China News Service, May 11 (Xinhua Times), Greek Deputy Minister of Development and Investment Nikos Papathanasis (Nikos Papathanasis) said that with the lifting of the injunction, it entered the second phase, May On the 11th, many retail businesses including apparel, shoes, hats, household appliances and cosmetics stores will resume operations.
Specifically, the stores that resumed business on May 11 include:
Audiovisual equipment supply store, textile store, shop selling ironware, paint, glass, shop selling carpet, floor and wall decoration, household appliance store, furniture, lighting, home goods store, audio-visual products store, toy store, clothing store, Insoles, leather goods stores, cosmetics stores, jewelry stores, watch stores, second-hand goods stores, gaming shops (OPAP), video rental stores, sports and leisure equipment rental stores, outdoor markets, driving schools, etc.
This means that from May 11th, most Chinese wholesale and retail stores in Greece will be able to resume business.
Necessary items and instructions in the store:
Disinfectant and mask (all clerk and customer must wear it, if the customer does not wear it, either the owner will provide it, or they will not be allowed to enter the shop);
The clerk must wear gloves;
Store staff keep a safe distance from customers, at least 2 meters.
The 20-square-meter store can accommodate up to 4 people (including staff, the same below);
20-100 square meters of shops, each 10 square meters can accommodate up to 4-5 people;
Stores of 100-300 square meters can accommodate up to 12 to 13 people per 15 square meters; stores of 300 square meters or more can hold 1 person per 10 square meters.
If there is an illegal person, a shop with an area of not more than 20 square meters will be fined 2,000 euros and closed for 15 days for the first violation; and 4,000 euros and closed for 30 days for the second violation.
Shops with an area of between 20 and 100 square meters will be fined between 3,000 and 15,000 euros for the first time and closed for 15 days; the second violation will be fined between 6,000 and 30,000 euros and closed for 30 days.
The store area does not exceed 300 square meters, and the first violation will be fined 10,000-50,000 euros and closed for 30 days; the second violation will be fined 10,000-50,000 euros and closed for 60 days.
If the store area is more than 300 square meters, the first violation will be fined 20,000 to 100,000 euros and closed for 60 days; the second violation will be fined 20,000 to 100,000 euros and closed for 90 days.
The government has also made clear regulations regarding the opening hours of stores. All stores will open at 10:00 am; except for stores that sell paints and other industrial products, these stores can open at 7:00 am.
With the gradual increase in the flow of people, health problems have also attracted attention. In this regard, the Greek Ministry of Health recommends that shop staff and customers wear masks, while maintaining a personnel spacing of at least 1.5 meters. In addition, health experts also recommend that people try not to use elevators. If they must be used, the actual number of people on the elevator should be less than 40% of the number of people that can be loaded. Although the gaming shop can be reopened, customers in the shop cannot sit down.
The gradual recovery of more industries means that more staff will return to their posts and more enterprises will reopen.
Papasanasis said that the ban will be relaxed on May 4th. By May 11th, a total of 225,000 employees have returned to work (33% of all suspended jobs), and 93,000 companies have reopened 35% of all suspended positions).
The Greek authorities have suspended the closure of all stores nationwide from March 18. On March 23, in order to curb the new crown epidemic, the government had to implement travel control across the country, except for food stores, bakeries, pharmacies, and other necessities stores. With the relief of the epidemic, Greece has begun to gradually eliminate the travel ban on May 4.
Earlier, Greek Prime Minister Mizotakis also announced that from May 4th, Greece will gradually relax the restrictions imposed on the spread of new coronary pneumonia. The relaxation of the restrictive measures will be carried out in three stages, and it is planned to continue from May 4 to mid-June.
Regarding the gradual recovery of social and economic life, Papasanasis said: "This is a difficult uphill road, but mine has a huge and lasting amount." He also appealed to the public to continue to be vigilant while resuming work and resuming production. Observe the public health rules. (Cai Ling)