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Nikos Chardalias, Greek Minister of Civil Protection, announced on Friday a series of changes to existing Covid-19 measures in Greece.
Effective Saturday, the existing weekend curfew from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. will begin later, in effect from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Hairdressing salons will open across Greece by appointment from Monday, the first step in reopening non-essential businesses in the country.
Archaeological sites across the country will welcome visitors from Saturday. Those wishing to visit should send the number “6” to the authorities, wear a mask and get to the site on foot or by bicycle – not by car.
Greeks living by the sea will now be allowed to fish by also sending the number “6”, as announced on Friday.
Churches will be open to worshipers on Holy Days with strict social distancing measures in place. Priests and other people who work in the church, as well as visitors, will be subjected to rapid tests for coronavirus.
Most of the existing measures will however remain in place. Citizens will only be allowed to travel within the municipality of their residence, in accordance with existing measures.
In addition, Greeks who leave their homes and send the number “6” to train must do so on foot or by bicycle and are not allowed to travel by car.
Akis Skertsos, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister, announced that Greece will offer free rapid coronavirus tests to everyone in pharmacies across the country, so that a true picture of the current epidemiological situation in the country can be evaluated.
Intubations continue to increase in Greece
A total of 649 Covid-19 patients are intubated in Greece on Friday, surpassing Thursday’s record of 645 patients, making it the highest number of people undergoing the treatment on record in the country.
Greece identified a total of 2,785 coronavirus cases in the country on Friday, 288 below the record 3073 cases diagnosed in the country on Thursday.
The number of Covid-19 patients who are currently intubated in Greece reached 649 on Friday, which is four more than those recorded the day before.
A total of 52,850 coronavirus tests were carried out across the country during the day, bringing the positivity rate to 5.27% in Greece. Yesterday, Thursday, the positivity rate was 5.73%.
Tragically, 64,45 people with the coronavirus have died in the country in the past 24 hours, 19 more than those who died Thursday with the virus.
1,281 cases of Covid-19 diagnosed in Attica alone; 302 in Thessaloniki
Of the 2,785 coronavirus cases recorded in Greece in the past 24 hours, 1,281 were located in Attica, which is home to the Greek capital of Athens.
Cases of the virus were particularly high in the center of the city itself, where 317 cases of Covid-19 were identified on Friday.
Piraeus, the port city of Athens, recorded a total of 197 cases of the virus on Friday.
Tests have shown that in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, a total of 302 cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed in the past 24 hours.
Total of 233,079 coronavirus cases in Greece since the start of the pandemic
Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 233,079 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the country, including all those who have recovered from the virus.
Of the cases diagnosed in Greece in the past seven days, only 75 are associated with travel abroad and 2,101 have been linked to contact with a known case.
Of the 649 patients currently intubated, 82.6% are over 70 years of age or have pre-existing conditions. Their average age is 68.
As of Friday alone, 507 people with the coronavirus were admitted to hospitals in Greece.
In addition, a total of 1,555 patients have been discharged from intensive care units nationwide since the start of the pandemic.
The 64 new deaths recorded on Friday bring the total number of deaths in the country to 7,361, and 95.8% of those who died with the virus were over the age of 70 or suffered from underlying health conditions.
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