Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ATHENS, Jan 1 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that perhaps the omicron strain will become the “last chapter” in the history of the coronavirus pandemic and the disease will become endemic, the Prime Minister said at a meeting with medical staff at Sotiria Hospital, which he attended with the Minister of Health. Thanos Pleuris and Deputy Minister Mina Gaga, the press service of the prime minister said. Mitsotakis congratulated the doctors on the New Year, thanked them for fighting the infection and expressed gratitude for the dedication and self-sacrifice with which they support patients in this unprecedented trial. to be with you today, the first day of the year, to thank you again for these extremely difficult 22 months I know that sometimes we feel trapped in the myth of Sisyphus, we push a rock to the top of the mountain to roll it down and we to start all over again. to a better position, «the prime minister said. According to him, first of all, the country has vaccines, eight out of ten adults are now vaccinated, the government has taken care of further strengthening the health care system, and very soon it will have new drugs for coronavirus at its disposal, which will entered in the first days after diagnosis. 
Greek scientist named the end date of the pandemic «These drugs are also effective against the omicron mutation. We will be one of the first European countries to receive them, and based on protocols to be determined by experts, we will be able to provide them,» he said. Mitsotakis believes there are some difficult weeks ahead of the omicron outbreak, but it appears to have a lower incidence rate and is now being investigated whether those infected with omicron actually have milder symptoms.
If so, it will be a ray of optimism, but it looks like it is. And, of course, he will complete this adventure. Some (scientists) believe that & # 34; omicron & # 34; may be the last chapter before the pandemic really becomes endemic.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of Greece records of coronavirus infection — on Friday there were 40.5 thousand cases, and the omicron strain became the predominant strain in the country. On Saturday, the number of infected people fell slightly — to 30 thousand. Some scientists believe that the «omicron» will be the last mutation of the coronavirus. Professor of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Demosthenes Sariyannis, referring to the mathematical model of the development of the next «rampant» wave of the pandemic in Greece, expressed the opinion that the number of infected people will increase until January 20-22, and then everything will decline and the pandemic will end on February 20. 
November 30, 2021, 11:15 am