"We are ready for any event, even the worst possible scenario. The Greek borders on land, air and sea are effectively protected thanks to the impenetrable wall erected by our Armed Forces and Security Forces," Deputy National Defence Minister Nikos Hardalias said on Tuesday in an interview with the newspaper "Karfitsa".

The progress in restoring power and the water supply to areas of Attica that were cut off due to the problems caused by the bad weather was examined at a technical meeting at the civil protection service on Wednesday, chaired by Civil Protection and Crisis Management Minister Nikos Hardalias.

Deputy Civil Protection and Crisis Management Minister Nikos Hardalias said Greece was "at the beginning of the end" of the battle against the novel coronavirus, in an interview with Alpha TV late on Tuesday where he also referred to the vaccination effort and the gradual return to normality.