The pandemic is in recession and as the epidemiological indicators show it can not be reversed, so we expect from the Committee of Experts to suggest the suspension of the use of the mask indoors, however, there will be exceptions in certain areas, such as hospitals, said Health Minister Thanos Plevris in an interview with ERT.
He stressed that we are not talking about the abolition of measures, but about suspension, as we have the autumn ahead of us.
Mr. Plevris criticized the attitude of the opposition to the government’s decisions to return to normalcy in view of the summer, noting that when he announced the gradual lifting of the measures there was a terrible opposition attack that we come and lift the measures against the experts’ suggestions.
Three weeks later, the opposition realizes it was wrong, the pandemic is in recession and it can not be reversed during the summer months, he said.
The Commission is meeting today
The minister said that The Commission will discuss today the suspension of the mask mask indoors but there will be exceptions based on the committee’s recommendations in some areas, such as hospitals and public transport.
“Because we consider the mask to be a mild measure of restraint, we want to listen to the suggestion and keep the mask where it is needed. “Our philosophy is to use a mask indoors only where it is necessary”, he underlined.
Referring to the masks in the schools, Mr. Plevris said that he is in direct contact with Ms. Kerameos and that there will be a security protocol for the national exams, not so much for epidemiological reasons as for the candidates not to get sick on the days they give. examination.
Regarding the course of vaccinations, Mr. Plevris said: “At the moment it is quite difficult when an entire society sees a recession in the pandemic, to ring the” bell “that from September we must be ready” and added that “with the According to Omicron, there will be pressure on the NSS again, as the pandemic is here and it is in another phase. “In September we will need to have a vaccination and maybe go for a seasonal flu vaccine.”
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