Sakellaropoulou: We protect our health and strengthen our democracy

"Our country is facing, like almost the entire planet, the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic. But it is not unfortified. The successful management of the first wave led to low endemicity of the virus, which gave us time. The national health system is better prepared and we have more information about the disease. The unprecedented synergy and progress of the global scientific community is bringing the vaccine closer. Time and knowledge are on our side," she stressed.

"The virus, however, is still here and the increase in cases threatens to destroy what we have achieved over the last months, having made great sacrifices in our social and economic life and shown exemplary behavior. The fatigue is understandable, after the strict restrictive measures, and the relaxation that occurred, especially among the young people, due to the summer, was expected. We must not, however, let fatigue and doubt blur our judgment and attitude towards the virus. We do not have the luxury of turning a blind eye to reality, nor can we ignore the scientists who sound the alarm globally," she added.

Source: ana-mpa