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Prime Minister, Mitsotakis: Closed bars and nightclubs until the vaccine arrives – We are thinking of opening retail.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis clarified that until the coronavirus vaccine arrives in Greece, bars and nightclubs will remain closed. In the thoughts of the government, according to the prime minister is the opening of retail.
The Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, expressed his belief that Greece will emerge stronger and walk a safe path after the end of the pandemic, in an online conversation with the President of Columbia University, Lee C. Bolinger, in the context of participation in the World Leaders Forum.
Mr. Mitsotakis stressed that some economic activities – such as bars – can not remain open until the coronavirus vaccine arrives.
“I hope as we get out of the second Lockdown we will be much more careful. But again, these would mean that you have to spend for these processes. For example night entertainment, bars, midnight entertainment. We can not have people crowded in bars until we have the vaccines.
Maybe at some point we will be able to open restaurants with the right social distance. “We are also considering opening up to retail, but certain restrictions will apply until the vaccine,” he said.
Referring to the course of the pandemic in Greece, Mr. Mitsotakis acknowledged that the health system is receiving more pressure in this second wave, but said he was moderately optimistic that the situation will gradually normalize.
From the new year the opening of schools – Mitsotakis: We will open them when the experts tell us
Everything argues that the opening of schools is heading for 2021, with Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressing that the decision to open educational institutions will be made when the experts say so.
Closing the discussion at the 31st Greek Economic Summit, the Prime Minister answered questions from the CEOs who participated and there revealed the intentions for the opening of the schools, saying specifically: “I will keep the schools closed as long as the experts tell me”.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in fact, thanked the students and teachers who embraced the initiative and concluded by saying that “we will keep schools closed for as long as the experts tell us, but when we return to physical education, we will know that we now have the infrastructure for digital education”.
“We will control the second wave of the pandemic.”
“The pandemic is a dramatic catalyst for change. We are effectively dealing with the second wave, but we are proceeding aggressively with the reforms we have planned, without wasting time “, stressed the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his introductory speech at the 31st annual Greek Economic Summit organized by the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce.
“Greece will be one of the winners after the pandemic. “The second wave is a bigger challenge than the first, but with the appropriate measures we will be able to control it,” he said. . “We must protect jobs and liquidity, especially in small businesses, and create conditions for investment in Greece.”
Mr. Mitsotakis stressed, however, that even in these difficult times there are companies investing in Greece, while he also referred to the government’s initiatives to reduce the tax and insurance burdens and stressed in particular the intention of himself and the government to move forward. reforms despite the pandemic. He even referred to the bill that is in the Parliament for the land uses.
“The pandemic has made us wiser, we are facing a difficult crisis and we see our strengths and weaknesses, but we are even more committed to our reform agenda. It is our need and priority and with the Recovery Fund we will not miss the opportunity to rebuild the country and move forward “, the Prime Minister pointed out and commented on the pandemic that” we are committed to saving lives every day and this is the most important challenge now “.
“We are proud of Albert Burlas. “
In the discussion, Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to Albert Bourlas, CEO of Pfizer, saying: “we are proud to have a Greek leader of the company that has found the solution to such a big problem, that is, the solution to the pandemic.”
He added, however, that he can also talk about how and why Pfizer chose to invest in Greece before the pandemic and stressed that the country has a human resources team with talents and abilities. “We have amazing people in Greece,” he said.
For his part, Mr. Bourlas, in his introductory statement, pointed out about the vaccine that if we manage to vaccinate even a small part of the population in time, then we will definitely have better results in the fight against the pandemic.
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