Restrictions on access to information: Access restricted to officials / press conferences
From March 23, the Greek Ministry of Health made the decision to block access of journalists to top public health and medical officials, citing public health safety reasons. Off limits to media were the spokesman of Sotiris Tsiodras, the pathologist physician put in charge of Greece’s management of COVIDD-19, and all deputy ministers of Civil Protection and Health. Journalists were also told they could only one question per week to the health ministry’s press office. This was to be submitted in writing and read out on air, giving media no chance to clarify or respond to answers.