Greek Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Wednesday that the coronavirus is “completely under control” and “there is no need for new protective measures.”
The announcements came a day after the daily number of infections soared to 12,537. which is more than double the previous day’s score. Health experts express anxietysaying the government has been quick to suspend Covid protection measures such as the use of masks indoors.
Asked if the lifting of the pandemic measures was earlier due to the tourist season, the minister said “we are the last country in Europe to lift the measures”, noting that “the lifting of the measures has been implemented by all European countries, even those that do not depend on tourism.
“The recommendation is that when we are in places with heavy crowds, we should wear a mask and take protective measures,” he said. And noted that the national health system not under pressure, and no increase in hospital admissions is expected during the summer months. “We follow the course of each wave. Where there was a surge in the summer months, it was mostly milder, with no major hospitalizations,” he said, adding that “the Omicron sub-options don’t put as much pressure on the healthcare system as the Delta mutation.”
Speaking about the hard numbers of the pandemic, that is, deaths and intubations, Pleuris said that “for almost a year now we have been counting them in double digits.”
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