New measures-Koronovios: The Government Gazette was published – Detailed what is valid

The Official Gazette was published with the extraordinary measures of protection of public health from the risk of further spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 in the whole Territory.

Their application will cover the period from Monday, November 22 until Monday, December 6

Detailed what applies to Government Gazette

The decision and regarding the operating hours of retail states that “In the Region of Attica, except for the Regional Unit of Islands, in the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki, as well as in the Municipalities of Patras, Heraklion, Crete, Larissa, Volos, Ioannina, Trikala, Chalkida, Serres, Alexandroupolis, Xanthi, Katerini, Agrinio, Kalamata, Kavala, Chania, Lamia, Komotini, Rhodes, Drama, Veria and Kozani, for the days Monday to Friday start at 10:00 and extended hours until 21:00 » .

It is reminded that the General Secretariat for Trade and Consumer Protection of the Ministry of Development and Investment has announced to the consumer public and to the restaurants, retail and entertainment companies that from Monday, November 22, 2021 the following are valid:

• Only those who have been vaccinated or who have been ill within the last six months have access to and live attendance at nightclubs, indoor (catering) restaurants, theaters, cinemas, museums, exhibitions, conferences, gyms and stadiums. from COVID-19 disease our fellow citizens. Our unvaccinated adult citizens do not have physical access to the aforementioned areas for the protection, primarily, of their own health.

• Retail stores, open (outdoor) restaurants, hairdressers, beauty salons and other places with related activities or services can be accessed by those who have been infected with COVID-19 and within the last six months and our unvaccinated adult citizens who have undergone a diagnostic test with PCR or rapid test before their presence in the store.

• Children aged 4 to 17 years have access to all of the above areas the presence of minors is allowed, and only if they have undergone a self-test self-test within the last 24 hours respectively before their presence in the area. Children up to 4 years old have access without control.

• In supermarkets, grocery stores (such as butchers, fishmongers, bakeries, patisseries and wineries) consumer access is possible without control. However, in this case the additional restriction of maximum possible simultaneous presence of customers inside the store to 1 person per 9 square meters applies.

• Pharmacies can be accessed by consumers without control.

• In order to avoid overcrowding in public transport serving urban city centers, the opening hours of retail stores in urban centers are modified. In particular, from Monday 22/11/2021, the retail stores in the urban centers will be open every day from 10.00 in the morning until 21.00 in the evening on weekdays. This measure does not apply to supermarkets, grocery stores (such as butchers, fishmongers, bakeries, patisseries and wineries) and pharmacies. This measure prevents the synchronization of peak hours of travel of working citizens providing livelihoods and citizens wishing to make their purchases in retail stores. In addition, the aim is to distribute the flow of consumers to the retail stores in most hours of the day in order to avoid, as much as possible, the creation of queues outside the stores and the avoidance of overcrowding inside them.

• Controlling consumers’ access to restricted spaces implies the responsibility of both businesses and consumers. Businesses when entering and serving their customers inside their stores are required to check the certificate of vaccination or recent illness or diagnostic test displayed by the customer, as the case may be, and that the customer who displays the certificate is also lawful holder, by verifying his / her police ID or other legal original proof of identity. The audit must be performed by an employee of the company, the owner or the legal representative of the company or the person authorized by the company through the special application “Covid Free GR”. The entry and service of foreign customers who have a certificate of vaccination or recent illness from a country outside the European Union is allowed by simply showing the certificate with a proof of identity document (eg passport), without requiring COV control with special Free GR.