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Despite the low temperatures, dozens of citizens are patiently waiting to be vaccinated without closing an appointment in downtown Thessaloniki at mobile vaccination points that operate in every city in an effort to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, while only the last 10 days over 500 thousand others have been registered to carry out the third dose of the vaccine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Meanwhile, the Greek government has stopped public celebrations of Christmas and New Year and has re-established the rule for wearing masks everywhere, even on the streets and outdoors, measures that have entered into force from six o’clock on Friday morning and will continue until January 3rd.<\/p>\n
According to them, in supermarkets or on public transport, citizens should wear two ordinary masks or one of those that offer high protection (\u039a\u039d95 or FFP2).<\/p>\n
As for foreigners visiting the country, it is advisable to perform two PCR tests a few days after arrival, while in addition to the celebrations, the entry of fans into the stadium is prohibited. For all those who will not respect the new measures, the fines range from 150 to 1500 euros.<\/p>\n
On Thursday evening, health authorities announced that the number of cases with the Omicron variant in Greece has gone to 33, 18 of them in Crete alone, while 98 other infections that are suspected to belong to the same variant are being analyzed.<\/p>\n
The Greek government’s biggest concern with the second pandemic Christmas is that its economy, which really emerged from the first wave of the pandemic last year in a relatively better condition than some other European countries, can now not stand it. a new lockdown and especially an even greater pressure on its hospital system.<\/p>\n
In the last 24 hours, again the number of coronavirus infections in the country has increased by over 6670 cases, 71 citizens have lost their lives, while 655 patients are intubated.<\/p>\n
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