Justice minister announces he has Covid

Greek Justice Minister Kostas Tsiaras announced on Tuesday he had tested positive for the coronavirus, the second government official to do so in the day after State Minister Akis Skertsos.

Tsiaras said he got a PCR test which showed he had been infected and he is isolating, as required. He said so far his symptoms are “extremely mild” due to his full vaccination.

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