As disciplined as the country has been on the whole, the temptation for some to visit their village, was too great, with police reporting another 85 fines for curfew violations for Easter Sunday.
According to police authorities, some 46,141 violations have been recorded to date since the restrictions were imposed on March 23.
The Easter Sunday curfew violations were recorded in the regions of Attica (48), in Central Macedonia (12), in Thessaloniki (5), on Crete (5), in Epirus (5), in Thessaly (4), in the Peloponnese (2) in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (2), in Central Greece one and one in the Southern Aegean.
It is noted that fines of 300 euros were imposed for these violations, while police removed the number plates of 55 vehicles for 60 days. Since the start of this measure, a total of 729 violations of this type have been confirmed and an equal number of 300-euro fines imposed, while in 420 cases, the number plates have been removed for 60 days.
At the same time, 930 fines of 150 euro were imposed throughout Greece on Holy Saturday for unnecessary movement outside the home. Specifically, there were 354 in Attica, 118 in Thessaloniki, 76 in Central Macedonia, 76 on Crete, 49 in the Peloponnese, 43 in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, 39 in Central Greece, 39 in the Southern Aegean, 37 in Thessaly, 29 in the Northern Aegean, 26 in Western Greece, 19 in Epirus, 17 on the Ionian Islands and 8 in Western Macedonia.
Greek police stressed that inspections continue with undiminished intensity, in order to protect public health.
