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As the gradual lifting of the lockdown began on Monday, Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas outlined measures to support households and businesses so that Greeks can "gradually take their lives back,"

Greece's Medical Association (PIS) is calling on the government to cancel a decision that allows pharmacists to receive online training and certification so that they can carry out vaccinations like the flu jab.

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas has confirmed a series of measure to help people who suffered injuries and lost their homes in last summer's deadly wildfires in east Attica, confirming pledges made on Monday by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who attended a memorial service in the seaside town of Mati on Tuesday, the anniversary of the event.

Following a visit to Greece's main healthcare provider, EOPYY, Monday, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said he would do everything in his power to ensure that burn victims from last year's disastrous fires in eastern Attica receive the free treatment that they deserve.

Following a visit to Greece's main healthcare provider, EOPYY on Monday, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said he would do everything possible to ensure that burns victims from last year's disastrous fires in Mati, eastern Attica, receive the free treatment that they deserve.

The visit followed reports that EOPYY did not have the pharmaceuticals required by burns victims from Mati.

Private medical centres have announced they will go an indefinite strike as of June 10 to protest against the high cuts in their earnings as a result of the compulsory deductions they are required to make to the country's main healthcare provider, EOPYY.

After temporarily knocking out the government website for the auction of properties of overindebted Greeks last week, the local branch of the international hacker-activist group Anonymous threatened to target banks and the healthcare provider EOPYY.

Pharmacists in the greater Athens area have said that they will refuse to provide customers insured with state health care provider EOPYY with medical supplies and equipment on credit for a second week in protest at the failure of the organization to settle its debts.

Pharmacists in the greater Athens area warned that they will stop providing diabetics with necessary supplies on credit unless state healthcare provider EOPYY settles a part of its mounting debt.

Health Minister Andreas Xanthos on Friday announced plans to provide free birth control pills to women covered by national health provider EOPYY as well as uninsured women.