Wednesday , May 1 2024

Measures but … Mykonos Style: Restrictions on night traffic, 24-hour music ban in Zakynthos and Chania

Zakynthos in RED…

In the “red” due to increased epidemiological load – From Friday 6 August at 6 am will apply: Traffic ban from 01:00 am to 06:00 am, with the exception of work and serious health reasons – Prohibition of music around the clock (24hrs) in health/food and entertainment stores.

The competent authorities in Zakynthos and Chania are taking extraordinary measures.

According to an announcement by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection:

Following a recommendation by the Infectious Diseases Subcommittee and the National Committee for the Protection of Public Health against Covid-19 as part of the country’s epidemiological surveillance by Regional Unit and Municipality on a weekly basis, the government is adopting local measures for the Regional Units of Zakynthos and Chania, which are transferred to the red (level 4) due to increased epidemiological burden (+ 69% for Zakynthos and + 54% for Chania on a weekly basis).

More specifically, from Friday 6 August at 06:00 in the morning the following will apply:

Traffic ban from 01:00 (after midnight) until 06:00 in the morning, with the exception of work and serious health reasons.
Prohibition of music around the clock in stores of health/food interest and entertainment.

The measures are valid from Tomorrow Friday 6th August until Friday 13 August and will be re-evaluated by the Commission next week.

Also, in the specific areas, as well as in the whole territory, it is forbidden to hold any form of events in exchange for any form of exchange, with the physical presence of a crowd of more than twenty (20) people in a private, non-professional space. The administrative fine in case of violation amounts from 50,000 to 200,000 euros for the lessee or concessionaire of the private, non-professional space, in which the event in question took place or takes place.

It is also noted that the Municipalities of Rhodes and Ios are rising to orange (level 3) with increased surveillance, while in other areas of the territory there is no worrying differentiation in terms of epidemiological burden.

“We call on the residents, visitors and professionals of these areas to adhere to the measures taken, in order to control and limit the spread of the virus,” the announcement concludes.

Source:- protothema.gr

 

 

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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