Restrictions to be eased in phases from mid-May to July

The government's plan for a return to normality starting on May 10 will be implemented gradually and in phases on the condition that the coronavirus curve continues to flatten. The lifting of the measures could even be completed by as early as July if things go as planned and there is no resurgence of the virus.

An indication of the path that lies ahead was given by the government's adviser on the pandemic, infectious diseases expert Dimitris Tsiodras, who last week likened the lifting of the measures to a road filled with turns where on some parts the driver needs to put their foot on the gas and on others to step on the brakes. 

Indeed, the model developed by Maximos Mansion in collaboration with experts not only provides that existing restrictions will not be terminated at the same time, but also that their removal will not be "horizontal." Rather, the return to...