The decision of the Greek government to put the country in a lockdown regime from Saturday morning for three weeks, announced the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
"I know that there is grief, anxiety, fear for the financial consequences", noted Kyriakos Mitsotakis and added: "We want the citizens to be allies in this new great effort that we are called to make. The spirit of solidarity that we have repeatedly shown to continue to show. "
At the same time, he stressed that scientific data should not be the subject of controversy. "The final decisions are made by the government and me personally, but the scientific data are non-negotiable," he said.
An important difference compared to March and April, is that kindergartens, primary and special education schools will be open. Gymnasiums and lyceums will be closed. Also the use of a mask is universal in all movements.
The Greek Prime Minister explained that he has taken this decision now, as in the last 5 days there has been an exponential increase in cases. "Almost 10.000 cases in 5 days. "We saw a significant increase in hospitalizations, in intubated patients, in how many ICUs we had to use, a bad ratio of admissions and discharges," he underlined.
"I choose to take drastic measures sooner rather than later. Many European countries were forced to take such measures when the epidemic was already over. I will not endanger the lives of our fellow citizens. Measures for 3 weeks. "Let us allow ourselves a more relatively normal December and something that will look like a celebration of other years," the Prime Minister added.
Regarding the financial consequences, Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated that "it is our duty to keep reserves. "The country has more than 37 billion available. No one should be left behind and our first concern is the weakest."
Source: KYPE
