The measures adopted against the coronavirus pandemic allow Greece to stay ahead of developments said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his meeting with medical staff at Ikaria hospital, his last stop at a group of three remote islands at Ikaria regional unit on Saturday, ANA reports.
“ If some believe that these measures are strict,’ he told them, “ it is only so that we can avoid taking even more severe measures later”, he pointed out.
The Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction with flawless progress in the unfolding national vaccinations program, and that “ it is very important vaccine doses did not go amiss even in cases when people on the island did not keep up with their appointments.”
Mitsotakis then referred extensively to the opening of the country’s tourism this coming summer, mentioning first the promotion of the vaccination certificate, as well as the immunization of island inhabitants and workers in the tourism industry.
This “ so-called ‘health passport’ will make it easier for those who are vaccinated to travel,” he noted, “ therefore we will have more visitors if we inoculate workers in hotels and tourist accommodations.”
Ikaria hospital officials told Mitsotakis that there are now 130 hospital employees, up 24 since last year, and discussed the imminent establishment of an artificial kidney unit there so that patients do not have to be transported to Samos island’s hospital. Government sources later added that some 217,000 euros in European support funds have been allocated towards procuring medical equipment for Ikaria hospital.
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