China News Service, July 11 (Xinhua) According to a report by Greece’s European Union News Agency, Greece recorded 50 cases of newly diagnosed new coronary pneumonia on July 9, local time. This number is a new high since a certain period of time. The epidemic has once again entered a red alert state. It worries the outside world that the epidemic will break out in Greece on a large scale.
According to reports, the Greek government spokesman Petsas said that it may be possible to re-implement restrictions including travel restrictions next week, and the authorities consider temporarily banning some national citizens when necessary, via Promahonas of Greece-Bulgaria Entry at border crossings. Greek Prime Minister Mizotakis held an emergency meeting with senior government officials at noon on the 10th local time to evaluate the current epidemic situation and the possibility of re-implementing the restrictive measures.
Data graph: During the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, medical staff of the Greek Evangelical Hospital in Athens listened to the concert of the Greek National Radio Symphony Orchestra in the courtyard.
Of the 50 newly diagnosed patients announced on the 9th, 27 were imported cases and 23 were from the local area. These included 6 cases in Xanthi, 2 cases in Kavala, 1 case in Halkidiki, 1 case in Rodopi, and 6 cases in Thessa Loniki, 7 cases in Attica.
Since Greece opened its borders to EU countries and some non-EU countries, more and more new crown cases have been imported, especially in the northern land borders. Greek infectious disease expert Nikos. Sipsas has warned that the Promahonas border port is like a boiling pot, "a major danger for Greece", which may change the outstanding achievements Greece has made in the work of containing the new crown epidemic.
Some health and epidemic prevention experts recommended that the authorities close the Greek land border again. Greek Prime Minister Mizotakis met with senior government officials on the 10th to assess the current epidemic situation.
The Greek authorities have now expanded the number of new crown tests at the land border. It is reported that the Greek authorities will stipulate that no matter which country they come from, all passengers entering Greece from the Promahonas border crossing will be tested for the new coronavirus.
In addition to worrying about the large number of asymptomatic patients with new crowns entering Greece, Greek health officials also worry that they will visit tourist attractions before being quarantined, and that the public's slack regulations on epidemic prevention may lead to local outbreaks.
In recent days, the Greek authorities have stepped up inspections of restaurants and bars to ensure that these companies comply with health and epidemic prevention regulations. But at present, the Greek people have a tendency to relax the prevention and control of the epidemic, including overcrowding in bars and restaurants, and the use of masks by the public.
In this regard, the Greek government spokesman Petsas said that the biggest threat of the outbreak came from the local, "The new crown virus has not disappeared, it is here, it is thriving in our complacency." He said that the current situation has been knocked As a wake-up call, more restrictions may be implemented early next week, depending on the development of the epidemic this weekend. (Liang Manyu)