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The Prime Minister admitted that it was wrong for him to agree to be photographed without a mask with the citizens he met during the cycling exercise in Parnitha. Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The prime minister, in an interview with Alpha’s main newsletter, spoke of a moment of carelessness and neglect, while stressing that he has made his self-criticism about the incident.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis noted that the event was inflated and expressed his annoyance over it.
However, he acknowledged that his numbers were not enough to defeat him, and that a moment of carelessness and carelessness could undermine the effort to face the pandemic, emphasizing the importance of personal example.
“I set the bar 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 politicians is. “
Regarding the fight to de-escalate the pandemic, the Prime Minister pointed out that the number of cases did not drop as much as we would like and pointed out that the reason is that the prohibition measures were not followed with the necessary intensity.
“Cases did not drop as fast as we expected and that is why we returned to the opening. Unfortunately, the measures were not followed with the intensity and consistency with which we all had to continue. I include myself, ”said the prime minister.
“Reasonable opening only if it does not lead to a third wave”
“Unfortunately, we have lost many of our fellow citizens. It is sad that the daily death report is becoming a statistic,” he said and stressed that we must see the decongestion of the health system. “It just came to our attention then. “We want it to accelerate so that we feel comfortable that a sensible opening will not lead to a third wave,” he said.
The quarantine was not as severe as in March and there is a normal fatigue of the people, he said, saying that he realizes how difficult it is to be confined to his home.
He expressed the hope that we can save something from the holiday season. He remarked that “we will be alongside these sectors.”
“Evening entertainment is closed until mass vaccination”
In addition, the Prime Minister stressed that it takes several months to achieve mass vaccination.
He noted that schools will not open, catering, movements from one region to another are not allowed.
Especially in evening entertainment, he said that there is a big problem of spreading the virus. “It is very likely that the evening entertainment will not work until we have a mass vaccination of the population,” he added.
