Prime Minister To Announce New Measures

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a televised address to the nation on the second wave of the pandemic and announce additional measures to curb its spread.

“I will have the opportunity this afternoon to address the Greek people, to explain where we are and what are the additional measures we need to take,” the Prime Minister told President Katerina Sakellaropoulou during a meeting at the Presidential Mansion.

“We are facing the second wave of the pandemic. We are still doing better than the rest of Europe, but that is not a consolation,” he added.

Possible measures include a public curfew from 12.30 a.m. to 5 a.m. in an attempt to curb outdoor parties and gatherings, the mandatory use of face masks everywhere, and a possible ban on travel outside the region.

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