On its website today, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung dedicates an article on how Greece is dealing with the outbreak of the fourth wave of pandemics.
The choice of country is not random. Greece has been a destination for German tourists for their holidays since the summer.
In fact, as the columnist notes, “Greece is an even more popular destination for Germans than ever before, especially its islands. According to tour operator TUI, this summer Crete managed to replace Mallorca as the most popular travel destination. However, the recovery of the Greek economy, which is largely linked to tourism, could be slowed by the pandemic”.
The German journalist describes the new, stricter measures of the Greek government, which target mainly the unvaccinated and the efforts it makes to persuade them to be vaccinated.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Moscow on December 8th for an express-meeting with Vladimir Putin
“In terms of population, the number of new cases is not as high as in other countries in Central and Southeastern Europe like Croatia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria or even Ukraine. But compared to other countries, such as Italy, France and even Germany, it is clearly very high; in terms of its vaccination campaign, Greece, in international comparison, is not doing so badly”.
According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, 59% of its population is fully vaccinated. The European average is 64%. But the concentration of unvaccinated people in the periphery makes the cases soar.
