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Greece:- 2 hour limit for shopping

Vatopoulos for open stores: If retail is doing well, maybe the restaurants will open

 

 

Alkiviadis Vatopoulos spoke to OPEN about the decision of the committee to open the stores

 

A ray of light “and for the opening of restaurants, after the retail, left the professor of Microbiology Alkiviadis Vatopoulos speaking to Open and Faye Mavragani. The professor referred to how the decision to open the stores was made despite the coronavirus pandemic, explained how the committee accepted the suggestion of the Ministry of Development and left open the possibility of reconsidering the issue of catering in two weeks. “There is a huge problem in the Greek economy.

The terms as suggested by Mr. Adonis Georgiadis such as the 2 hours and the number of people in the stores are the conditions for the retail to operate. “The committee agreed in this direction, hoping that the conditions will be met and the people will be disciplined,” he underlined. “We know how easily the coronavirus spreads from region to region, but because it was stressed that there is a huge problem in the economy, the committee agreed to make this effort. “We can go shopping on Tuesday or if we see people go a little later,” he said. The professor stressed that it is health safe not to open anything. “I want to believe that the bet will be won. It does not mean that we are obliged to go shopping on Monday morning “. Regarding a possible spread of the virus due to the increase in mobility with the opening of the market on Monday, Mr. Vatopoulos said: “I can not calculate the risk. The cases will increase a little, every opening of the mobility increases the cases, but I hope it will not happen in a number that will not be manageable “. Regarding the vaccination of the population that is already in progress, the professor noted that the vaccine is not going to solve the problem immediately, but by the summer this front will have entered a series.

Regarding any disagreements between the members of the committee, he pointed out that there were some more conservative, but that is not the problem. “We have a consensus between us, we understand the anxieties and the objections.” “If Ermou is filled as if it were a demonstration, it means that we cannot convince the people. We need a good surveillance system, if we see queues on Monday afternoon, decisions can be made on the same day “, he underlined. “The cases have been reduced but have not disappeared. We had very few cases in May, and we saw that it was easy to get out of the situation. Prerequisites are to observe the measures – 2 hours sms and distances. “And the detailed epidemiological surveillance so that the authorities can find out that the situation is escaping and we can return to the lockdown,” he said. Regarding the opening of the restaurant, Mr. Vatopoulos stressed: “Everyone’s wish is to return to normalcy, but things are done in a series, which is regulated by the state and sets priorities. Unfortunately fun and catering come second. If retail goes well we will be able to consent. The committee has decided to make decisions every Friday, probably in the next fortnight. To put it simply, “whoever burns from the porridge, blows the yogurt”, we must be cautious “.

 

For 2 hours the sms is valid at 13033 for shopping in the store.

The consumer must keep on his mobile phone the message of 13033 with option 2, in order to prove the time of sending and approval of his movement for possible control. Each approval lasts for two hours, during which the consumer is free to go to the store of his choice and do the shopping he desires inside the store, of course, in full compliance with the sanitary rules.

That is:

  • the use of a mask is mandatory everywhere
  • the necessary distances in stores up to 100 square meters up to 4 customers for larger stores, plus 25 square meters, one customer. This measure is stricter as previously a customer was required for every 15 additional square meters. “Now it is done every 25 meters, precisely because we are in winter, we are worried about what is happening in Northern Europe and we want to show the maximum possible safety”, noted Adonis Georgiadis.

 

“The reason that the sms is valid for only two hours, is so that it is possible to do your shopping, it is not done to bother anyone. But it is done because we had to find a way to regulate the possibility of having a large crowd on the streets. If, despite hope, there is a crowd somewhere, we will definitely intervene to try to stop it. Each and every one of you should avoid protecting yourself from approaching places where such images may exist. “They are unacceptable,” he said.

 

The new measures in hairdressers and beauty salons

In the activities of hairdressers, barbers, beauty centers, but also in dietary services we will have a minimum distance between customers of 2 meters.

Customers will only arrive by appointment, by phone and electronically.

Businesses owe it to their day-to-day operations a complete list of customer appointments, which should be displayed to the auditors in order to be able to track in case of an accident.

Mandatory use of a mask protection for staff and customers everywhere

opening hours optional from 07:00 to 20:00.

What applies to shopping malls

The maximum number of customers allowed inside malls, discount villages, discount stores, etc., which also open, is one customer per 25 square meters of the main area.

That is, in the public areas of the shopping centers, the rule of one person per 25 square meters applies.

There will be a mandatory distance of two meters at the cash registers and it is good for companies to have a similar sign in front of their cash registers to avoid violating this limit, which we will be very strict in regards to controls.

Source:- Ethnos

 

 

 

About Louise Inzk

Louise is Australian born and has been a Greek citizen since 1991. She has deep cultural ties with the island, often writing about Zakynthian Traditions and Culture. She is also an active member of the Volunteer Group of Zakynthos, Giostra Di Zante and is a member of the women's choir "Rodambelos". Her love of the island and all it offers saw her joining the Zakynthos (Zante) Informer admin team in 2014.

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