The new regulations for entertainment venues, etc., will take effect in one week. and next Monday and Tuesday, there will be detailed announcements from the relevant ministers, once they have all the digital tools at their disposal, the Minister of State announced, George Gerapetritis, in an interview with the radio station «Sky 100.3.».
The government does not intend to impose blanket bans, he clarified, basing his decision on two reasons: on the one hand, the Greek economy cannot sustain it and its capacity is «limited,» and second, the current phase of the pandemic is different from what it was six months ago, let alone a year ago. And this is thanks to the vaccine, which is a «public good,» he pointed out. The government is looking out for all citizens, he continued, however, The freedoms of vaccinated individuals must be gradually restored, he emphasized.
Furthermore, in weighing in on the debate regarding mandatory vaccination, she referred the matter to the Bioethics and Technoethics Committee, and the study that committee will conduct on facilities such as healthcare facilities, elderly care facilities, and facilities for people with disabilities. On a second level, the discussion will also be opened up to other facilities, he added.
Special mention was made of the area of education: What is happening at universities (i.e., the way they operate today) cannot be tolerated. We cannot adopt a mindset of closed schools and universities, said the minister (and university professor), and emphasized the government's determination to see them through at any cost, as he said. «Closed education cannot be tolerated», he concluded on this point.
For the use of the mask, he clarified that there are no plans to return to outdoor areas, where there is no crowding. «The healthcare system held up"», he also stated, adding that «tomorrow we will take a comprehensive look at the issue of public health and undertake a major reform so that it can serve the Greece of the future. »The Greek state guarantees the provision of health services to all citizens, whether vaccinated or not,« he noted in »Dia Tauta.”.
The Minister of State's interview, however, began with the topic of Skaramanga Shipyards, which he described as a «very significant asset» of the Greek government. For the government, it is «extremely important» that the shipyards remained in Greek hands, in the hands of shipowners, noted G. Gerapetritis, who also added: «I listened with …curiosity to SYRIZA’s announcement about a fire sale,» a claim he refuted by pointing out that the asking price had started at 15 million euros and ultimately rose to 70 million euros. Consequently, he concluded, the tender was «extremely successful.».
Finally, on the occasion of the second anniversary of Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration, the Minister of State noted with satisfaction, as he pointed out, that despite these two difficult years, citizens trust the government, which has not suffered the usual political wear and tear that governments typically endure over time. This is «a reward and an incentive to work even harder.» Furthermore, he added that next week the number of laws passed over these two years will reach 200, among which «there are laws that will have a profound impact on Greece for generations to come.».
