The Minister of Transport, Giannis Karousos, spoke at noon and something about the controls at the airports in relation to the measures against the coronavirus and the possible privileges for the vaccinated.
He initially expressed the view that "we should motivate the vaccinated, because the point we have reached is a requirement of society, of the vaccinated. What is happening now is that the vaccinated pay the bride against those who have decided not to be vaccinated. Unless we reach high levels of vaccination, tourism and the economy will not open up. The United Kingdom has placed Malta on the green list due to high vaccination rates. "I do not understand why not many citizens, especially young people, are being vaccinated, but we have reached a point where the economy is in danger of being locked up due to the fact that a percentage have decided not to be vaccinated."
Regarding the information that Germany wants a pan-European ban on British travelers, he replied that "it is something we disagree with, there are ways to resolve this issue, a country in the red category for Cyprus is doing a double laboratory test, there are others ways to control this mutation ".
Asked if the sampling test at the airports is sufficient, he replied that "it is not a sampling test, since if you travel from an orange or red country it is required to either have a laboratory test in advance or to do two tests or to be vaccinated. Sampling checks are performed in all categories ".
Regarding the crowds at the airport gates, he explained that "airports are crowded places. That is why the use of a mask is mandatory in all airports of the world. "There are points at the airport where there can be no overcrowding."
Source: Sigmalive