge. It is also possible to connect to the distance learning platform and via landline with a local charge.
Ms. Kerameos added that since March, the Ministry of Education has been sending technology equipment to schools, through significant donations and European funds. 
What is provided to employees
For his part, the Minister of the Interior, Takis Theodorikakos, presented the measures that have been planned for employees in the State, which provide, among other things, teleworking, the possibility of working part-time and the use of special permits.
In particular, Mr. Theodorikakos announced that the State will operate with the absolutely necessary personnel based on the specific work plan that must exist in each service.
For the specialties where this is possible, teleworking will be applied to the greatest extent possible and in any case less than 50% of the employees in the State.
In addition, the management of each service must ensure that officials belonging to high-risk groups stay at home, either to work from there by teleworking or on leave of absence. 
According to the agreements in force in March, parents who have at least one child under the age of 15 and are public servants will be able to work at their service, either part-time at 25% or in an alternative schedule agreed upon their service, or they can use the special purpose license.
The corresponding measures apply to parents working in the private sector and not only in the public sector, in accordance with the regulations already provided by the Ministry of Labor.
Regarding the employees in the State who have a physical and personal presence in the services that serve the public, Mr. Theodorikakos said that they must continue to serve citizens strictly by appointment that they must make.
It is recalled that the working hours are three, to avoid programming, but public services have the possibility of subsequent modifications, prior notice to the public.
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