Greek health authorities announced 23,106 new cases of Covid-19 and 53 virus-related deaths during their daily briefing on Wednesday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there were 338 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirmed on Wednesday that Greece will restart its surveying program for the regions to the west and the southwest of Crete and the Ionian Sea in western regions, as it seeks to disengage from Russian natural gas.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Wednesday he had agreed with Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias that “sanctions on Russia must be further elevated.”
Athens and Sofia are accelerating joint efforts to become less dependent on Russian natural gas, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov indicates in an interview with Kathimerini.
A 100-euro fine imposed on people over the age of 60 who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be scrapped on April 15, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Wednesday in parliament, during a debate in Parliament over a Finance Ministry draft bill.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his gratitude to Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias for his willingness to lead a humanitarian mission to the devastated Ukrainian city of Mariupol once permission is granted by both Ukraine and the invading Russians.
Greece will review the financials of its energy firms and tax any windfall profits they have made from soaring energy prices, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday.
The Greek government is not considering changing again the country’s electoral system which is based on proportional representation and will apply in the next general election which are set to be held by 2023.
Greece’s Health Ministry is considering abolishing a fine for unvaccinated people over the age of 60, most likely in April, Alternate Health Minister Mina Gaga said Wednesday.
The Health Ministry has extended the obligatory vaccination of staff in private and public healthcare facilities until December 2022, according to a regulation included in a bill for the approval of a new Stavros Niarchos Foundation donation to the Hospital of Sparti.