Retail shops and banks in Greece’s areas worst affected by the Elpida snowstorm will stay closed for a second day on Wednesday.
The measure issues the areas of Attica, Crete and Southern Aegean and the regional items of Viotia and Evia, as introduced by authorities officers.
Supermarkets and grocery shops are exempted from the closure order and can be open for enterprise from 10 a.m. to six p.m.
Gasoline stations and pharmacies may also be open in accordance with their common hours and regular on-call schedules.
Minister for Local weather Disaster and Civil Safety Christos Stylianides has acknowledged the inadequate response of the state to the winter storm that affected giant components of the nation and the necessity to apologize to the residents.
“There’s little doubt this was a really troublesome phenomenon, with a snowstorm that not often occurs. However, there’s additionally little doubt that there have been deficiencies in any respect ranges of implementation,” he stated.
“That’s why I emphasised from the beginning that the authorities should apologize,” he added.