The Crucial Month Of Pandemic In Greece, Between Vanishing Loss Or Death

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JAKARTA - Synergy is absolutely necessary to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether it's the government, business people, and society, they must unite for that. Like Greece, which has recently started asking for the cooperation of citizens to unite in facing the pandemic.

On Tuesday, March 14th, the Greek government began warning its citizens, during the month of April, that it was considered a critical month. At that time, the government asked all parties to seriously deal with COVID-19, including the community, to always comply with the lockdown policy.

As reported by Reuters, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis began urging residents to stay at home so as not to experience situations like Italy and Spain, two European countries with the highest deaths. "April will be the most critical month. If we relax, we will pay for it and we must not let this happen."

In addition, the Greek government has also closed restaurants, bars, shops, playgrounds, schools, shopping centers, universities and fitness centers to contain COVID-19. For those who want to go out to work, buy food or medicine, visit doctors or people who need treatment, their steps are tightened a little.

The tightening involves filling out an application to notify the authorities. Notifications can be made via email or text message regarding their travel plans. On the other hand, Mitsotakis is aware that the state's move to tighten the lockdown will have a serious impact on the economic pace. This is evident from the factories in Greece which experienced a sharp decline in March.

Even if the state loses money, the Greek government prefers the safety of its citizens as the main goal rather than thinking about the desire to stem losses. For this reason, the government has begun to ensure and improve the health system so that it can hold the pace and avoid greater destruction due to COVID-19. "So far the Greeks have been successful in this," he said.

Since being first identified in the country on February 26, Greece has taken preliminary steps to contain the outbreak. Now, there have been 1,415 cases of the positive number of COVID-19, and it has killed 50 people.