ATHENS — The government wants a controlled and safe opening of the economy and society with all the "tools" that science currently provides, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Akis Skertsos said on Wednesday in an interview with "Thema 104.6 FM", while appealing to the citizens for greater compliance with the measures.
At the same time, he criticised the voicing of disagreements among the experts, clarifying that there is no dissatisfaction in the government with the committee. In addition, he called for more emphasis to be given to the positivity index rather than the absolute number of cases.
Regarding the next steps, he said that "everything will depend to a large extent on vaccination," adding that the operational plan is going well. "Yesterday we had a record [rollout] of vaccines, close to 60,000. We will have many more vaccines available in May and June so that the vaccinated population reaches 50-55 pct," he noted.
"So the goal of immunity is coming closer and closer to us – and that is a key factor that will increase the degree of freedom in relation to the functioning of the economy, society, education," he added.
Given this, "by Easter we will have exceeded 3.0 million vaccinations (since the beginning of the vaccination programme) and in May and June we will have even more vaccinations. From mid-May we can discuss a final lifting of restrictions," he said.
ATHENS - The rising PASOK-KINAL Socialist party has taken over second place in another survey, supplanting the declining SYRIZA as Greece’s major opposition party behind the ruling New Democracy.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. George Santos of New York is facing a critical vote to expel him from the House on Friday as lawmakers weigh whether his actions, fabrications and alleged lawbreaking warrant the chamber's most severe punishment.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After a record-breaking start as Tottenham manager, Ange Postecoglou is experiencing the other side to life in a job that has proved too much for some of the biggest names in soccer.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday.
He wasn’t the first one to think about it but a humor columnist for POLITICO suggested - ironically, of course - that if Greeks want back the stolen Parthenon Marbles in the British Museum that they should just steal them back, old boy.
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