China News Service, August 7th. According to the Greek "China Greek Times" report, on the evening of August 6, local time, the National Public Health Organization of Greece announced that there were 153 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Greece in the past 24 hours, of which 11 were imported from abroad. example. A total of 5123 cases have been confirmed nationwide, and a total of 210 cases have died. Since this week, the number of newly confirmed cases in Greece has exceeded a hundred for several days. Health experts are worried that the epidemic will rebound and recommend that the government adopt stricter epidemic prevention measures as soon as possible in August.
Data map: On May 18, local time, the Acropolis of Athens, Greece, reopened to the public, attracting tourists to visit.
At present, Greece's R0 value has reached 1, while this value was only 0.4 in mid-July. In epidemiological models, the R0 value is often used to describe the infection rate of an epidemic. When R0 is greater than 1, the larger the number, the more difficult it is to control the infectious disease; when R0 is less than 1, the epidemic is under control; until the final R0 is 0, the epidemic is completely controlled.
With the gradual increase in new crown cases, the current focus of the Greek health authorities is to reduce the R0 value to below 1. Greece’s Minister of Health, Kikilias, said that August is a critical period for virus prevention and control. He called on all citizens to be vigilant, especially young people, to maintain a rational and calm attitude, and must not participate in large-scale gatherings.
Greek Prime Minister Mizotakis also emphasized in his recent speech that Greek citizens should take responsibility, because only 10% of the cases are imported, and most of the current cases are infections in local communities.
In addition, in order to better control imported cases, Thessaloniki International Airport will provide new coronavirus tests to passengers arriving or leaving Greece and airport staff based on personal requirements from August 4. The inspection fee is 70 Euros, and the test results can be obtained 6 hours after sampling. (Cai Ling)