In a bid

In a bid to persuade people in areas epidemiologically characterised as high-risk red zones, which as a rule have very low vaccination rates, to get the COVID-19 jab, Health Minister Thanos Plevris today announced that there will no longer be lockdowns in red zones and that vaccinated residents in those area will not be subjected to greater restrictions than in areas that have a good epidemiological profile.

Plevris expressed absolute trust in the National Committee on COVID-19 which gave the government the general directions that led to today's announcements and said that the measures will be further detailed and streamlined so that it will be perfectly clear to citizens and businesses what applies to them.

Measures today will initially be in effect for 15 days, after which they will be reviewd by the Committee, detailed, and streamlined

Red areas now and in the future will not have special measures, if the committee changes its view that will change

The challenge of Northern Greece

As areas in northern Greece have been placed in the red high-danger zone, Plevris said that there and in other areas that are characterised as red in the future that will not lead to local lockdowns or additional restrictive measures.

The Committee approved the lifting of all restriction on the movement of citizens as well as the ban on music at restaurants and bars in red zones.

In red regions, the government will implement precisely the same measures as in all other areas.

They include forbidding the entry of unvaccinated citizens into indoor restaurants and the presentation of a negative COVID-19 rapid test wherever that is requested.

Vaccination push in low vaccination rate areas

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