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Govt under fire for testing and requisitioning plans as further lockdown easing postponed On Monday the authorities announced 1,707 new cases of Covid-19, 69 deaths and 681 patients intubated in ICUs. There were 394 new admissions with Covid in hospitals across the country.
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Dire conditions at public hospitals fuel opposition attacks on govt competence The week began as the last one ended, with the national health system under immense pressure from Covid-19 and the government trying to find ways to cope with the crisis while under fire from the opposition.
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Govt prepares to tweak Covid strategy and labour laws All eyes were on the government’s decision regarding the relaxation of lockdown measures on Friday, as Covid-19 continued to spread across Greece.
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EU digital certificate seen as boost for tourism against backdrop of worsening pandemic The European Commission’s decision to back the issuance of so-called “Digital Green Certificates” for travel has been welcomed by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis as a potential boost for Greek tourism.
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Health service in spotlight as govt scrabbles for more measures to contain Covid The government is set to admit defeat in its strategy for containing Covid-19 as health data continues to cause concern and new measures are set to be announced to rein in the virus.
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Unease over political pressure on experts accompanies rumours of stricter lockdown The worsening epidemiological data in the greater Athens area as well as in the cities of Thessaloniki and Patra are heightening speculation that further restrictions are about to be introduced to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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SYRIZA ponders election footing, slow vaccination rollout rate troubles govt Following the cabinet reshuffle, opposition SYRIZA is accelerating its own revamp with an eye on possible early elections.
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Govt faces fresh pressure over Covid-19 decisions amid slow start to vaccination scheme Just hours after a broad cabinet reshuffle designed to reinvigorate the government was completed, New Democracy found itself on the backfoot over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Vaccination scheme gearing up as more jabs arrive, but some scepticism persists The Greek vaccination programme for Covid-19 was launched over the weekend, with the first doses administered to healthcare staff, the elderly and senior figures in public life.
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High Covid-19 death rate leads to lockdown extension but fails to dampen vaccine scepticism The Greek government has extended the national lockdown until December 7 as the number of deaths and ICU cases linked to Covid-19 show no sign of abating.