The Greek government embarks on “Plan B” – recruiting private doctors to work in hospitals in Thessaly and Northern Greece. Yesterday, it confirmed that experts’ predictions about 10,000 new cases of coronavirus daily may become reality in the very next few days. Number of infected for the last day yesterday it almost reached 9000 (8613) […]
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1 in 3 cases of covid are in Attica
According to an official EODY report, the number of new cases of coronavirus is low enough, as shown by tests done on Sunday across the country. Of all new cases in the past 24 hours, approximately 1 in 3 cases are in Attica. Thus, 642 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Attica, of which […]
60% full in intensive care units nationwide
The pressure on the Greek health care system and, in particular, on the intensive care units-Covid is growing at an alarming rate. Haralambos Gogos, professor of pathology and member of the Committee of Epidemiologists, presented at a Ministry of Health briefing today, the country’s intensive care unit occupancy is 60% and the average number of […]
Coronavirus: Ending Vacations Aggravates the Situation
Greek experts are concerned about the increased incidence of covid and call on those returning from summer vacations to strictly abide by the measures. The goal is to stop the rapid spread of the coronavirus at a time when the Delta mutation appears to be dominant. On Tuesday, EODY report data raised serious alarm again […]
No matter what happens: experts on August 15
Experts are concerned that the celebration of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos creates conditions for crowds to appear both in churches where believers come and at public events that traditionally take place in many parts of the country on 15 August. This is why government and local authorities are turning their attention to […]
Mini lockdown in Zakynthos and Chania
In accordance with the recommendation of the Subcommittee on Infectious Diseases and the National Committee for the Protection of Public Health from Covid-19, in the context of the weekly epidemiological surveillance in the country conducted by the regional office and the municipality, the government is embarking on the adoption and implementation on the island of […]
Goodbye hookah virus incubator
Nikos Tsanakis, professor of pulmonology at the University of Crete, spoke about the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic and what we need to change in our habits. “According to our model, we predict that the number of intubated will reach 220-280 in mid-August. Now we have 190. These are manageable situations in terms of the […]
When will full-fledged air traffic between Russia and Greece be resumed?
The head of the Fourth European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Yuri Pilipson, assessed the prospects for the restoration of full-fledged air communication, including charter flights, with Greece. Pilipson’s opinion is quoted by RIA Novosti: “With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the prospects for further recovery of air traffic with Greece, as with other countries, […]
Expert: "Go crazy! Something new every day"
Every day and something new – we will be driven crazy: “Vaccination does not protect against infection!” – says Professor Mr. Tsanakis. “The peak of the fourth wave is expected on August 20,” the expert says. Reviews and differing opinions are expressed daily regarding the pandemic and vaccination. Until recently, scientists assured that young children […]
Catastrophe: 4th wave in the fall
“We are in for a disaster,” said Nikos Karavelos, director of the intensive care unit at Papanikolaou Hospital, commenting on the possibility of a fourth wave of covid pandemic coming this fall. As the expert said on SKAI TV, in the event of the fourth wave in October or November, with the prevalence of the […]
"You need to wait" – expert verdict regarding the opening of other activities before Easter
According to the information, the commission of epidemiologists has a negative attitude to the proposal to further open retail trade and other activities in general. Infectious disease specialists in Greece sat down to negotiate the opening (or not) of classes for extracurricular activities (frondistirio), beauty salons, shopping centers and cancellation of appointments required for shopping. […]
Protest action against closed shops in Kozani
Early Monday morning, 12/04, businessmen and workers gathered outside the Kozani City Hall to protest the authorities’ decision not to open retail outlets. The government’s decision to give the green light to the opening of stores in Patras and Thessaloniki, but not in the regional unit of Kozani, has angered citizens, who, according to kozan.gr, […]