Countdown to the lockdown: retail is a priority

In the equation for wall of immunity against the coronavirus, are now added to the self tests, which, together with the vaccine, aspire to build - along with the improvement of the weather - a safety net, which will help to defuse the situation in the ESY.

With this as a given, government and infectious diseases are oriented within the next twenty-four hours to seek the path of least resistance to the lifting of the restrictive measures.

The Committee's agenda

Parallel implementation of the above measures will contribute to a progressive and controlled opening of the economy, society and education. Specifically on individual home tests, sources say that, according to studies by Yale and Harvard Universities, even if a proportion of 25% of the country's population use them, this will translate into a drop in cases and, by extension, deaths.

The agenda in piston meeting of this Wednesday's committee of infectious disease experts has been known for days.

It reflects the government's declared intention to carefully restore the retail sector to normality, secondary education - with priority to high schools - while the will of the Great Maximum a relaxation of the prohibitions on inter-municipal travel.

The announcements are intended to be made on Wednesday, but given the different trends within the Committee, it should not be considered unlikely that the publication of the final decisions will be postponed until Thursday.

In any case, it is clear that the Careful wording the public statement of government officials regarding the milestones for the resumption of these activities.

The scenarios

Even without specific dates, although the 5th April is being marketed as being marked on the government's calendar, it is clear that the government's intention is to open up the retail sector from the beginning of next month.

The model that will allow commercial stores to open their shutters will be locked in the upcoming meeting of experts.

It is not impossible, as the CNN Greece, the relaunch of the retail trade should be done in principle by one of the two tried and tested methods of delivery outside the (click away) or in-store purchases by appointment (click inside).

The specific alternative means that only district shops will be given the green light and the reopening of large shopping centres will be extended.

In a second phase, and depending on the progress of the epidemiological data, it is expected to release the physical presence of customers using the 13032 platform, which is already ready.

This phase is directly linked to the change in the rules on inter-municipal transport, which is admittedly a measure which in practice is not only poorly applied, but also circumvented by citizens.

However, it should not be overlooked that in a previous meeting, the experts had rejected the government's part of the plan to remove restrictions on inter-municipal travel.

In any case, common ground will be sought again on this issue, and the government will place the release of the inter-municipal travel from next Saturday.

On the other hand, on the table is the proposal of the Ministry of Education for the resumption of live teaching of secondary education, also from next year Monday 5 April.

However, it is clear that the prospect simultaneous reopening of educational structures, even just the third grade of high school, along with retailing, does not have much chance, as the health risk is calculated.

Furthermore, it should not be overlooked that the time when the clock will strike again first bell in schools, depends also on the progress of the supply of self-diagnostic tests.