The test with a diagnostic test for the entire population is among the thoughts of the government in order to have a comprehensive assessment of the epidemiological image of the country, said speaking to SKAI and the show “Today”, the Minister of Health Thanos Plevris.
“What we are looking at is that at some point we would like to have a test of the whole population, in the sense that at some point we can have an overall epidemiological picture of the country, vaccinated and unvaccinated. “This is our concern, when the decisions are to be said, they will be said”, the Minister stated characteristically.
He also clarified that the existing measures will apply to the holidays for the time being. “We will do both Christmas and New Year, there are no thoughts of imposing restrictions that refer to lockdown,” he added.
For the concern that prevails due to the spread of the Omicron variant, he stressed that in Greece the executive does not have the dynamics that it presents to the rest of the world, but estimating that it will occupy our country very strongly in January and for this reason, they are tested as he said extensively. plans: “Every day we have a drop in cases, which shows us that even if Omicron is hiding behind the Delta, it does not have the same dynamics as abroad. Every country has its models, at the moment the wave is strong in several countries. We now have a de-escalation of the 4th wave, waiting for the arrival of the 5th wave that will be due to Omicron. “We are worried about a possible frantic dispersal,” he said
The minister also spoke about the controls during the festivities, stressing that from December 24-31, all the ladders that were recruited throughout the pandemic will be mobilized.
The inspections, as he characteristically mentioned, will be the most sweeping that have been done, while he commented that any store that thinks of having even one unvaccinated person will regret it bitterly.
He even clarified that Christmas will be a pilot for the New Year, saying that how the shops will operate during that time will judge the decisions for their operation on New Year.
Regarding the strengthening of the NSS, he stated that from this week there will be collaborations with the private sector, while the course of Omicron will decide what further interventions will take place.
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