Greece's response to the increase in imported cases due to "open country doors"

　　China News Service, July 8 According to a report by the China-Greek Times on the 7th, since late June, in order to restart the tourism industry and restore the national economy, Greece has gradually "opened its doors" and opened the "full deblocking" mode. As tourists continue to flow in, the situation of preventing and controlling overseas imports has also tightened. The Greek authorities "hold their breath and try boldly" and proceed cautiously on the road to prevent and control the epidemic and restore the economy.

　　The report said that from June 15th, the Greek border was opened to most EU countries, the restrictions were lifted, and imported cases also increased significantly. According to media reports, more than 95 of the 492 confirmed cases announced in June were from the border crossings of Promakonas bordering Bulgaria, as well as tourists entering Athens and Thessaloniki airports.

　　From July 1st, Greece opened the "full deblocking" model and "opened its doors" to more countries. Experts expect that the number of international arrivals will skyrocket in the next two weeks. With the influx of tourists, Greece’s slogan “We are safe” from May is gradually shifting to “hold your breath, try boldly”, and proceed cautiously on the road to prevent and control the epidemic and restore the economy.

　　According to the data of the Greek National Public Health Organization, of the 28 new cases added on July 3, 13 were imported from abroad; of the 25 new cases added on July 4, 8 were imported from abroad; July 5 Of the 9 newly added cases on the day, 7 were imported overseas.

　　Among the 43 new cases added on July 6, there were as many as 36 cases imported from abroad, of which 20 were from Serbia. In view of this, the Greek government has closed the border with Serbia at 6 a.m. on July 6, Serbian citizens are temporarily unable to enter Greece, and the restriction is valid until July 15.

　　On the evening of the 7th local time, the National Public Health Organization of Greece announced that 27 new cases of new crowns were diagnosed in the country in the past 24 hours, 14 of which were imported from abroad. At present, a total of 3589 cases have been diagnosed nationwide and 193 cases have died.