Greece confirmed 342 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and nine deaths, which takes the tally of total coronavirus-related deaths in Greece to 366 since the outbreak of the disease.
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appeared in a televised message on Thursday afternoon calling on Greek people to observe health measures against the dispersion of COVID-19. He called for “a new vigilance without new measures, but with serious observance of measures already in effect.”
Instead of sweeping restrictions, he said targetted action at focal points would be just as effective and without the serious economic and social repercussions of another lockdown.
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The question, the Mr Mitsotakis said, is “self-protection or quarantine,” and reminded the public of the effectiveness of social distancing, personal hygiene and the wearing of masks, which latter he called “the vaccination before the vaccine”. These measures have proven successful through a trial-and-error process, and keeping them will minimise infection by accident or lax habits,” he said.
