Greek PM attends Epitaph ceremony at hospital chapel

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday attended a Orthodox Epitaph ceremony at an Athens hospital chapel.

The Epitaph ceremonies were held outside church in the open, while all the Holy Week's Masses are taking place inside with strict health measures in place due to the pandemic.

In Greece, 10,315 people have died from COVID-19 from 342,908 cases, the Greek government announced Thursday.

Greece, a country of about 11 million people, has so far administered just over 3 million COVID-19 vaccine jabs.

More than 2 million of those are first doses, while just over 910,000 people have been fully vaccinated with both doses, with the figures roughly in line with the European Union average.

The country has been experiencing a surge in infections, hospitalizations and deaths in recent weeks that has strained the health system, despite lockdown-type restrictions being in place since November.