China News Service, August 27. According to the Greek "China Greek Times" report, on the evening of August 26 local time, the Greek health authorities announced that in the past 24 hours, Greece had newly confirmed 293 new cases of new crown. This is Greece's fifth record of new cases in a single day since August. The Greek health authorities once again called on the public to be vigilant and protect themselves.
According to reports, of the 293 new cases, 22 cases were imported from abroad. At present, Greece has confirmed a total of 9,280 cases and a total of 248 deaths.
Since entering August, the number of new coronavirus patients in Greece has maintained a triple-digit growth every day. Many people believe that this is due to the opening up of the tourism industry, which has led to the acceleration of the spread of the virus.
Hadalias, Deputy Minister of Civil Protection of Greece, refuted this at the weekly epidemic briefing held on August 25. He said: "We are facing the second wave of epidemics, but this is not the result of the opening up of tourism. The opening up of tourism in Greece is carried out in an orderly manner under the premise of ensuring safety. For example, in the north, when we see After the massive increase in imported cases, we closed some borders and at the same time stepped up the detection of passengers at border epidemic prevention stations."
Hadalias also pointed out that due to a large number of new cases in some areas in a short period of time, the government has introduced restrictions on these areas. The number of new cases in these areas has dropped significantly compared with before. He emphasized that the Greek government will do its best to ensure the health and safety of local people and tourists.
Gkikas Magiorkinis, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Athens, believes: “There are signs that the rate of new cases in Greece is slowing down. Although the second wave of the epidemic may come earlier than expected, it is currently The number is still lower than the 400 daily increase predicted previously. However, public awareness and vigilance should not be relaxed." He reminded the public to wear masks and maintain social distancing.
In addition, Greek government spokesperson Pesus said in a recent speech: “Compared with other countries, Greece’s epidemic is still under better control.” He attributed the current significant increase in Greek cases to people’s neglect of protective measures. Especially young people relaxed their vigilance. He pointed out that the average age of infection of patients infected with the new coronavirus in Greece has dropped from 48 years old in March to around 36 years old now.
At present, the Greek health experts are most worried about the cluster infections in nursing homes and hospitals. Prior to this, concentrated infections occurred in a nursing home and two hospitals in Thessaloniki.
Health experts have repeatedly reminded the public that with the end of the holiday, most people return to work and travel, and remember to take protective measures.