Third phase of lockdown easing to begin

The implementation of the third phase of the government's plan to lift restrictions introduced to halt the spread of the coronavirus will begin on Monday, with travel allowed between different regions on mainland Greece and the first ferry services to Crete. 

Services to the other islands will begin, conditionally, on May 25.

Also on Monday, intercity buses and train services will resume. Parks, zoos and archaeological sites will open too, while services for all religions will be allowed tomorrow, although numbers will be limited as congregations will have to observe strict social distancing rules.

Furthermore, there will be a gradual resumption on Monday of domestic flights, which had until now been operating in limited numbers.

According to the safety rules, ferries will only be allowed to sail at no more than 50 percent passenger capacity, or 55...