Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that he acted before infection rates reached the levels seen in many neighboring countries because, after years of financial crises that have damaged its health system, it couldn’t afford to wait as long to impose restrictions as others had.
“We must stop this wave,” Mitsotakis said. “I chose once again to take drastic measures sooner rather than later.”
Source: Greece imposes lockdown to avoid worst at hospitals
