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From the morning of Monday, December 7 open the seasonal tents with view to citizens to purchase Christmas items. At the same time, the government intends to proceed with the gradual opening of other stores for Christmas.
So the government aims to open bookstores, hairdressers and some shops. At the same time, the bars and restaurants will remain closed, as he clarified. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
However, epidemiological data will play an important role as relevant decisions will be made based on the evolution of the coronavirus. Of course, if the opening of the aforementioned branches finally proceeds, distances, sanitary regulations and appointments will be strictly observed.
How seasonal items will open tomorrow
On Friday, the Secretary General for Commerce and Consumer Protection, Panagiotis Stampoulidis, announced the stores that will open:
- Retail sale of lighting fixtures of a kind used in Christmas trees with KAD / 47.59.56.16
- Retail Imitation Christmas Trees with KAD / 47.65.67.02
- Retail of general holiday items with KAD / 47.65.67.0
- Retail trade of festive, carnival and other entertainment items, etc. with KAD / 47.65.67.07 It is observed that the products included in the previous 4 KADs can also be sold in food supermarkets (supermarket). The period of validity of its operation will be from December 7 to January 8.
On the other hand, the operating rules of the specific stores have been adapted to the requirements to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and are integrated into their procedures. emergency shutdown. So, to go to the store, it is necessary to send an SMS to 13033 with option 2 or a completed form, a movement certificate or a handwritten certificate for (Go to a supply in a basic necessities store (supermarket). Hours of operation will be from 07:00 to 20:30.
The following applies to people who must be inside stores:
- Ratio of people per m2. 4/100
- More than 100 square meters. 1 person for every 15 m2.
- The use of a protective mask by work personnel and the public of clients / visitors / consumers is mandatory.
- Maintaining a distance of 2 meters between people.
- It is recommended not to use elevators. However, if its use is deemed necessary, the integrity in relation to the permissible limit should be of the order of 40%.
- In the case of escalators, the use of an elevator is not allowed except for the disabled, the elderly or for catering use.
See here the Government Gazette
Papathanasis: The opening of the other stores will be discussed within the week.
Within the week, depending on the course of the cases, the opening of the other stores will be discussed, said Deputy Minister of Development Nikos Papathanasis in an interview with SKAI.
More specifically, regarding the opening of the market, Mr. Papathanasis stated that, apart from the opening of the seasonal stores with Christmas items tomorrow, the dates of the rest have not been decided, however, as was done in the first closing, hairdressers and bookstores follow. “It is not the intention of the government to have an economy-accordion,” he clarified, adding that within a week, depending on the course of events, the opening of the other stores will be discussed.
He also mentioned that a new NSRF program is being prepared, which will subsidize the creation of an electronic store for retail stores, which is expected to start in early 2021, while the subsidy program for outdoor heaters will begin in the coming days.
Regarding the heating program, the vice minister pointed out that it is not necessary to buy it now, “but it may have been obtained from the first confinement and now the catering companies can simply present the invoices and collect.”
