Observing restrictive safety measures should not be pursued out of fear for fines, but because it is the obvious action for the protection of human lives and everyone’s fellow citizens, Minister for Civil Protection & Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias noted at Monday’s live briefing on the pandemic’s course in the country, according to ANA.
The minister then referred to the country’s 18 regions that remain epidemiologically burdened: Pella, Drama, Grevena, Thessaloniki, Pieria, Florina, Imathia, Larisa, Kilkis, Xanthi, Chalkidiki, Magnesia, Karditsa, Kavala, Trikala, Evros, Serres, and Rodopi.
Police have so far conducted some 189,710 inspections for the observance of safety measures, registering 4,963 violations nationwide, which brought along fines totaling 1,129,850 euros in fines; 13 businesses were also fined with a 15-day closure.
Concerning the coronavirus vaccines, the minister noted that some 14 special refrigerated storage units will house Greece’s vaccines at -70 degrees Celsius, of which 7 have already arrived in the country; these will be later distributed to key locations in Greece for the supply of regional vaccination centers. Vaccination against the coronavirus will not be obligatory, underlined the minister, and citizens will not be able to choose an alternative vaccine, he clarified.
Greece confirmed 1,044 new coronavirus cases on Monday, of which 9 were identified at the country’s entry points, said the National Public Health Organization (EODY).
All cases in Greece total 105,271 of which 4,888 related to travel from abroad and 28,075 to already confirmed infection cases.
EODY also registered 85 new deaths, bringing coronavirus fatalities to 2,406 in total. The median age of all fatalities was 80 years, 96.6 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or above, and 978 were women.
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