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Opposition renews attack on government over hospital capacity Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s announcement of fines for unvaccinated over-60s has further widened the divide between government and opposition on the handling of the pandemic, as cases appear to fall but hospitalisations continue to surge.
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PM opts for risky move with vaccination penalty as Covid threat grows Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took a potentially high-risk decision on Tuesday to impose a 100-euro monthly penalty on any Greeks over 60 who do not get their Covid vaccines by mid-January.
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Govt plays down Omicron threat despite wariness and high Covid death rate The week begins with the Greek government, like so many around the world, on tenterhooks due to the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid, although New Democracy officials have so far played down the possibility of it leading to major turbulence in the week ahead.
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Govt holds firm on no lockdown as health system teeters The government continues to resist calls for stricter Covid restrictions in Greece, although some experts warn that the public health system is close to breaking point.
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Surprise handout announcement provokes storm of criticism from opposition Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ended weeks of speculation by announcing that low-paid pensioners and people with disabilities are to receive a year-end payment to help with skyrocketing living costs.
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PM to address inflation as polls show wear and tear for govt The government and the opposition parties are set to cross swords in Parliament on Monday over inflation as opinion polls indicate that rising prices, as well as the health crisis caused by the pandemic, are taking their toll on New Democracy.
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Parties at odds over latest pandemic measures, way to tackle Covid wave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appears to have played his last card, short of a lockdown, in the effort to contain the pandemic as New Democracy looks to ride out the latest Covid wave.
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PM makes new bid to address Covid wave, speculation about restrictions Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was due to return on Thursday to a communications tactic he used regularly during the early days of the pandemic – the televised address – in a bid to contain the latest Covid wave.
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SYRIZA presses for answers on hospitals amid mounting Covid deaths Main opposition party SYRIZA is pressing the government from multiple directions for more clarity on its strategy for handling the pandemic, as the daily figures suggest no let-up in the spread of the virus and its human toll.
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Opinion poll blow for govt as it considers further Covid measures A new opinion poll showing a substantial dip in support for New Democracy has caused consternation on the Greek political scene as the government continues to grapple with inflation and the pandemic.