And Greece Goes Into 'Full' Lockdown.

The Greek Government has announced that as from 23rd March 2020 a full lockdown will be implemented in Greece.

By coincidence (?), the UK has also announced a lockdown starting the same day. 

The UK lockdown will probably be considerably more successful we feel as you have supermarkets offering delivery services which is something we do not have in Greece!

The nature of the Greek civil service and bureaucracy also means that much day to day business has to be carried on face to face.

Meanwhile in Greece we have to send an SMS (free of charge thankfully), to a central number to say why we are leaving our houses. We have a choice of 6 reasons to be leaving our homes, none of which includes such everyday events as walking to the rubbish bin on the corner to get rid of our rubbish!

Further updates as they become available!

Coronavirus and Bar Closures in Greece.

 As more information becomes available in the current situation concerning the novel coronavirus, the Greek government has announced that bars and cafes will be closed from 13th March for 10 days even though Greece has only had about 90 cases and so far no deaths.

The situation in northern Europe appears to be getting more serious with Germany notably affected which is a little worrying for you correspondent as he spent 6 hours in Frankfurt airport in transit on his way back to Crete.