Restrictions to curb Covid-19 tighten over long weekend

Police are further tightening restrictions on movement today as Greek Orthodox Easter Week enters its final stretch, with the next three days deemed pivotal in Greece's so far successful battle to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

To the end of ensuring that these restrictions are enforced and people refrain from non-essential travel - to their villages or holiday homes in the provinces - police plan to increase roadblocks on national highways, deploy drones and monitor interstate bus terminals. "It will not be easy for anyone seeking to move without being checked," an official at the Citizens' Protection Ministry told Kathimerini.

Meanwhile, police officers have been given instructions to monitor churches in case they decide to open to the public. There will also be a prominent police presence at large markets, like the Varvakeios in Athens.

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