Nikos Chardalias, Greek Minister of Civil Protection, announced a series of changes to existing Covid-19 measures in Greece on Friday.
Starting on Saturday, the existing weekend curfew from 7:00 pm to 5:00 am will start later, in effect from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am.
Hair salons will be opened across Greece by appointment from Monday, the first step towards reopening non-essential businesses in the country.
Archaeological sites across the country will welcome visitors starting on Saturday. Anyone who wants to visit must send the number “6” to the authorities, wear a mask and go to the place on foot or by bicycle – not by car.
Greeks who live by the sea will now be allowed to fish by also sending the number “6”, as announced on Friday.
Churches will be open to the faithful on holy days with strict social distance measures in place. Priests and others who work in the church, along with visitors, will be subjected to rapid coronavirus tests.
Most of the existing measures will remain in effect, however. Citizens will only be able to travel within the municipality of residence, according to the measures in force.
In addition, Greeks who leave home and send the number “6” to work out must do it on foot or by bicycle and cannot travel by car.
Akis Skertsos, deputy minister of the prime minister, announced that Greece will offer free rapid coronavirus tests to everyone in pharmacies across the country, so that it is possible to assess a true picture of the current epidemiological situation in the country.
Intubations continue to increase in Greece
A total of 649 patients with Covid-19 are intubated in Greece on Friday, surpassing Thursday’s record 645 patients, making it the largest number of people on treatment ever recorded in the country.
Greece identified a total of 2,785 cases of coronavirus in the country on Friday, 288 less than the record 3,073 cases diagnosed in the country on Thursday.
The number of patients with Covid-19 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 index was 5.73%.
Tragically, 64 45 people with the coronavirus have died in the country in the past 24 hours, which is 19 more than those who died from the virus on Thursday.
1,281 cases of Covid-19 diagnosed only Attica; 302 in Thessaloniki
Of the 2,785 cases of coronaviruses recorded in Greece in the last 24 hours, 1,281 have been located in Attica, where the Greek capital, Athens, is located.
Cases of the virus were particularly high in the city center, where 317 cases of Covid-19 were identified on Friday.
Piraeus, the port city of Athens, had a total of 197 cases of the virus on Friday.
Tests have shown that in Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, a total of 302 cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed in the past 24 hours.
Total 233,079 coronavirus cases in Greece since the start of the pandemic
Since the beginning 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 last seven days, only 75 are associated with travel abroad and 2,101 were associated with contact with a known case.
Of the 649 intubated patients currently, 82.6% are over 70 years old or suffer from pre-existing diseases. His average age is 68 years.
On 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 ICUs across the country since the pandemic began.
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 from the virus were over 70 years old or suffered from underlying health problems.