With Easter still a long way off, but the coronavirus cases and the numbers of intubated and deaths rising, no one can say for sure how this year's great feast of Christianity will be celebrated.
Η Clean Monday passed, with travel ban and flying the kite in the neighborhood, the lockdown was extended until March 29, but the discussion now focuses on whether we will be able to have Easter in the village this year.
For the President of HINAP, Matina Pagoni, However, this possibility seems highly unlikely. «We expect an increase in cases in 15 days» after the crowding phenomena on Halloween, said Ms Pagoni, speaking to the state channel, while adding that we are no longer sure whether we are finished with the pandemic, even though we thought so a short time ago.
Ms Pagoni considers that the vaccinations will not be very far advanced by Easter, and therefore we will not have secured even a relative immunity by then.
Moving outside the county: When is it allowed
According to the Deputy Minister of State for Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Niko Hardalia, the travel outside the prefecture is only permitted for the following six reasons:
- Out-of-county travel for citizens working in a county other than the one in which they reside
- Moving outside the prefecture for health reasons, with demonstration of the relevant medical certificate
- Travel outside the county for a ceremony (e.g. funeral of a first or second degree relative), which is certified by a written declaration of the citizen
- Moving out of the county for parents to communicate with their children and concerns divorced or separated parents
- Moving out of the prefecture to go to the place of permanent residence, with the certificate of special use residence from the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) or with the E1
- Out-of-county travel for students, which requires proof of primary residence and a document from the School for returning to it.
