Specifically, he said that for every 15 days of a closed retail sector in “red zone” areas, cash reserves are reduced by one to 1.5 billion euros.
Regarding the prospect of a pending reopening of the entire retail sector throughout the country, Staikouras merely said that a recommendation by a committee of epidemiologists and public health experts will determine the government’s proposal.
The government has been considering to open again the retail sector, however, a sharp increase in daily infection cases may not allow this to happen as soon as March 1, 2021, as it was planned.
