Health Minister Nikitas Kaklamanis together with Agricultural Development Minister Evangelos Basiakos urged readiness and the avoidance of complacency on the issue of bird flu on the briefing the Parliamentary Social Affairs and Trade Committees. Kaklamanis and Evangelos Basiakos were reassuring as regards the current situation and measures which have been taken, to oppose the bird flu virus and proposed calm. However, they did not rule out the probability of the virus being brought into the country, despite tough controls being applied at all entrances to the country from third countries. Basiakos announced that common effort, which was timely and effective, safeguards the country from the spreading of the disease. Health Minister Nikitas Kaklamanis announced at a later date that two hospitals, one in Athens and one in Thessaloniki, would be performing emergency drills for possible bird flu cases.

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