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The mayor, Konstantinos Zervas, called on the citizens of Thessaloniki to “once again show a sense of responsibility” to overcome the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, during the municipal council meeting that was held by teleconference.
Mr. Zervas, on the occasion of the announcements of the transition of the city to the “red one” and of a local confinement, expressed the hope that “the citizens show seriousness and responsibility so that at the end of this global adventure we can all be together on the streets”. , recognizing, however, the “fatigue that exists in society.”
“We are at a critical juncture and we all have to follow new instructions and rules. I recognize that most people are tired.” Even more have seen their income fall, their stores fail and their way of life changed, “said the mayor.
He stressed that the measures taken due to the increase in coronavirus cases in Thessaloniki are decided by scientists and health authorities and referred to the steps taken by the municipality to address the situation.
According to him, the first four buses, of the total of 50, bought by the Thessaloniki City Council of Leipzig, Germany, were registered and took to the streets, estimating that by the end of 2020 a total of 500 vehicles will be in circulation and that she will be deserves “.
It also provided, among other things, additional space to health care stores to develop table chairs, in the buildings that were destined for EODY for the coronavirus test, to the new reduction of municipal rates by 12.5% and to the “weight” that in recent months the municipal police.
The position of the opposition
Katerina Notopoulou and Giorgos Orfanos criticized the mayor for not calling on opposition parties to present proposals and mobilize together in the fight against the coronavirus.
“Not a month has passed since Thessaloniki was presented as a model for managing a pandemic and you rushed to take possession of the situation. And we reached the lockdown. Not everything is communication Mr. Zerva and you cannot alone. Arrogance is a bad advisor when it comes to managing the good of the city. “The opposition demands that we all mobilize in the fight against the coronavirus,” said Ms Notopoulou.
For his part, Mr. Orfanos said that “the mayor did not call us to make proposals and mobilize together on the issue of the coronavirus. As the city burns, he looks at himself and how he will form a united front. You don’t care about the city, but how you benefit from the city. Good strength in Thessaloniki, I think we will make it. “
Vassilis Gakis, on behalf of the “Thessaloniki Responsibly” faction, argued that these situations are difficult for our city and we must be very careful. It is a moment of unity, measures, strategy and seriousness and not to impress ”.
“It is a dramatic day for the city today and a dramatic encounter in the sense of tension and anxiety that exists in Thessaloniki,” underlined Spyros Vougias. He added that “we were never given the opportunity to participate and that can be recovered now. We all have the same anxiety about what is happening in our city. “
The leader of the “People’s Rally”, Sotiris Zarianopoulos, addressing the mayor, said that the Leipzig buses “are not a help but it was the first step for the privatization of OASTH”, while speaking of “criminal responsibility of the government” for not be used the previous year to take action for the second wave of the coronavirus.
Source: AMPE
