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Covid spike forces change in govt plans, eclipsing deal with banks for rollout of RRF loans Greece recorded a record number of new Covid infections on Tuesday, forcing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to cut short a brief holiday in Epirus and the government to bring forward restrictions that were due to come into force on January 3.
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New Omicron measures met with exasperation by business and scepticism from opposition Alarming new data on the spread of the Omicron variant in Greece has led the government to announce a new raft of restrictions for after the new year holiday.
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Government U-turns again to tighten Covid measures over Christmas In its latest about-turn on public health policy, the Greek government has announced a new raft of measures with immediate effect, aimed at slowing the spread of the Omicron variant in the country over the Christmas and New Year holidays.
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Govt baulks at more holiday restrictions to stem spread of Omicron variant A tide of speculation around the government’s intentions to tighten public health measures along the lines of those adopted in other European countries is being met once again with political assurances that a lockdown over the holidays is off the cards.
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PM seeks to leave ICU controversy behind as Tsipras ups stakes with snap election call Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to draw a line under the controversy surround the quality of care for Covid patients, but SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has decided to use the row over the availability of ICU units as a platform for a fresh offensive against the government.
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Tsipras issues rare MP ouster, focusses on pinning ND down over ICU data The government is making its fullest effort to dismiss or deflect the medical study that highlighted how much the health system is struggling to cope with Covid, while SYRIZA is trying to exploit it to the maximum but is open to the party’s customary communications slip-ups.
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Health service weakness highlighted as Covid deaths hit record high and research points to ICU disparity Greece registered a record number of 130 daily Covid-related deaths on Tuesday. The grim news was followed by the publication of research by leading Greek experts which highlighted the low tolerance the Greek health system has to a high case load during the pandemic and the higher mortality among seriously ill patients who are hospitalised outside of Athens or do not have access to intensive care.
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MEP takes comfortable lead over former PM in advance of KINAL leadership run-off Nikos Androulakis, a moderate MEP from Crete with no prior experience in national government, is emerging as the clear favourite to win the second round of voting for the leadership of third party Movement for Change (KINAL).
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SYRIZA maintains pressure over Covid treatment, media handouts SYRIZA attempted on Wednesday to step up the pressure on the government around the Covid crisis, accusing New Democracy of giving up the effort to take on the pandemic.
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Govt stands firm on 'no lockdown' message, pins hopes on vaccination surge The political leadership in Greece is insisting that it will not be following the lead of other European countries by imposing further public health restrictions in the approach to the Christmas holidays, but instead is focussing all efforts on boosting vaccination uptake.