Nikos Hardalias: Cemeteries closed on Good Friday

At today's update Nikos Hardalias announced that shops will be open from 13:00 to 19:00 on Good Friday.

He reiterated that cemeteries remain closed and clarified that they will remain closed on Good Friday. "However difficult it may be for us, cemeteries throughout the country will remain closed. We can pray at  home during this period," said the Deputy Minister.

Mr. Hardalias stressed that this is an especially critical week - the most critical up to now - and made it clear that how we choose to behave will determine how quickly and "if our lives can return to normal". In this regard he recommended caution and determination over the next days and urged everyone "not to let our impatience destroy everything we have achieved up to now">

He reiterated that visits to family and friends are not allowed on Easter Saturday and Easter Day. "We won't be visiting family and neither will all the neighbourhood get together on roofs or outside houses," he stressed. "This would be extremely dangerous."