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Coronavirus: Retail opening in full swing for April.
A new extension on retail opening – The data and the bet of the Authorities.
The suffocation in public hospitals combined with the large number of coronavirus cases does not leave much room for new decisions to remove the lockdown, especially in terms of retail and catering. A big bet of the government, in order to proceed with a further opening (after that with the hairdressers, the archaeological sites and squares) is vaccination and the de-escalation of the third wave, which according to the scientists is expected at the beginning of April.
This is also the key date, as the scenario for opening to retail on March 29 is being removed, while for restaurants, the estimate is that the cafes will open outdoors around the middle of April. The assessment that it is difficult to open the retail trade next Monday, March 29, was also expressed by the professor of Microbiology at the University of West Attica, Alkiviadis Vatopoulos. “Any opening has its risks. For opening first hairdressers, I think it is a right step, as there should be help for people, and to take a breather, as this raises morale. “It is a decompression and a timid opening for the economy”, noted Mr. Vatopoulos, speaking to SKAI.
He added that schools could be ahead, as it is a priority for both the committee and the government, but this is a political decision. The Secretary General of Commerce and Consumer Protection, Panagiotis Stampoulidis, also referred to the opening of hairdressers, nail care centers and archaeological sites from today, but also to the possibility of the market operating. “Today began the operation of hairdressers and nail care centers, as well as archaeological sites, emphasizing that archaeological sites can be visited only by residents of the Municipality in which they are located, while for hairdressers and nail care centers there can be movement to nearby municipalities for the provision of these services, always with the protection measures provided “he said speaking to ANT1.
Mr. Stampoulidis said that the travel ban largely concerns the avoidance of mobility and congestion in public transport, while he said that buses have been added to Attica’s public transport, arguing that there is no need for a ban in this area. He also said that the ban on the movement of owners to the cottages/holiday homes they own is part of the prevention of the transmission of coronavirus, according to the recommendations of experts.
The Secretary General of Commerce said that in the future our purchases from retail will be made by sending an sms to 13032, but declined to say whether this will be used from March 29, stressing that the image from the hospitals of Attica is rather discouraging to direction of further market opening from 29 March, as estimated by the government. In any case, he said, the data that will be available at the end of the week will be the ones that will play a decisive role in the final decisions.
The tourism bet.
As far as tourism is concerned, as ethnos.gr wrote, April will be a decisive month for tourism and the battle will be judged by the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic. What the government wants, however, is to vaccinate enough citizens to open the restaurant. The great mood for vaccination is expected to begin in April, when our country is expected to receive 1,971,000 doses, which will de-escalate the restrictive measures. In the government, they want, until Easter, the transfer from prefecture to prefecture to be opened so that we can celebrate in our villages and tourism can be opened.
The plan is for Greece to open its gates to tourists on May 14, a date on which the opening of cruising and yachting is also planned.
Another week of pressure
Alkiviadis Vatopoulos, in addition to the opening of retail, also commented on the image of ambulances at Evangelismos Hospital that has gone viral, emphasizing that “it is the image of the pandemic, the many cases, the many serious patients” noting that at the moment we are at the most difficult point. “For about a week more, I think it will continue to put pressure on the health system,” he added. Regarding the possibility of recruiting private doctors, the professor of Microbiology noted that “we have a war and everyone must help”.
For the self tests he expressed the appreciation that it is a measure that will work, although as he said, very good information should be made to people how it will be used and what has to be done if the outcome is positive.
source:- https://www.ethnos.gr
