Tag Archives: lockdown

The Greek Civil Protection clarified instructions for those feeding strays during the lockdown period. Allowed is movement only within the municipality of permanent residence and for the duration of three hours. There is a special form that has to be downloaded, printed and approved by the office in charge of …

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Lockdown in Greece: all events canceled, citizens are permitted to go out only for very specific occasions. The soloists of the Greek National Opera stay at home but do not stop singing. Wearing masks and gloves, in their living room, bathroom, desk, couch, taking care of their plants, they remain …

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Since Monday morning, the first day the total lockdown was imposed in Greece, police vehicles are transmitting an audio message urging people to stay home. Next to Greek, the message has been also recorded in nine other language: English, French, Arabic, Urdu, Dari, Farsi, Hindi, Punjabi and Pashtu. Video: Message …

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The President of the Hellenic Republic, the Prime Minister and the leaders of opposition parties gathered at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier to honor the Greek Independence Day. A different, an unprecedented and much quieter ceremony held in times of the coronavirus pandemic Politicians kept a 2-meter safety distance …

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Systematic checks conducted by the Greek Police on the first 36 hours of the total lockdown found that more than 766 people across the country had violated the restrictions. The majority of violators did not carry the necessary movement permits with them. Others did not have IDs or were found …

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The lockdown measures imposed to Greece since Monday have raised a lot of questions among pet owners and animal lovers taking care of strays or those who have some goats or chicken in the countryside. In the lockdown movement permits (printed form or sms) there is one category for dog …

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The Hellenic Association of Banks has decided to impose a series of measures to restrict contact between customers and the staff of the banking sector. The Association urges customers to make use of e-banking and their credit or debit cards at ATMs, as several trasnactions are suspended at the counters …

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Greece’s Civil Protection uploaded the Movement Permits during the total lockdown also in English late on Monday evening. The Permits are for Work or Extraordinary Activities like purchases, doctors etc. The Permits for work must be printed, for the other activities can be printed, handwritten or per sms. Movement and …

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Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias made some clarifications on Monday afternoon about the lockdown measures restricting the movement of citizens since 6:00 a.m. March 23, 2020. The clarifications refer to issues such as the number of persons allowed in a private or public car, to parents with minor children, …

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Police officers flowed out as early as 6 o’ clock Monday morning, the time the total lockdown went into effect, and started  controlling pedestrians and motorists checking whether they had the essential Home Exit certificates. However, there have been reports that police officers do not take essential precautions. Κυριότερη εστία …

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The Pharmacists’ Association in Attica placed pharmacies into a new mandatory operation hours as of Monday, March 23, 2020 due to the new lockdown restrictions. Pharmacies will operate form 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. The decision is taken due to the extraordinary measures of the total …

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Greece has decided to impose a total lockdown and restrict the movement of citizens in order to contain the spread of coronavirus. The measure goes into effect as of 6:00 a.m. on Monday, March 23, 2020. “I have given orders to relevant ministers for the imposition of restrictions to movement …

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Greece is deepening the lockdown to contain spread of coronavirus and decided to halt air- and sea traffic to European countries with high number of infections like Italy and Spain. The country also closes its borders to its northern neighbors Albania and North Macedonia, after these two countries closed their …

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