ATHENS — Οpposition Movement for Change (KINAL) was cutting about the government's handling of the pandemic in a comment οn Wednesday, saying that it was giving up its responsibility and the mandate it has to protect the health of citizens and social life.

"After its failure in the management of the pandemic, the government is now shunting the responsibility exclusively onto the citizens. [Telling them to] 'take the self tests and work it out on your own'," a KINAL party announcement said, noting that the government's response to the tragic state of the pandemic on Tuesday were the leaks about easing the measures and a trade in hope.