The attitude of the Metropolitan of Karpenisi caused an uproar. According to enikos.gr, in his statements for the Feast of the patron saint, Saint Nikolaos Karpenisiotis, the Metropolitan of Karpenissi urged the faithful not to observe the precautionary measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
“In the region of Evrytania there are no coronavirus cases and, therefore, we do not need to observe the measures imposed in other areas,” he said. In fact, in the footage broadcast by the Greek TV channel STAR Central Greece, none of the faithful was wearing a mask.