China News Service, January 21. According to the Greek "China Greek Times" report, on the evening of the 20th local time, the National Public Health Organization of Greece announced that there were 516 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 27 new deaths in Greece in the past 24 hours.
At present, the country has a total of 149,973 confirmed cases and a total of 5,545 deaths.
According to reports, Greece has recently discovered two cases of local infection with mutant viruses. The mutant strains are the same as those previously found in the UK. This has aroused concerns among health experts.
As of the 19th local time, a total of 26 people infected with the mutant virus have been detected in Greece, of which 24 were imported cases from abroad.
On November 7, 2020 local time, in Athens, Greece, pedestrians pass by a closed commercial street.
The two newly-discovered local mutants were infected with the new coronavirus, one from Athens and one from Crete.
Since this is the first time that a mutated virus has been detected in Greece, medical experts worry that the mutated new coronavirus may have spread in the community in Greece.
At present, scientists are analyzing the gene sequence of the virus to determine the spread of the mutant virus.
Vatopoulos, a professor of microbiology at the University of Athens and a member of the expert committee of the Ministry of Health, said on the 19th that the implementation of curfew measures will help "reduce unnecessary movement of people and avoid crowded scenes."
He said that although some commercial activities have been restarted, the government currently has no plans to lift the curfew.
Vatopoulos said that under the premise of the epidemic situation, outdoor activities such as fishing and hunting can be resumed, but the issue of lifting the ban on cross-regional travel of people still needs to be carefully considered.
He also said that the government will decide on the 22nd whether the secondary school will resume opening.
Regarding the recovery plan of the catering industry, the government will make a decision after evaluating the impact of the restart of the retail industry on the epidemic.
Regarding the government's next plan, Greek Prime Minister Mizotakis mentioned in his parliamentary speech on the 20th local time: "The government's next goal is to open the school, and other activities can wait." It hinted that the ski resort would be reopened. , Restaurants and plans to allow cross-regional travel will be delayed.
On the 19th local time, Mizotakis also said that Greece's new crown vaccination plan is progressing smoothly. The vaccination work for people over 85 years old will be completed soon, and the vaccination for people over 80 to 84 years old will begin soon.
As of the 19th, Greece has carried out 92401 vaccinations, among which more than 11,000 doses have been given to people over 85 years old.
Currently, 144 COVID-19 vaccination centers have been established throughout Greece. The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Health of Greece, Simistocleus, previously announced that with the arrival of more vaccines, more than 1,000 vaccination centers will be established nationwide. (Cai Ling)