GOC bishop Klimis, the Metropolitan of Peristeri, a suburban municipality near Athens, said that those who believe the virus could spread via religious rituals are blasphemers:
Bíṣọ́ọ̀pù ti GOC Klimis, ti Àárín gbùngbùn Peristeri, lábẹ́ agbègbè tó sún mọ́ Athens, sọ wí pé ọ̀rọ̀-òdì sí Olúwa ni bí ẹnikẹ́ni bá sọ pé ìlànà ẹ̀sìn lè mú kí ààrùn ó ràn: