In this country only vaccinated or tested students will be able to attend lectures at university

Students will be allowed access to the university lecture room since next academic year, which starts in October, only if they are vaccinated or take a quick weekly test, according to the scenario the Greek government plans to pursue, broadcast news.net.

This option is the preferred in view that academic institutions are expected to act with personal participation.

Deputy Education Minister Angelos Syrigos, responsible for higher education, noted the availability of vaccines offering protection for students and the use of other preventive measures such as masks and weekly tests for non-excussors.

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However, it remains too early for final decisions as the fourth wave of pandemic is under way.

The Delta version currently accounts for 50% of the Corleone cases in Greece, said the president of the Academy of Athens' Biomedical Research Foundation, Dimitris Thanos.

Thanos said Delta would be the dominant type more than previously predicted. He said the vaccine is the best protection against the virus, despite the fact that mutations reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine by 10-1.5%.