Argolida in the Peloponnese and Evrytania in central Greece have become the latest regional units to have restrictions imposed on them by the civil protection authorities.  This mini-lockdown will go into effect from 06:00 on Friday 10th September and will be reviewed on the 1st October depending on the course of coronavirus cases.  All movement in these regional units will be banned between 01:00 and 06:00 except for medical emergencies and work.  Music will be banned at clubs, bars and cafes to prevent overcrowding.  Parties and other gatherings of more than 20 people are also forbidden, both in private and public setting, with fines for violating this restriction ranging from 50,000 to 200,000 euros.  Existing restrictions imposed on the regional units of Achaea, Messinia and Iraklion remain in place.  All the restrictions above were cancelled on Saturday 9th October 2021.

From Monday 13th September, new emergency measures designed to protect public health and contain the spread of Covid-19 will go into effect throughout Greece.  People that are unvaccinated (whether employees in the public or private sector, school pupils, students, any persons over 12 that want to travel by plane, train, intercity bus or ship, or visit any indoor area where people gather) must be able to present a certificate of a negative test for Covid-19 taken within the required time limit.  The cost of taking the test, which has been capped by law, will be borne by the individual as public facilities will only be able to test people that are either vaccinated against the virus or have symptoms, with an ID check.  These new measures will apply until 31st March 2022. 

From Friday 1st October, the Civil Protection Ministry moved Argolida into tier 3 (orange zone), however, Thessaloniki and the neigbouring regional units of Halkidiki and Kilkis, with the city of Larissa, have been moved into tier 4 (red zone) restrictions for a week.  These areas now join Drama, Imathia, Kastoria, Kavala, Pella, Pieria and Xanthi, all in northern Greece, where existing restrictions have been extended for another week.  These restrictions will be reviewed on 6th October depending on virus cases.    All the tier 3 (orange zone) and tier 4 (red zone) restrictions above were cancelled on Saturday 9th October 2021.

Government officials insist that there will be no strict lockdowns this year, even as some restrictions have been imposed in some areas of the country on red alert, the highest risk level tier 4 (red zone) on Greece's Covid-19 map.  However, there is cause for concern which involves unvaccinated individuals aged 60 and over.  These are the most likely to be hospitalised and put pressure in the National Health System.