Vassilis Kikilias

Following up on Monday's announcement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias reiterated Tuesday that the vaccination of all staff at private and public nursing homes and units for the disabled is mandatory and that all must get at least the first dose of the vaccine by August 16.

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Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias will be in the northern city of Thessaloniki on Thursday to visit several healthcare facilities and meet with local officials.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday called for an emergency meeting of the committee of health experts that is advising the government on its management of the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to address calls for a hard lockdown on Greek capital.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is convening an emergency meeting of key government officials on Tuesday to discuss concerns about a spike in coronavirus cases in the Greek capital and recommendations for a hard lockdown similar to that imposed last spring.

Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis on Tuesday said that stricter lockdown measures for the Greek capital should not be considered until the results of a recent tightening of restrictions that started last weekend start becoming apparent.

Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias appears to be in favor of much stricter lockdown measures for the Greek capital, in a bid to stem a surge in the number of coronavirus infections and hospital admissions, he indicated on Tuesday.

Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias expressed concern on Wednesday over the delays in the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines from pharmaceutical companies, as a dispute between the European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca over problems in the delivery of its new jab deepened.

Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias will on Wednesday update Greece's opposition parties on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, including progress in the nationwide vaccination program.

Amid global concern over the emergence of mutated strains of the coronavirus, the Health Ministry in Athens has announced the creation of a nationwide network for the systematic monitoring of these variants.