Pressure decreasing albeit at slow place

Greek health authorities have ascertained a steady but very slow de-escalation of pressure on the country's health system over the last two weeks.

However, the estimates that the number of intubated patients will drop to 300 by Christmas have yet to be confirmed, making it difficult for authorities to reach any decisions about the duration of restrictions. 

Meanwhile, as of late Monday, 21 European Union countries banned flights from the United Kingdom and Greece imposed a new seven-day quarantine for travelers from the UK over fears about a new coronavirus variant.

Nonetheless, international health experts were attempting to dispel the worry that vaccines may prove ineffective in dealing with the pandemic. What's more, the European Medicines Agency, which on Monday formally approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, expressed high optimism that it would be...

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