{"id":934,"date":"2020-05-18T09:06:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T13:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/?p=934"},"modified":"2020-06-07T14:56:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T18:56:32","slug":"greece-opens-500-beaches-lock-down-relaxed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/greece-opens-500-beaches-lock-down-relaxed\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece Opens 500 Beaches, Lock-down Relaxed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With COVID-19 impacting the entire world Governments and businesses attempt to strike a balance between economics and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/ap_greece_beach-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/ap_greece_beach-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/ap_greece_beach-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/ap_greece_beach-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/ap_greece_beach-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/ap_greece_beach-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/ap_greece_beach.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>An employee of a beach bar wearing a protective mask against coronavirus, collects money for sunbeds from the swimmers, at Alimos beach, near Athens, on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Greece allowed the reopening of organized beaches, where visitors pay to get in, from Saturday when a heat wave is expected to hit the country, a measure that would affect 515 beaches all over Greece, where shade umbrellas must be planted at least 4 meters (13 feet) apart, and a maximum 40 people will be allowed in every 1,000 square meters (11,000 square feet) of beach. (AP Photo\/Yorgos Karahalis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Greek authorities have opened more than 500 beaches and relaxed lock-down rules as a heatwave begins.  Greece has fewer cases of COVID-19 than other countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With COVID-19 impacting the entire world Governments and businesses attempt to strike a balance between economics and safety. Greek authorities have opened more than 500 beaches and relaxed lock-down rules as a heatwave begins. 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