Government: ‘No’ to lockdown, if new measures are needed for the unvaccinated – What is being considered

Of Dimitris Gatsiou

With the implementation of the new interventions-vise for the unvaccinated citizens to … close the first 48 hours, the government remains steadfast in the strategy they have set and has a time horizon beyond the festive period of Christmas and New Year.

“No to lockdown”. “Not in measures that will concern the vaccinated”. These are the two main messages that executives emit, in their public interventions, at a time when, according to information from Capital.gr, At yesterday’s meeting held at the Maximos Palace on the course of the pandemic virus in the community, data were presented, which leave room for optimism that the fourth wave has reached its maximum level and its stabilization is possible from now on.

The Prime Minister himself took care, once again in a few days, to say that a new lockdown is not in the government’s intentions, which would put the economy and society in a whirlwind.

“Essentially, the unvaccinated in Greece at the moment do not have access to indoor areas, whether they are restaurants, theaters, gyms. So, thus, we ‘push’ the unvaccinated to vaccination. We have also made it clear that the vaccination certificate, for citizens over 60, will only be valid for seven months and we are seeing a significant increase in the planning of the third dose for vaccines.

After all, experts point out that this is crucial for dealing with the fourth wave. “Obviously, our health system is under pressure, but we have made it clear that there will be no more lockdown,” he said in a discussion with the president of the Confederation of British Industries.

“We are doing everything in our power to keep the economy afloat, while keeping the pandemic under control. And honestly this approach to the economy has paid off … The last thing we want is to “We will cause additional damage by imposing additional restrictions, which, frankly, I’m not even sure will be effective given the mood of our societies at the moment,” added Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

“We remain committed to the path we have set in order to keep the economy and society open and, at the same time, to halt the fourth wave of the pandemic.

“The measures that have been taken, and which primarily concern the unvaccinated, are aimed at protecting public health and expanding vaccination coverage, pushing reluctant citizens in this direction,” executives said. course of the “Freedom” operation.

According to the data, during the last month about 500,000 appointments were planned for the first installment. At the same time, more than half of the beneficiaries of the third dose have either already received the booster immunization, or have planned their vaccination, while on Monday alone 153,000 appointments were scheduled for the booster dose.

As expected, however, from the ongoing discussions, in the event that the course of cases and severe indicators of the pandemic require further intervention, these will again be related to the unvaccinated.

The effectiveness of the alloy of measures, which has been in force since Monday morning, will be under the microscope of government and experts next week, and no one can rule out a further tightening of the framework for unvaccinated citizens.

So, in case the chain is tightened further, the scenario wants the unvaccinated to be completely excluded from the open dining areas, while in retail they will have the opportunity to buy only through the click-away method.

Another scenario requires the obligation to submit to a rapid test, in order for the vaccinated to have access to the supermarkets, at the moment when the use of a double mask in the Public Transport is on the table of discussions.