News in brief

Normality gradually returns, with the partial lifting of the restrictive measures imposed to reduce the transmission risk of the SARS-CoV-2.
The sms to 13033 in order to be allowed to move does not apply any more while some stores will open.
We wash our hands, we keep our distance, we wear masks. We follow the rules of movement and social contact. We do not move unnecessarily, we do not leave the prefecture, we do not coexist with groups of more than 10 people.

As of today, bookstores, computer and software stores, telecommunications equipment stores, sports equipment, flowers, KTEO, hairdressers, beauty salons, shoe polishing and optical stores are reopening.
The mask is mandatory for citizens in public transport, TAXI, elevators, hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centers.

The mask is mandatory for employees in public transport, TAXI, supermarkets, grocery stores, hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centers, hairdressers and beauty salons.

The mask is recommended in other closed spaces such as offices. In a bid to prevent overcrowding as they make their way to work and back home afterward, civil servants will work in staggered shifts – beginning at 7 a.m., 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.
Furthermore, only 40 percent of each department’s workforce will be appearing in person at the office on any given day as staff are put on alternating shifts or assigned work they can do at home.
Desks and work stations will be positioned at a distance of at least 1.5 meters from each other, according to the ministry’s guidelines, though it was not clear whether civil servants will be advised to use some form of covering for their nose and mouth.

The Municipality of Athens allows for free parking in visitors spots across the city, while it reopens today parks, such as the National Garden and Lykabettus.
As of tomorrow all open-air sports centers will reopen their doors for individual sports and low-risk sports activities, such as tennis.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to visit President Katerina Sakellaropoulou at noon to brief her on the progress of efforts by the state to contain Covid-19 as well as the economic impact of the pandemic.

A ferry carrying 249 undocumented migrants from the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos docked at the port of Piraeus at 6.30 a.m. on Monday with another ferry to follow.
Buses were waiting at the port to collect the migrants and transfer them to reception facilities on the mainland.

Two Turkish fighter planes engaged with and harassed the helicopter carrying Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos and the Chief of the National Defense General Staff, General Konstantinos Floros earlier Sunday.
The minister and chief of staff were visiting the islands of Oinousses, Agathonissi and Farmakonissi.
The incident took place after the helicopter took off from Oinousses.
The Ministry of Defense has provided photos of the incident, including the one above.

And the weather forecast…

Local showers are expected in Attica today. The temperature will reach a maximum of 23 degrees Celsius.