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Greece:- PM sys we may till Easter without entertainment centres to open.

Mitsotakis: More than likely we will be going until Easter without entertainment.

What Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in the interview he gave to Alpha about the coronavirus, the vaccine and his own mistake in regards to quarantine

Kyriakos Mitsotakis analyzed the reasons why the number of coronavirus cases has not dropped as the epidemiologists would like, but also the reasons why the entertainment will be delayed, in an interview with Alpha. “Most likely, the night entertainment will not be able to open until we have a mass vaccination of the population,” he said characteristically.

 

 

“The quarantine was not as severe as the first one and the fatigue of the people from the measures that I understand and fully understand are the two main reasons that we have not opened the market so far,” said the prime minister, while noting “the cases they did not fall as we expected “.

 

In fact, he admitted that: “The measures were not observed with the same intensity by all of us. I put myself in the same postition. It was my mistake to be photographed without a mask in Parnitha. It was a moment of carelessness and I was annoyed that it got to such an extent. I set the bar of expectations higher. I do self-criticism. I have done my self-criticism. It also gave me the opportunity to think about how important the individual example of politics is. “I was annoyed that a moment of carelessness swelled to such an extent,” he added.

 

“Unfortunately, we have lost many of our fellow citizens. It is sad that the daily death report is being turned into a statistic “, he noted and stressed that we must see decongestion in the health system.”It simply came to our notice then. “We want it to accelerate so that we feel comfortable that a sensible opening will not lead to a third wave,” he said.

 

At the same time, he expressed the hope that we will be able to save something from the Christmas season. He stressed that “we will stand by these sectors”.

Asked if he regretted any choice, he replied: “I should have been in my message in July more strict. I have said that I could have closed Thessaloniki or Northern Greece earlier, but there was no such suggestion then “, stressed Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He also assured that “we are monitoring the data in great detail” and pointed out that he is bothered by the discussion about so-called double books.

 

However, he stressed that: “We have no indication that tourism is associated with the second wave as we saw it in Greece. Countries that did not open, such as Israel, were hit by the second wave. Areas like Corfu have not been hit, while on the contrary Drama or Pella. If there was such a correlation we would see it in September. “No country did as many tests as we did at the entrance gates.”

 

 

The alarm bell at the end of October.

“At this moment, it is important to keep the National Health System upright, to give breath to the doctors and nurses who are giving a shocking fight,” the prime minister said. He expressed optimism that the pressure is starting to decrease and added that 7,000 doctors and nurses have been hired and the number of intensive care beds has increased. “We also added forces from the private sector whenever deemed necessary. We have worked well with the private sector. Where we saw that the cooperation did not work, we proceeded to the logic of the order. “There is a national health system and the forces of the private sector are mobilizing,” he noted.

 

At the same time, he stated that the period towards the end of October was very difficult. “There we saw the dynamics of the aggressive increase of cases. We chose to go to a universal lockdown a little more relaxed than the one we applied in March and April. The increase in cases was so alarming that I think we were well on our way to taking more drastic measures. “After all, all the prophets who would do things differently,” he noted.

 

He also pointed out that the balance between protecting public health and the economy on the other hand is not easy. “All countries have tried to coexist with the virus without closing down economic activities. “No one was able to do it,” he added.

 

“I will be one of the first to get the vaccine.”

“The vaccine is perhaps the strongest ray of optimism in this very dark winter,” he said, calling it a “miracle of science that we have safe and effective months ahead.”

He estimated that on December 30 the pfizer vaccine will be approved by the European Medicines Agency, adding that “within 48 hours we will have it in our country and the vaccinations will start”. He said he would do it first, “or one of the first, together with the President of the Republic, why not with the political leaders” and stressed:

 

 

“We have to send a message that the vaccine is safe. It is important to overcome the suspicion of a not insignificant section of society that fears. “To some extent I understand the phobia, but vaccines are safe and have worked wonders.”

 

At this point he referred to his own “personal experience of an illness that has not existed since ’77”. “My mother suffered from polio. She underwent painful surgeries to walk again. Today polio does not exist because we are all vaccinated “he noted and pointed out:” Vaccines work. I am sure that the same will happen with the covid vaccine “. “let’s vaccinate 70% of the world’s population,” he added.

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About Louise Inzk

Louise is Australian born and has been a Greek citizen since 1991. She has deep cultural ties with the island, often writing about Zakynthian Traditions and Culture. She is also an active member of the Volunteer Group of Zakynthos, Giostra Di Zante and is a member of the women's choir "Rodambelos". Her love of the island and all it offers saw her joining the Zakynthos (Zante) Informer admin team in 2014.

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