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Masks, Tests, Batches: Locked-down Greece Swears in Cabinet

Masks, Tests, Batches: Locked-down Greece Swears in Cabinet

Tuesday, 05 January 2021 07:01 AM EST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s new Cabinet is being sworn in Tuesday at three separate ceremonies to comply with national lockdown restrictions.

Following a Cabinet reshuffle Monday by conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, ministers were sworn in in groups of six, all wearing masks, and after receiving rapid tests for COVID-19.

A bottle of hand sanitizer was placed on a desk where ministers signed their oaths or affirmations.

A current two-month lockdown officially ends Thursday, but government officials say many restrictions will be extended to allow for a successful rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. The program started just before the new year and is being significantly ramped up this week.

Lockdown restrictions include a nightly curfew and a government-imposed stay-at-home order. Household members can only leave their homes using an itemized permission system available on mobile phones.

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Greece's new Cabinet is being sworn in Tuesday at three separate ceremonies to comply with national lockdown restrictions.Following a Cabinet reshuffle Monday by conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, ministers were sworn in in groups of six, all wearing masks,...
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2021-01-05
Tuesday, 05 January 2021 07:01 AM
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