Coronavirus: Greece enforces bar and dining establishment curfew from tomorrow

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    Greece shuts down bars

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    A federal government spokesperson spoke up on brand-new bar and dining establishment guidelines in a telecasted address on Monday (Picture: Reuters)

    The Greek federal government has actually enforced a late-night curfew on bars and dining establishments in popular vacation locations, following a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases.

    Establishments will be required to close from midnight till 7am, with the curfew impacting the widely known traveler islands of Mykonos, Santorini, Corfu, Crete, Rhodes, Zakynthos and Kos, spokesperson Aristotelia Peloni stated in a telecasted address.

    Health minister Vassilis Kikilias stated on Monday that the infection curve was ‘rising dangerously’ on the islands, with 203 brand-new infections tape-recorded on Sunday – the greatest considering that the start of the pandemic.

    The constraints will remain in location from Tuesday to Sunday August 23. The cities of Thessaloniki, Larissa, Volos and Katerini will likewise be impacted, as was the Halkidiki peninsula which is popular with Balkan visitors.

    As of August 7, Greece was exempt from existing quarantine guidelines in England.

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    A waiter wears a protective face mask as he works in a bar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Athens, Greece, August 1, 2020.

    The brand-new constraints enter into impact from tomorrow (Picture: Reuters)

    New entry constraints were likewise revealed for Balkan arrivals and guests flying in from a number of EU nations.

    From August 17, all guests on flights from Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden need to offer an unfavorable Covid-19 result gotten as much as 72 hours prior to entry, as need to all land border arrivals.

    Peloni likewise stated that just 750 individuals will be allowed everyday from Albania from August 16.

    Greece’s public health guard dog revealed another 126 infections on Monday, with authorities blaming the boost in cases on overcrowding in clubs and gatherings.

    A waiter wears a protective face mask as he works in a bar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Athens, Greece, August 1, 2020. Picture taken August 1, 2020. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

    Face coverings are needed in all indoor public locations – however some are bewaring in outside areas too (Picture: Reuters)

    The civil defense company recently made masks obligatory in all indoor public locations.

    Among other steps revealed on Monday was the choice to scrap Greece’s leading trade exhibit, the yearly Thessaloniki worldwide reasonable in September.

    As of yet, the federal government has actually eliminated a basic lockdown after slowly resuming the economy in May and beginning to accept foreign arrivals in June to restore part of the tourist season which is essential to the economy.

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