Chinanews, April 3, according to the Greek "China Greek Times" report, on the evening of April 2 local time, the Greek National Public Health Organization announced that there were 3,080 new coronavirus pneumonia patients in Greece in the past 24 hours, and a total of 270,230 cases have been confirmed. .
There were 72 new deaths that day, and a total of 8232 deaths.
Data map: Greece under the epidemic.
Greece's vaccination appointment scope expands
Prime Minister approves deployment of EU vaccination plan
From April 2, local time, people in the 65 to 69 age group in Greece can start making appointments for the new crown vaccine.
The health authorities will also remind teachers who are on the list but have not yet been vaccinated to complete the vaccination as soon as possible.
Greek Prime Minister Mizotakis said when inspecting a vaccination center in Athens on the 1st that all people over the age of 60 and people with serious underlying diseases will receive at least one dose of the new crown vaccine in early May.
According to statistics, Greece has now completed about 1.7 million doses of vaccination, and more doses and brands of vaccines will be coming soon.
Although the vaccination work in Greece is advancing steadily, the speed of vaccination is not satisfactory.
The European Regional Director of the World Health Organization, Kruger, stated on March 31 that the pace of advancement of COVID-19 vaccination work in the European region is “untolerably slow. The progress must be accelerated immediately to expand production and reduce obstacles in the vaccination process. Every shot of the existing vaccine is used."
Mizotakis also criticized the EU's deployment of the new crown vaccination plan on the 2nd.
He said that although the EU is actively purchasing vaccines and has provided a lot of assistance to member states including Greece, the EU has not been able to obtain sufficient vaccines in time to meet the vaccination needs of the member states.
He pointed out that the EU is obliged to use all legal means to force the companies with which it has signed an agreement to comply with its contractual obligations and complete the delivery of vaccines on time and in quantity.
Data map: Greece under the epidemic.
Greek schools are expected to open on the 12th
Telecommuting order continues to extend
Greek Deputy Minister of Education Macri said on the 2nd: "It is possible to open schools from April 12, but these schools should have the new crown self-test conditions and strict epidemic prevention measures."
Macri added: "The Ministry of Education hopes to open all grades, but infectious disease experts hope to gradually open it to different grades. We plan to open the third year of high school first, and then open other grades."
Regarding the Greek college entrance examination, she said that the Ministry of Education is reviewing all possibilities, but it has not yet made a decision.
"It is certain that the state will hold the examinations on time."
The Greek government spokesman Peloni has previously announced that the school will be opened through teacher and student self-test measures, but it is not clear whether elementary school students and kindergarten students will return to school before or after Easter.
Pelloni also said that from next week pharmacies will begin to provide the public with new coronavirus self-test kits, and priority should be given to students and teachers when conducting self-testing so that they can return to school on April 12 as planned.
In addition, the private sector will continue to implement the mandatory remote working system in April and ensure that more than half of eligible workers implement this measure.
The measures for staggered working hours will also be extended to the end of April, which involves the specific time of on and off work.
The Greek government announces a road map to resume economic activities
The new measures are not "relaxation" but "decompression"
After announcing the relaxation of some restrictions on the movement of people starting this weekend and allowing retail stores to resume operations from April 5th, the Greek government announced on the 1st a road map for the country to resume social and economic activities.
Although retail stores will reopen next week, department stores and shopping centers are still closed. The government will reassess the situation with members of the medical expert team next week.
According to reports, there are currently two primary goals of the government.
The first is to make the public fully aware of the impact of their activities on the epidemic.
The government has fully understood the fatigue caused by the long-term blockade. Under the premise of resuming some activities, the public should also increase their vigilance against the epidemic.
The second goal is to avoid people's frustration and the psychological impact of the process of blockade and unblocking.
Pelloni said: “What the government does should not be interpreted as relaxing restrictions, but as an appropriate decompression for the public.” Mizotakis also said that the government has not liberalized social and economic activities, but only for some activities. Make "adjustments."
(Lin Jiahao, Cai Ling)