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Government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced a block on travel from prefecture to prefecture during the holidays.
Speaking with SKAI about the movements from one prefecture to another, Mr. Petsas said that it is “difficult to allow the transfer from one prefecture to another, if we characterize an area as” relaxed “there will be relaxation. It is important to follow the measures to release the load throughout the territory ”.
According to the government spokesman, government announcements on how the partial opening will take place will take place next week.
As he said, “the general plan will be announced next week, there will be a roadmap on how the opening will take place early next week. The purely seasonal stores open on Monday, then we’ll see what will open ”.
“Citizens ask us to open safely, we will make decisions based on the experts’ suggestions, we are following them,” the government spokesman continued.
“When we have recommendations from the committee, we take them into account. We do not enter into this discussion for the extension of the confinement”, clarified Stelios Petsas, due to the increase in cases, as he said. “We are discussing with experts on specialized issues,” he added .
Mr. Petsas also referred to how decisions are made by the government and the committee: “We are looking at many indicators, not only the cases, but also the situation of the NSS. We need to balance the decreasing positivity index, but not the rate we would like. Rt is also falling more slowly, which shows why cases have not decreased as expected. “It is positive that there are more free beds, but unfortunately the ICUs are filling up,” he continued.
Regarding what did not come out according to the forecasts, he pointed out: “In the north of Greece we saw data with entries and exits from the country and interregional movements.”
When asked if the committee had proposed stricter measures, Mr. Petsas replied: “Only Mr. Vatopoulos has proposed stricter measures. The measures are taken at an appropriate level. The measures we have taken are those proposed by the commission mostly ”.
“We expect vaccines in late December-early January”
Regarding vaccines, he said that “the first vaccinations will begin after the preparation of the 1,018 vaccination centers, to vaccinate more than 2 million citizens per month. “We are waiting for the vaccines in late December and early January, we are waiting for the decisions of the EU institutions,” he added.
“We have obtained 25 million vaccines. As there are two doses for each citizen, vaccination is covered. for each citizen for the vaccine, which will be optional, it’s not mandatory. Vaccination will be prioritized and we will have a special campaign to convince those with reservations, in which prominent citizens will participate. “What is important for the citizen to know is that there will be no lack of a vaccine for a citizen who requests it”, concluded Mr. Petsas.
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