Covid-19 Actions taken on a local level Greece Adds Covid-19 Restrictions to More Destinations by GTP editing team 24 August 2020 written by GTP editing team 24 August 2020 3 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 16 Starting Tuesday (August 25) additional precautionary measures will apply to a number of Greek regions, islands and cities following a decision by health authorities aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. More specifically, according to the latest decision published in the Government Gazette, the following regions, cities and islands will be required by law to implement a 50-person cap on all public (indoors or outside) or social events, including weddings, funerals, ceremonies and all relevant side events: the regions of Attica, Crete, and Eastern Macedonia-Thrace; the peripheral units of Thessaloniki, Halkidiki, Larissa, Corfu, Karditsa, Pella and Pieria; the municipalities of Mykonos, Paros, Thira (Santorini), Volos, Katerini, Rhodes, Antiparos, Zakynthos and Kos. It should be noted that a midnight-7am curfew is in effect for restaurants, clubs, and entertainment venues in these areas. Delivery and take away services are exempt from the regulation and are allowed to offer services between midnight and 7am maintaining however a 1.56 meter distance between customers. Provision of alcohol is not allowed in any case. Special rules apply to restaurants, theaters, cinemas, and to live audio-visual events (dance and music performances). Violation of the restrictions in these areas will be penalized with fines: event participants 150 euros; 3,000 to 5,000 euros for business owners or party organizers as well as suspension of operations for 15 days; and delivery or takeaway services providers fines starting at 10,000 euros and suspension of operations for three to 20 days. The curfew and measures will be in effect until August 31. Join the 15,000+ travel executives who read our newsletter Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post Belgium Updates Travel Advisory for Greece next post Greece Prepares for Covid-19 Management as Vacationers Return You may also like Greece’s Hotel Market Sees Major Investments Over Four Months 5 February 2025 Greek Tourism Ministry Monitors Santorini Situation as Seismic Activity Continues 5 February 2025 Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024, IATA Reports 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 ELIME and HELMEPA Join Forces for Safer, More Sustainable Greek Ports 5 February 2025 3 comments Andrea k 26 August 2020 - 10:59 Well selling alcohol to the public and then NOT enforcing social distancing is and should be your concern. If you cannot (I understand this is difficult) enforce social distancing then you should not open. Clubs are where the virus is now being spread as drunk young people cannot and do not practice social distancing. Reply chidiukpai chidiukpai 24 August 2020 - 20:18 We appreciate the efforts of the Government in curbing the spread of corona virus. However, the midnight to 7am curfew in force at the moment is meaningless and unreasonable. It would have been better if the Government has directed us to close completely than this kind of untold hardship on our businesses. In the history of night life in Greece, it’s impossible to run a nightclub or any night life related business after or before the curfew time as directed. Closing our businesses even without paying us would have been better than this curfew. Reply Bill Koumarelos 28 August 2020 - 01:37 You got that right!! Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
