China News Service, December 22. According to the Greek "China Greek Times" report, on the evening of December 21, local time, the Greek National Public Health Organization announced that in the past 24 hours, Greece had newly confirmed 526 new cases of new coronary pneumonia, and a total of 131,597 confirmed cases ; There were 85 new deaths on that day, with a total of 4257 deaths.
On November 15, local time, Messogion Street was empty in Athens, Greece.
Mutant new coronavirus emerges in the UK
Greece requires British immigrants to quarantine for 7 days
According to reports, due to the recent emergence of a mutated and more threatening mutated new coronavirus strain in the UK, many countries around the world immediately announced measures to restrict the movement of people in the UK.
The Ministry of Citizen Protection of Greece also announced on the 20th that from 6 o'clock on the 21st, all persons from the UK will be required to be quarantined for 7 days after entering Greece.
People from other countries still need to abide by the original regulations, that is, compulsory isolation for 3 days after entering Greece.
Greek infectious disease expert Gogos said on the 21st: "So far, there is no evidence that the mutant virus can invalidate the vaccine. Although the possibility of future cannot be ruled out, we are still waiting for more before making any assessment. data."
Gogos said that people do not need to panic too much about the emergence of mutated strains of the new crown in the UK, because all viruses naturally produce mutations or genetic changes when they replicate and spread among people.
Usually the virus will become more infectious after mutation, but its lethality will be weakened.
Greece plans to carry out vaccination work
Experts worry about the "third wave of epidemic"
Greek Prime Minister Mizotakis said on the 21st that he plans to receive the new crown vaccination on December 27 and will promote a comprehensive vaccination plan in the next few months.
Mizotakis said, "At present, the biggest challenge facing the government is to convince the public that the vaccine is safe. Personally, I will get the vaccine as soon as it arrives in Greece."
Regarding the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, Mizotakis said that he was worried that family gatherings would make a counterattack against the epidemic and urged the public not to relax their vigilance during the holidays and continue to abide by the various epidemic prevention regulations.
Prior to this, many medical experts have expressed their concern that the people's relaxation of vigilance during the festival may lead to a "third wave of epidemic" attacks after the festival. Sarjanis, head of the Environmental Engineering Laboratory of Aristotle University, said that in order to keep the daily increase in the number of new coronary pneumonia diagnosed under the "safe line" of 500 cases, it is necessary to extend the total lockdown period to 2021 January 20. He also warned that if the total blockade ends early, the virus is likely to "return." (Cai Ling)