Original sentence: Despite the efforts of Mitsotakis to keep a low profile during the lunch, a member of a local political opposition group recorded the gathering on her phone from a nearby balcony.Following extensive coverage of the incidence, Mitsotakis was heavily criticized for participating in such a crowded lunch, allegedly violating the existing measures for containing COVID-19.In Greece, the Mitsotakis government had imposed extreme strict measures for containing COVID-19.On the other side, the government labelled these protests as politically motivated and organized by parties of the opposition, while Mitsotakis publicly apologized for the Ikaria incident, saying this will never happend again and that "the image hurt the citizens".Shortly this visit, he attended a lunch organised by MP Christodoulos I.Stefanadis along with his entourage.The opposition criticised Mitsotakis that his disrespect for the measures his government imposed contributed to the tensions, while members of his government faced protests in other areas of Greece such as Patras and Ikaria, where Mitsotakis himself was met with disaproval by local political groups and organisations during his aforementioned visit.The restrictrive measures also caused clashes between citizens and police with the most serious of them happening in Nea Smyrni with injuries both civiliand and police officers injured
Edited sentence: A woman, member of a local political opposition group, recorded the gathering on her phone from a nearby balcony.Despite the efforts of Mitsotakis to keep a low profile during the lunch, a substantial group of local supporters and passerby gathered outside the entrance of the house, forming a large public gathering at a time when the country was at a national lockdown and social distancing measures were in place.During his visit at a hospital he was met with disapproval by local political opposition groups who gathered to protest against the harsh lockdown restrictions and the perceived lack of funding for the national health system.Following extensive coverage of the incidence, Mitsotakis was heavily criticized by the majority of the opposition parties and media outlets for failing to break the crowd during the gathering.In Greece, the Mitsotakis government had imposed εxtreme strict measures for containing COVID-19.Shortly after this visit, he attended MP Christodoulos I.Stefanadis' house on the island for lunch along with a group of his closest advisors.The extreme restrictive - police measures in combination with their disrespect by Mitsotakis himself caused the anger of the citizens with the result that there are clashes between citizens and police with the most serious of them happening in Nea Smyrni (district on the south side of Athens ) with injuries to civilians and police officers, also Mitsotakis and members of his government were strongly rebuked with insults by citizens in various areas of Greece such as Ikaria and Patras.The footage quickly became viral on Greek social media