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:unsure:Coronavirus: Only Permanent Residents Will Travel to the Islands from 6AM tomorrow 21st March https://kefaloniapulse.homeinkefalonia.properties/coronavirus-proposed-only-permanent-residents-will-travel-to-the-islands-from-6am-tomorrow-21st-marchSeems there's some idea about restricting who can arrive on the island. I'm not sure if this is just a rumour or a real offical decision.
And ...The government is considering stopping all flights to and from Greece from Sunday night https://kefaloniapulse.homeinkefalonia.properties/the-government-is-considering-stopping-all-flights-to-and-from-greece-from-sunday-night Again, could be speculation or rumour ? Sorry is I'm spreading rumour , just trying to get some useful info.
"Shipping Minister Giannis Plakiotakis announced on Friday that only permanent residents and supply trucks will be allowed to travel to the Aegean islands, in a bid to ban the unnecessary movement of people within the country and halt the spread of the new coronavirus.People from the mainland who are already on the islands will be allowed to return. The ban will come into force from 6 a.m. this Saturday, the minister said."
Shipping and Island Policy Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis, in cooperation with Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias, on Friday announced measures for ferry routes in the context of the measures against the spread of the coronavirus.In this context, from Saturday March 21, only permanent island residents and supplies will be allowed to travel on the ferries, and those that wish to depart from the islands on the return journey.The relevant decisions are due to be issued shortly.
Government stresses risks of fleeing citiesThe government on Friday could not stress enough the perils of leaving cities for the islands and countryside ostensibly to escape the spreading coronavirus epidemic, with the prime minister and other officials warning Greeks to stay put.“Let’s break the chain of coronavirus contagion. Let’s show personal responsibility and strictly follow the guidelines. We do not congregate. We do not move. We keep our distance. We stay home!,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a post on Twitter.His message also included a video reminding citizens to restrict their movements outside the home to essential outings to the supermarket or the bank, for example, while stressing that while walking outdoors is permitted, this should not be done alone or in twos.Government spokesman Stelios Petsas also sent a terse message on Friday evening, saying that choosing to move temporarily to the islands or the countryside constitutes “antisocial behavior.”“We all need to understand that we may be infected with the virus without showing any symptoms. And in the meantime, we will be spreading the virus to communities across the Greece,” Petsas said, stressing that citizens leaving their home base are endangering themselves by moving to an area where they cannot receive the same level or treatment as in a city in the case that they become sick, as well as putting the communities there at risk.“People choosing to escape to their villages need to act as though they already have the virus – to avoid all contact and stay at home, at all cost,” he said.
School closures extended until April 10 due to coronavirusA Joint Ministerial Decision, expected to be published tomorrow, will extend the closure on schools of all grades, and the suspension of all educational excursions at home and abroad, until April 10, due to coronavirus.