About 4,000 people, according to police, protested Wednesday evening July 14 in central Athens against government measures announced Monday to curb the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
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We say no!
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Resignation!
Chanted the demonstrators, some of whom attacked journalists and photographers.
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On Monday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in a speech the obligation for caregivers and nursing home staff to be vaccinated, under penalty of being put on sick leave.
From Friday, and until the end of August, places of entertainment, bars, cinemas and theaters, and all places closed, will also welcome only people who have been vaccinated.
4.3 million people are fully vaccinated in Greece out of a population of 10.7 million, but the government fears an upsurge in cases and overloading of hospitals with the spread of the Delta variant.
Greece recorded more than 2,900 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, compared to just 800 a week ago.