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Here are some instructions for commuters and public transport passengers should follow when Greece starts the gradual lifting of lockdown restrictions on May 4, 2020. Key points are: Avoid unnecessary use of public transportation, wear a face mask during all transits, and practice diligent social distancing Citizens are also being …
Read More »Coronavirus:- Schools and exams
The new “We Stay Safe” project will be implemented from May 4, when the gradual return to the new regularity will begin. Today, the Minister of Education, Niki Kerameos, together with Professor Sotiris Tsiodras and the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, N. Hardalias, will announce the details of the students’ …
Read More »Greece gov’t limits “movement in open public spaces midnight to 6 a.m.”
What is the purpose of limiting movement in open public spaces between midnight and early morning, when Greece is gradually lifting the lockdown? Many Greeks wonder about this new weird measure – one of the many – and no government official has bothered so far to give a logical or …
Read More »NATO: Canadian Navy helicopter with 6 onboard crashes off Kefalonia
A Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King helicopter of the Canadian Navy with 6 onboard went missing West of the island of Kefalonia and crashed into the sea on Wednesday evening. At least one dead. The helicopter had reportedly took off from the Canadian frigate Fredericton participating in the Standing NATO Maritime …
Read More »Coronavirus:- Compulsory Masks!
A fine of 150 euros will be imposed on those who do not wear a mask, in places that have been announced to be mandatory. Most of those places which will require a mask are closed facilities where people gather, for example supermarkets. Fines will apply to those who do …
Read More »Coronavirus:- What shops and facilities can open.
A list stage by stage of what businesses can open this month coming. Noting whilst in any closed facilities all should wear a mask. Not wearing a mask a fine of 150 Euros will be implemented. 1st stage: May 4 Retail companies (bookstores, optical, sports equipment, plant sales, consumer markets …
Read More »Coronavirus:- Transport:-Public transport and passenger cars.
Movements -Transport:- The use of a mask when using mass public transport becomes mandatory for employees and passengers, according to what Giannis Kefalogiannis said in the context of the gradual lifting of the restrictions that have been taken. The Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport announced that the control of …
Read More »Greece reopens schools for older students, primary & kindergartens closed
Greece’s Education Minister Niki Kerameos presented on Wednesday the plan of reopening of schools amid the pandemic. The re-opening will be gradual for Lyceum and high school students on May 11 and 18, while elementary schools and pre-schools (kindergartens) may not open at all for the rest of the school …
Read More »Hotels:- The schedule to returning back to normalcy. Minister of Tourism talking on BBC (audio interview).
The opening of the hotels is in the last phase of the plan to lift the measures. When will they work? Which hotels are involved. According to the plan to lift the restrictive measures announced to the Greek people by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his speech and later with his specialization by …
Read More »No COVID-19 cases in islands hotspots, no loss of life, says Migration Minister
No COVID-19 confirmed cases in the hotspots on the islands and not a single life has so far been lost to the novel coronavirus in accommodation facilities for refugees and migrants in Greece, Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis said on Wednesday. Replying to a relevant question by former Migration …
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