After schools, at the government table the extension of compulsory education and vaccination certificates

By Dimitris Gatsios

Having closed the “first bell on January 10” chapter since yesterday, with announcements on how to resume education after the Christmas and New Year holidays, the government is now focusing on the broader front of its strategy to deal with the “Omicron” executive. of the pandemic virus.

With negative case records being broken day by day, the focus is on the so-called ov hard indicators of Covid-19. That is, in hospital admissions, but also in Intensive Care Units. And what is clear is that, in any case, the… canvas of restrictions, which has been implemented since last week, can στην in the course of the next few days… be supplemented with new pieces, with the aim of continuously shielding the health systems. We are constantly weighing the data in terms of the sizes and the “Omicron” mutation and the course of the vaccination coverage. “Whatever necessary measures we need to take, we are here to discuss it, as long as this measure has a substantial contribution to addressing the problems we are currently facing and is workable,” the government spokesman said in a statement. And on the horizon of Megaro Maximos, the answers to the dynamic phenomenon of the pandemic always remain a fixed point of reference.

Starting next week, the Prime Minister’s microscope will focus on the measures for catering and entertainment, as well as the regular two-day meetings between the Prime Minister and his close associates and the political leadership of the Ministry of Health. Scenarios that want to further reduce the opening hours, but also the… red in the unvaccinated even for their presence in the open spaces of the health stores have made their appearance, while on the… table there are two more aspects of the overall interception planning now aggressive mutation of the pandemic virus. The first is related to the extension of the vaccination mandatory cycle for the age group of 50 to 60 years.

The second relates to the duration of the vaccination certificate. And on this front, it is not excluded that there will be developments in the next twenty-four hours. The certificate, that is, to expire in seven months for those citizens who have made two installments, but have not proceeded to the souvenir. This is a dual-target move. On the one hand, to further strengthen the interest in the third installments and on the other hand, to further expand the safety net, in view not only of the “Omicron” strain, but also of possible new mutations.

On the education front, government officials point out, in their positions, the correctness of the strategy chosen by the Maximos Palace and the co-responsible ministries. “The reopening of schools normally on January 10 was deemed correct, as this ensures the smooth continuation of the educational work, because at the same time the school environment better supports the psycho-emotional development of children, and in addition as the living operation of schools is a net. “protection through regular testing and the application of provisions against coronavirus transmission,” they say.