Current lockdown measures are extended through March 22 in the regions of Attica and Thessaloniki, along with several more regions across the country, as announced by Deputy Minister for Civil Protection & Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias at Friday’s regular live briefing on the pandemic’s course in Greece, ANA reports.
The following regions and municipalities will enter high alert status as of 06:00 on Saturday through March 22: the regions of Chalkidiki, Evritania and Lesvos, and the municipalities of Ioannina and Metsovo (Epirus), Katerini (Macedonia), Chania (Crete), and Skiathos (Sporades islands).
Due to the rising trend in new coronavirus infections, the following regions and municipalities will stay in high epidemiological alert to March 22: the regions of Etoloakarnania, Achaia, Boeotia, Evia (except Skyros island), Fthiotida, Fokida, Argolida, Arcadia, Corinth, Arta, Thesprotia, Samos, Lefkada (except Meganisi municipality), and the municipalities of Heraklion and Anogia (Crete), Kalymnos, Rhodes, and of Chios.
Hardalias also reminded the public that movement restrictions will remain in place on Clean Monday (‘Kathara Deftera’, the first day of Greek Orthodox Lent), traditionally a kite-flying day. Although kite flying is not forbidden, it must be done within the city limits or a 2km radius from home, he reiterated, while overnight curfews will stay in effect nationwide.
The closure of schools is extended to March 29, across all grades and throughout the entire country. The few schools that had stayed open in areas of a low epidemiological burden will shut down too on March 16 through March 29, as all areas in Greece are now considered high-alert.
Registries of deeds (Ypothikofylakia) will reopen as of Tuesday, March 16, by appointment only, the minister added.
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