KINAL: Gov't lets political cost guide its health decisions on pandemic

The measures to be instituted on Thursday - double masks, early closing of entertainment venues, and remote working, among others - "should have been introduced when the first samples of the super-spreading Omicron variant appeared in other European countries, whose governments exhibited greater decisiveness and effectiveness than the Greek one," it said in a statement.

KINAL reiterated its proposals for speedier vaccinations with booster shots by doing away with appointments and allowing them in more centers, bringing in directly the private sector and military hospitals for help if necessary, decongesting mass transportation, and more spots offering free pcr and rapid tests.

"The criterion of political cost, which guides the government's decisions, seriously harms society and the economy," it concluded.