Kikilias

The discussion reaffirmed the excellent bilateral relations and the common will to deepen cooperation between the two countries in the field of tourism.

The Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias referred to the ways in which the tourist season can be extended

'It is not [most] healthcare workers that have displayed a negative reaction. It is only certain trade unionists. Over 94-95 percent of doctors have been vaccinated,' the health minister said.

The Church said the sole scientifically proven way [to contain the epidemic] is to freely be vaccinated, and bishops and priests must read a message to the faithful be vaccinated of their own accord.

Vaccination is compulsory for all doctors and healthcare workers, administrators and all personnel at all private and public facilities for the care of elderly and people with disabilities.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at a news conference after the EU summit stressed the importance of vaccination in shielding against massive transmission of the new variant.

Theodoridou said the death today of a 44-year-old woman in the Thessaloniki area who died 14 hours after receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine was not thrombosis-related.

Panagiotis Arkoumaneas at a news conference blasted “unacceptable” press reports suggesting that the super spreading of SARS-CoV-2 in Northern Greece was in part because EODY keeps double books.

'This is an unprecedented condition and unavoidably there will be mistakes and missteps, but good cooperation and prompt reaction will allow us to address them,' the PM said.