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People at a beach in Glyfada suburb, south of Athens, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) 2/3/2021 The National Herald
ATHENS - Greece’s New Democracy government is set to decide Feb. 4 whether to bring a hard lockdown to contain another surge of COVID-19 cases that blew up after an already lenient second closing of businesses was eased.
If the epidemiological picture deteriorates further, there is also the possibility of a universal lockdown either in Attica or even throughout the country, Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias told ANT1 TV.
Government spokesman Christos Tarantilis saying that “at this stage there is no indication of a new hard lockdown,” although he admitted the figures aren’t good and being scrutinized.
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Ευρωκίνηση 2/2/2021 Athens News Agency
ATHENS Government spokesperson Christos Tarantilis, in statements to SKAI television station on Tuesday, said that there was nothing to indicate the necessity of imposing a harsher lockdown, based on the pandemic data available until late on Monday. However I must tell you that this is a purely dynamic phenomenon, which means that we could have major changes in the epidemiological data on daily basis and that s why we must be cautious. There is certainly monitoring of the data each day and decisions are taken every week, he added.
Tarantilis said that there was no priority with respect to what sectors should open or close and that the government was acting in accordance with the recommendations of the scientific committee. Our priority is public health, he underlined.
Ευρωκίνηση 2/1/2021 Athens News Agency
ATHENS The government is continuing the fight against the coronavirus and at the same time is continuing to support the real economy and society with all its strength, government spokesperson Christos Tarantilis said during a press briefing on Monday. These days, private-sector employees have seen increases in their earnings. Firstly, because the insurance contributions were reduced by three percentage points and secondly, because the social solidarity contribution for incomes from private economic activity was postponed.
Tarantilis said, at the same time, the financial support of companies and employees affected by the pandemic continues. Last week alone, almost one billion euros was paid to hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries of the heating allowance, landlord support for reduced rents and the fifth round of repayable advances, half of which, like the previous round, are non-refundable.