Wednesday the vote of the s / n for dealing with the epidemic in the Plenary Session of the Parliament

The Parliamentary Committee on Social Affairs started today the elaboration of the bill of the Ministry of Health with “regulations for the confrontation of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and the protection of the public health”. The discussion of the bill will continue next Monday, December 20, with the hearing of competent non-parliamentary persons. Its second reading in the Committee will take place on Tuesday, while it is expected to be voted by the Plenary on Wednesday.

All the opposition parties reserved their positions on the principle, after the positions of the competent bodies. The main goal of the bill, as stressed by the Minister of Health, Thanassis Plevris, is the extension of all contracts that expire in order to ensure the smooth operation of the NSS together with all health personnel. The Minister of Health rejected the criticism of the opposition for trying to surprise the parties, characterizing it as unfair and opposing that it was chosen, instead of submitting the regulations in the form of amendments to be included in a bill to place the competent bodies. At the same time, he pointed out that the government will ensure the operation of all public health structures and the continuation of the work of all health personnel during the pandemic crisis, extending all contracts so that no gaps are left uncovered.

The general rapporteur of ND, Paraskevi Vryzidou, characterized the “new regulations as important and necessary”, stressing that “the government’s response to deal with the pandemic is the legislation of substantial measures which together with the” freedom “program saved and saves lives” . As he said, “the bill provides for the extension of all types of contracts, related to dealing with the pandemic until March 2022 and aims to ensure the uninterrupted operation of the Public Health System.” “The need to offer the NSS and its supervised bodies is urgent and ensuring its smooth operation is one way,” he pointed out.

The general rapporteur of SYRIZA, Nikolaos Igoumenidis, described the bill as “a monument of sloppiness and bad legislation, and shows that the government understands the parliamentary procedures”. “There is a storm of contract extensions with an expiration date of March 31, 2022. It is becoming clear that the government’s short-sighted plan is to define the knee, instead of being the opportunity to take substantial and permanent measures to improve the health services provided,” he said. Igoumenidis. He further added that “the government must abandon its vindictive attitude and reinstate those health workers who have been forced to suspend their medical care”, adding that “it must convince the 7,500 unvaccinated people in other, scientific ways, and not with punishments.” to be vaccinated “.

Referring to the Tsiodra-Lytra study, he noted that “scientists analyze, suggest, politicians listen, take into account the data and politics decides”. At the same time, he spoke of a “dark and completely unscientific approach of the Prime Minister, to claim that there is no difference in the outcome of survival between the intubated inside and outside the ICU”. “These views do not differ from those who deny that there is no virus,” he said, accusing the government of once again instrumentalizing the pandemic.

KINAL’s special spokesman, Andreas Poulas, claimed that “the bill offers nothing substantial in dealing with the pandemic”. “It concerns extensions of contracts while maintaining the status quo, but few of the real problems that afflict citizens are regulated,” he said, adding: “You have lost touch with society, but mostly you are not in the mood to correct the distortions you have created. Only “You are also interested in the caress of the oligopolies. Wait to bring the private sector to solve the problems in the NSS. Stop, before we reach an irreversible situation. . “Instead of redrawing a strategic plan, in line with the increased needs that Covid has highlighted for the NSS operation, you are simply given extensions, transferring all the problems to 2022, without accepting any of the health’s demands. But with aspirin, “Amateurs, half-measures, anchorages and your obsession that the pandemic is on the run, the problems are not solved,” he stressed. “KINAL can not give a pardon. Abandon this tactic of yours”, concluded Mr. Poulas, stating that he reserves the right to be placed after the institutions, at the beginning of the bill.

The special spokesman of the KKE, George Lambroulis, reserved himself to take a stand on his principle, emphasizing that “this is a bill with insufficient measures, patches and extensions on extensions that do not provide definitive solutions to the great shortcomings of public health structures.” “The government’s assessment is that the NSS should not be burdened with permanent health care personnel. “Temporary work policy without filling the gaps. Our request remains necessary for hiring full-time permanent staff”, Mr. Lambroulis underlined.

The special speaker of the Hellenic Solution, Maria Antoniou, claimed that “it is a bill that continues the same failed policy to deal with the pandemic and that proves the inadequacy and superficiality of the government”. “You have invested in the scenario that the pandemic is over. You are in the logic of ‘you are not bored’, and you are bringing a bill to be passed by express procedures, indicative of how insignificant you consider the pandemic,” he said.

He also claimed that “while the government was aware of the Tsiodra-Lytra study which said that thousands of patients lost their lives due to ICU shortages, it did not prevent them from deceiving the citizens”.

“Instead of a solid solution to strengthen the NSS, it continues to falter and bring a bill with insufficient measures, with gaps for its shielding, with underfunding, without ensuring equal access of citizens to the precious good of health,” he said. “Constantly renewing fixed-term contracts consolidates a stressful situation for employees. It is necessary to solve the problem with permanent recruitment and not to play the medical staff with constant procrastination. With temporary extensions and half-measures, the problem is not solved, on the contrary, they lead in extreme situations with the responsibility of the government “, he said and reserved in principle to be placed in the Plenary.

“The bill was described as shameful, monstrous, unacceptable and completely pretentious by the special speaker of MERA25, Maria Ambatzidou.” The bill is Santa Claus of Mitsotakis SA. “It brings gifts to the oligarchs,” he said.

“Problems are prolonged, you do not give permanent solutions that will remain a dowry in the NSS because you want to privatize it. You do not want permanent solutions in health because your strategy is to dissolve it. You create millions, while hiding the truth, despite being confirmed by them. “The need for permanent strengthening of the NSS is due to the scientists.

“The responsibilities of the government are criminal. By embracing it in private interests it does not deny that human lives are lost. We are not just voting against, but we are denouncing this diversion that leads to millions of our fellow human beings because the government “as recommended by scientists,” he concluded.

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