China News Service, March 21. According to the Greek "China Greek Times" report, on the evening of March 20 local time, the National Public Health Organization of Greece announced that the total number of confirmed cases of new crown in Greece reached 235,611 and the total number of deaths was 7,421.
Recently, Greek Deputy Minister of Tourism Sofia Zaharaki said that international travelers who have been vaccinated are expected to be allowed to enter before May.
Data map: On November 7, 2020, local time, a woman wearing a mask passes by the Parthenon in Athens, Greece.
Zaharaki explained the criteria for allowing tourists to visit Greece this summer.
She said: "Compared with last year, we have more tools to promote the development of the tourism industry under the premise of ensuring health. Vaccines and more tests are the two major weapons we have. At the same time, based on last year's experience. , We have improved and updated the relevant rules this year."
Regarding which tourists can enter, she said that after the tourism industry resumes, Greece will open its country to the three types of international tourists who have been vaccinated against the new crown, or who have developed antibodies, or who have tested negative for the virus.
The Greek government announced on the 19th that due to the fatigue of the people, the effect of the epidemic prevention measures was not satisfactory. Therefore, the government decided to unblock it appropriately, including shortening the weekends in the “dark red areas” of Attica, where Athens is located. Curfew time; allowing churches to be open to the public, etc.
Sariyanis, professor of environmental engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, said that if the new measures cannot effectively control the epidemic, according to the calculation of the mathematical model, the peak of the epidemic in Greece will be from May 15th to May 15th. Appears during the 18th, when the number of new cases per day may reach 9,500 to 9,600.
But he emphasized that that is the worst case.
Regarding when the Greek epidemic will improve, he said that according to forecasts, the number of new cases will decline from late May, and this situation will continue until June and July.
The increase in the number of vaccinated people and the gradual improvement of the weather will have a positive effect on the control of the epidemic.
Vana Papavanjiglu, a member of the Committee of Experts on New Coronary Pneumonia of the Greek Ministry of Health and a pediatric infectious disease doctor, said at the epidemic briefing held on the 19th that the new crown epidemic is still spreading in Greece, although the epidemic situation has stabilized in some areas. However, the viral load in the Attica region, where the capital Athens is located, is still high.
She said that in the past week, the daily average number of new crown patients admitted to hospital and the number of new infections were 450 and 2,250, respectively.
The positive rate of virus testing rose from 4.5% to 6%, but due to the smooth progress of vaccination work, the infection rate of people over 75 years old has dropped significantly.
Regarding the reasons why the restriction measures failed to achieve the desired effect in the Attica area, Papawangiglu explained that since this is the most densely populated area in Greece, it is difficult to control the spread of the virus in such a large-scale urban area.
In addition, she said that the people's failure to comply with the relevant restrictions is also an important reason why the epidemic is still spreading.
(Cai Ling)