About 60.5% of the population of about 11 million people in Greece are fully vaccinated.
Athens:
Queues outside shops in Athens on Saturday, the first day of new restrictions to curb rising coronavirus infections that require negative COVID-19 tests.
COVID-19 infections in Greece hit a new daily high nearly every day in November, prompting authorities to announce new measures on Tuesday that will limit access to cafes and restaurants, state services and banks. Prohibits those who have either been vaccinated or have a negative test. .
Those vaccinated against COVID-19 will also have to present their vaccination certificate, which can lead to long lines outside shops in Ermo, the capital’s busiest shopping street.
“I don’t like it,” said Sola Tsousi as she waited in line outside a clothing store in central Athens. “We don’t live in prison, we’re decent human beings and I don’t like that at all.”
Greece on Friday reported 6,909 new coronavirus infections, breaking the previous one-day record of 6,808 recorded on Thursday. The total number of infections since the pandemic began last year has risen to 774,265. About 16,200 people have died.
Some Greeks were in favor of the New Testament.
“They will be in effect as long as they are applied correctly and by everyone,” said Giorgos, a customer at a cafe who declined to give his last name. “I think they were too late to come, they should have implemented these measures much sooner.”
As part of the new measures, all non-vaccinated workers must also test negative twice a week. Most illiterate people in Greece are now required to submit a negative test once a week to go to their workplace.
According to the latest figures, around 60.5% of the population of around 11 million have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Health Minister Thanos Palevaris said Greece would soon send letters and text messages as part of a new campaign to boost the vaccination campaign.
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