China News Service, April 7th. According to the Greek "China-Greece Times" report, as of the 6th local time, the total number of confirmed cases of new crown in Greece exceeded 280,000.
Among them, in Crete, the first confirmed case of new crown by tourists in 2021 was found locally.
At the same time, the Greek government is actively promoting vaccination.
As of the 5th, more than 1.21 million people in Greece have received the first dose of the vaccine, and more than 660,000 people have completed the two doses of the vaccine.
Data map: A woman wearing a mask passes by the Parthenon in Athens, Greece.
Crete sees first confirmed case of tourist in 2021
According to reports, on the evening of April 6, local time, the National Public Health Organization of Greece announced that in the past 24 hours, Greece had newly confirmed 4309 new cases of new crown; a total of 281,570 confirmed cases; 79 new deaths and a total of 8,532 deaths.
On April 5th, the Greek health authorities confirmed that the country’s largest island, Crete, had found the first confirmed case of the new crown from tourists in 2021.
The confirmed case was a German tourist who was tested positive for the new crown virus after arriving in Heraklion, Crete.
At present, he has been quarantined as required, and after that, he will be tested again for the new crown virus.
Data map: Pedestrians pass through a closed commercial street in Athens, Greece under the epidemic.
Hundreds of people! This funeral is controversial
As the epidemic continued to spread, there was a crowd of people at a local funeral in Greece, which caused controversy.
The public suspected that the funeral organizer did not strictly abide by the government's relevant epidemic prevention regulations.
Mitropolidis Kirillos, who attended the funeral, said in an interview on the 6th that only relatives and pastors could enter the church to attend his father's funeral that day.
The police have also made relevant preparations, requiring that the number of participants in the funeral should not exceed 500.
He also emphasized: “When participating in the funeral procession, the crowds gathered in the church were dispersed one after another. Most people still wear masks. Although it looks incredible from the photos released by the media, in fact, the people who attended the funeral Most people have complied with the epidemic prevention regulations."
Data map: A policeman in Athens, Greece, is checking the driver's certificate to determine the purpose of his trip.
Greek officials: more than 1.21 million people have received the first dose of new crown vaccine
The Secretary General of Primary Care of the Ministry of Health of Greece, Marios Simistokes, said on the 5th that as of that day, 1.214 million people in Greece had received the first dose of the new crown vaccine, and 663,000 had completed two doses of the vaccine.
In addition, Greek Minister of State George Yerapetritis hinted on the 6th that since the new crown virus self-test kit is being distributed to pharmacies across the country, people can then go to the store to obtain self-testing, which has also increased to a certain extent. Possibility that high school will reopen next week.
He also added: “I think the school will be open next Monday. Because of the epidemic, the school has been closed for a long time, and the students’ mental health and learning have been severely affected.” He emphasized that the government’s goal is to prioritize Consider opening high schools, then junior high schools.
As for whether the Greek government will allow cross-regional travel across the country before Easter, Iela Petritis seems to be cautiously optimistic.
He said: "If all goes well and the epidemic does not rebound significantly, we can reasonably assume that cross-regional travel during Easter will resume, but this situation is difficult to achieve in areas with more severe epidemics." (Cai Ling, Lin Jiahao)