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The Minho team, which this Thursday plays with AEK and can qualify for the round of 32 of the Europa League football, is confined and only leaves the hotel unit for what is strictly necessary. Wearing a mask is mandatory and failure to comply can result in a fine.
Maximum rigor in Greece, in the attack on the covid-19 pandemic, to force Sporting de Braga to follow local regulations and safeguard the “bubble” imposed by UEFA, so as not to have problems.
For a month, in Athens and the rest of the country, to leave home, it is necessary to indicate the reason, which the Government values through prior contact, and then, if necessary, send an SMS (written telephone message), “document “Essential to display if approached by law enforcement authorities.
Braga, which is in Athens, as it has been this season in Zaporizhya (Ukraine) and Leicester (England), in a “bubble” following UEFA rules, does not need special authorizations to move around the city, but promised to just do it for absolutely necessary: travel between the airport and the hotel, and between the hotel and the stadium, to train and play. The team occupies an exclusive floor, in the five-star hotel unit in which it is installed in the Hellenic capital and did not take the walk, which is usual on a meeting day.
In general, in Greece, only shops considered essential, such as supermarkets and pharmacies, are open, while teaching is only face-to-face for kindergartens and primary schools. The rest works remotely. The use of a mask is compulsory, with a fine of 300 euros for offenders and there are frequent indications to safeguard social distance and comply with hygiene regulations.
The movement, at least in the Greek capital, is still considerable, but nothing like in other times, when tourism was vital to the country’s economy. At the end of the afternoon and at night hardly anyone is seen in the streets, taking the second wave of confinements very seriously.
The truth is that, with a population identical to the Portuguese, Greece is having better results in the fight against the pandemic. Examples: it has three times fewer diagnosed covid-19 cases and half the deaths than Portugal …
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