Further reopening shelved for now

Seeking to nip any sense of complacency in the bud, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sought on Wednesday to put a brake on speculation regarding the reopening of ski resorts and restaurants and the liberalization of long-distance travel during a speech to Parliament.

Making extensive references to the pandemic, Mitsotakis stressed, among other things, that "the next priority" for the government is opening secondary schools and that "other activities can wait a little longer" to restart, in line with the government's strategy not to rush matters and send the wrong message to the public. Current estimates suggest it will take about another month of strict adherence to restrictive measures before Greece is out of the woods. 

Basically, the government's strategy is to continue on its path of caution until the spring, when the positive effects of the vaccination campaign...