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An article in The Guardian deifies Greece regarding the management of the new crown pandemic, even making comparisons between our country and the chaos that prevails in Britain.
“The Greeks are shocked by the chaos in Britain when the confinement is lifted in their country”, is the headline of an article in the British newspaper, which begins with a reference to a Greek businessman who decided to repatriate his daughter who was studying in Greater Great Britain
The British underestimated the situation with the crown.
“When Pavlos Pantelidis realized that the crown pandemic was moving west, he bought a plane ticket and flew from Athens to London. He then drove north to Nottingham to pick up his daughter, a university student, before returning to Greece the next day. As a fervent admirer of the British, the businessman had no doubt that what he was doing was the right thing. “The British are fighters, but I could see that they were underestimating the situation,” said the Greek businessman, according to The Guardian.
He continues: “While Covid-19 was rampaging through northern Italy, Boris Johnson was still hesitant, and his government showed alarming signs of complacency.” According to Pantelidis, there was no time to lose. “It was more than a move by a protective father. It was clear that they were going to reach the sea (s.s .: the British),” said Pantelidis.
Britain’s strategy for coronation is chaotic.
In the weeks leading up to the suspension of flights to and from Britain by the center-right government in Greece, demand for air tickets to Greece skyrocketed by the Greek community in Britain. The Greeks, like many other Europeans, were stunned by the administration of the pandemic by the Boris Johnson government. Britain’s chaotic strategy, initially relaxed approach, and the sheer number of deaths were met with skepticism in a country (Greece) that, despite the dire consequences of the ten-year crisis, had kept the virus under control.
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“Johnson’s management of the pandemic was more or less Mediterranean-style, relaxed and comfortable,” says financial analyst Antonis Papagiannidis. . In the absence of responsible leadership, the British heard conflicting messages, Papagiannidis said. “At first they were told there was no problem. Then there was the problem. That is not the way to treat responsible citizens. They should have been informed of the real dangers.”
Pride replaced anger and shame.
In contrast to the more than 31,000 people who have died from the virus in the UK so far, Greece has had one of the lowest death rates on the European continent, with 150 deaths and less than 2,700 confirmed cases of the virus, after the timely imposition of measures to reduce the epidemic. It was a drastic change in fortune for a nation that is generally associated with disobedience and incompetence, both products of a dysfunctional state, The Guardian writes. And as Britain enters a week of uncertainty about whether to halt the restrictive measures, the Greeks are preparing beaches and hotels for the tourist season, which they hope will begin in July as the restrictions gradually ease.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has so far resisted the temptation to make hasty movements. But as epidemiologists continue to talk about leveling the curve, polls show that support for their government is at its highest point. Pride replaced anger and shame, emotions that prevailed during this terror train journey, which was the debt crisis. Confidence in the capacity of state institutions has also increased.
Mitsotakis understood early
According to analysts, the resilience acquired during the crisis years may have prepared the Greeks to face the pandemic. But Mitsotakis, who took office less than a year ago, is showing decisive leadership, choosing to freeze the country’s economy at a time when it is just beginning to recover. The Greek leader understood that the health system affected by austerity would collapse if the virus were not reduced. Specialists in infectious diseases came to light, with daily updates.
“Mitsotakis is a man who emphasizes the details, he reads every study, every new investigation that could give him an advantage over the virus,” says one of his advisers. “You can find Greeks with significant positions in the pharmaceutical industry abroad and approach them.” Greece’s borders are good. “
Evidence from the old drama is what happened to Johnson
Johnson’s illness, his dramatic hospitalization, and the possibility of losing his life resonated in Greece, as many have identified similarities to the tragedies of ancient writers who are so dear to the classic British Prime Minister.
“In a way, what happened to Johnson has elements of ancient drama,” says Papagiannidis. “There is an element of purification, atonement, that is difficult to notice, but what is happening in Britain fills the Greeks with feelings of pain and sorrow.”
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