COVID-19: Unease In Greece As Restaurants, Cafes Reopen
A waitress wearing a protective facemask and plastic gloves stands on the terrace of a cafe in central Athens on May 25, 2020, as cafes, bars, restaurants reopen two months after their closure due to epidemic COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus. ARIS MESSINIS / AFP.Restaurants and cafes across Greece opened ahead of schedule Monday as the country prepared to launch a shortened tourism season vital to its economy.
“I don’t know how we’re going to manage,” he said, adding that he was torn between his fear of the virus and the need to keep his business running. “I’m thrilled to break the isolation of recent months and reconnect with friends,” said pensioner Giorgos Karavatsanis.But some three in 10 cafes or restaurants were predicted to stay closed out of fear of slow business, Nikos Nifoudis of the Thessaloniki Catering Initiative told Athens News Agency over the weekend
Flights into Athens will restart on June 15, and to the rest of Greece’s regional and island airports on July 1.“People will come from countries that have a greater number of infections and will not even be checked,” he said.
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