Two Countries

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The Beaches are closed, for The Moment , but Croatia and Greece are targeting July and August

Greece has prided itself always in its Sunny weather, The Beaches and Islands. And who will know with the coast of Croatia, that the search for towel-space is increasingly crowded beaches, is a challenge.

But the coronavirus pandemic threatens to ruin the summer season, so important to the economies of both countries are for the people to stop even though they were moving, quickly spread. Its proximity to Italy, focused minds, as Covid-19 spread quickly.

How do you react?

Croatia was on the alert, soon after the news of the Covid-19-epidemic came from China.

published by The Institute for Public Health policies prior to The Arrival of a busload of tourists from Wuhan in late-January .

Chinese workers build a bridge, the island of Peljesac claimed the Croatian half with the rest of the coast

Local media that the Chinese workers could have the construction of the Peljesac bridge on the Dalmatian coast, returned from virus-affected areas in China.

In Greece, the government moved before The Virus reached its shores, as he looked, infections in Italy is widespread. An ad-hoc scientific committee was of the top epidemiologists, virologists and Infectious Disease experts.

Some accused the government in Athens is not only the confidence of dealing with the pandemic, the scientists, but the transfer of the responsibility.

when did lockdown start?

The First confirmed Croatian case came on 25 February, almost a month after Italy and the United Kingdom. It was see A Man who is already in Milan Six Days earlier, the now-infamous Champions League match between Atalanta and Valencia .

The Mayor of Bergamo Giorgio Gori spoke of this match as a "biological bomb"

The Match was in connection with one of Italy's largest outbreaks - in Bergamo, where Atalanta is based

The First confirmed case in Greece was taken, A Day later than Croatia, on 26. February. And both countries responded quickly.

Greek Prime Minister , Kyriakos examine Mitsotakis imposed tighter restrictions over a period of weeks, and it was made clear that no exceptions could be made:

the Greeks have been allowed since, from their homes, only for absolutely necessary work, buying food or walking The Dog .

It was difficult for the entry to Croatia immediately after The First case. Although a member of the EU, it is not part of the Schengen border-free area. So, despite the protests from neighbouring Slovenia, there is no regret about the imposing had transitions "health checks" at the border.

until The End of February, is a frame in the queue of freight traffic stretched back for miles.

"restrictions", is intensifying rapidly. Within Two Weeks of arrival from 18 countries would find themselves limited to quarantine or isolation, if you entered Croatia.

the internal measures were correspond to. The most commercial and cultural activity had ceased by mid-March. And on the 23. March, people were limited to their immediate environment, unless they receive an "e-pass" on the trip.

Public Transport is resumed, and the shops have re-opened, such as Croatia fans, your lockdown

Greek enforcement was very strict. More Than 60,000 fines were issued for violation of the blocking, which was-according to The Greek police, to €9,247,800 (£8. 1m).

All of this seems to have limited the spread of Covid-19. Croatia the death rate is currently 18 per million, while Greece is at 13 per million.

Greece Easter

One of the biggest challenges for The Greek government treated came from the country's religious tradition. According to The Greek Orthodox ritual, a priest to offer the Holy communion with the same spoon.

The Church of Greece, the inventory management for the day, the diseases could not be contracted from the community, and it represents The Blood and body of Jesus Doctors and scientists, called to ' listen to The Church , for science.

The Prime Minister intervened with an emotional, televised speech. "Personally, in the last days I felt me, my faith, to draw strength and stand up to The Challenges ," said Mr. Mitsotakis. However, He Said he had to listen to "scientists". "What is true for public meetings shall also apply to the churches. "

As a result, and with only a handful of glitches, all The Church 's Easter liturgies took place behind closed doors.

you Can rescue the summer?

Now Croatia and Greece move on to a gradual easing of these restrictions.

For Croatia, which no longer is a problem, as foreigners out, but to bring them back in. About half of Croatia, the 20 million annual visitors come In July and August, and tourism is responsible for at least a fifth of its economic output.

the to are the crucial months for Greece's tourism industry. The theme this year, says tourism Minister Haris Theocharis, is that Greece coronavirus-safe.

The Greek economy had just begun to recover from an eight-year-financial-crisis, when the lockout was imposed.

Greeks have been able to Get Out and about again in the last week of the lockdown is relaxed

tourism accounts for around 25% of The Greek GDP, And One in five jobs, so that the risk of a new crisis: 65% of Greek hoteliers, who say, the bankruptcy of their business is either "likely" or "likely", according to a study by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels.

Greek scientists are working on the health requirements for visitors, the tourism Minister says. "The basic principles behind the new rules, the social distance is required, and that more frequent and different types of cleaning procedures are followed. "

In other words, the employees of the house are regularly tested to ensure tourists and Greeks , which are themselves protected.

Why Croatia needs to open borders

Croatia needs the cooperation of its neighbours Slovenia in particular.

the Slovenians are only to Germans in terms of The Number of nights you spend in Croatia. If you cross traveling by car from the North of Europe, you have to, Slovenia you can reach The Beaches of Istria, Dalmatia and the Kvarner Gulf .

The Two Countries ", - the Minister of tourism, met in Zagreb to sketch last week, to Travel to make a plan Slovenes, on Croatia's borders by The End of this month, with other nationalities, will follow in June.

Czech Travel agencies are eager to establish a "corona corridor" enable quarantine-free Travel to the coast, a plan, warmly received by Croatia's Prime Minister , Andrej Plenkovic . A Survey in Austria has also indicated that the people are still the hope, you will enjoy the Croatian sun.

uncertainty over air Travel

With the big questions about when holiday flights resume, Greece, is first of all on search of tourists, who can reach the country by road.

It is currently focused on the EU, common rules that would allow people to Travel for the holidays.

But if there is no consensus, Greece is ready to go it alone, "our economic activity, Mr Theocharis says as soon as possible and in a health-smart way".

"We will first see domestic tourism, then the tourists from neighboring countries, And Then , in the middle-distant countries and long-distance love. Travel on the road safer, first as a fly, and we will see, this type of tourists earlier. "

Traditional markets such as Germany, the UK and the USA can also be replaced by the countries, both of which are closer and have not been affected by the pandemic.

This may seem like a strange time to think about it, holiday. But both of these are countries which the tourism people dependent economies, and to have acted quickly and thoroughly and to a successful summer could be seen as a reasonable reward.

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Source of news: bbc.com