Kostas Bakoyiannis, the mayor of Athens, posted today on his Face Book Page  an apology for what he called a “big mistake”.

The opening of Omonia's Square new fountain in Athens on Thursday, attracted thousands of residents who didn’t follow the government orders for "social distancing", the use of masks and to avoid large gatherings.

https://www.facebook.com/KostasBakoyannispage/videos/545109482864091/

Because of this, the Mayor of Athens was criticized for being irresponsible and hypocrite and that he personally encourage the gathering of thousands of people, not using masks during the event and not exercising social distance.

Hundreds of videos on social media showed the Mayor himself and his family with thousands of Athenians assembling around the new Omonoia Square Fountain, ignoring social distancing and having no masks...

&nbsp;

At the Video that was released today (Friday May 15th) Bakogiannis admitted that it was a big misstate and he apologize for that.