Chinanews.com, May 6th. According to the Greek "China Greek Times" report, on the 5th local time, the Greek National Public Health Organization announced that in the past 24 hours, there were 2093 new confirmed cases of new crown in Greece, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 352,027; new There were 96 deaths and a total of 10764 deaths.
Recently, the Greek health department announced that the country will use Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the new crown vaccination from May 5; Greek primary and secondary schools are scheduled to open from May 10; due to the sudden outbreak, Kalymnos Island has entered a strict lockdown. status.
Data map: Greece under the epidemic.
Johnson & Johnson vaccine starts
According to reports, the Greek Drug Administration decided to start Johnson & Johnson's vaccination campaign on May 5.
According to Theodoridou, Chairman of the National Vaccination Committee of Greece, Johnson & Johnson's new crown vaccine has a high degree of effectiveness. Among those vaccinated, the protection against hospitalized cases reaches 90% and the protection against severe cases exceeds 80%. %, and no related infection deaths.
Primary and secondary schools will be open from May 10
Starting from May 10th, elementary schools, junior high schools and high schools across the country will be fully reopened, but the opening hours of kindergartens have not yet been determined.
When teachers and students return to school, they must perform a self-test for the new coronavirus.
From May 5, teachers and students of primary and secondary schools and school administrators will be able to go to pharmacies and receive self-check kits by virtue of their social security numbers.
The report pointed out that for students who have reached the age of 13, they can complete the self-test under the guidance of their parents; students under the age of 13 can be assisted by their parents to complete the test.
The test time is recommended to be carried out in the morning of the day you return to school, or the night before.
In addition, a source from the Ministry of Labor said that the government has not yet reached a final decision on the reopening of nurseries, because the reopening of schools at all levels must be done gradually under the premise of ensuring safety.
The area was suddenly blocked
According to another report, the Greek Civil Defense Department announced that Kalimnos Island has entered a state of strict lockdown due to the outbreak.
The blockade took effect on May 5 and ended on May 10.
According to reports, in the past 24 hours, 49 new cases of infection have been confirmed on Kalymnos Island.
The Ministry of Civil Defense of Greece said in a statement that the lockdown measures stipulate that residents of the island can only leave their homes to open workplaces, or go to see a doctor, buy medicine, walk the dog or go shopping in the supermarket.
Other restrictions include suspension of construction works and religious ceremonies, and all residents are only allowed to leave the island for health reasons.
The island’s mayor Dicomikalis accused the local churches, residents and national regulatory agencies of wrongdoing for causing the increase in the number of infections. He stated that people have been crowded in the church, failing to observe the protection measures, and the authorities have not conducted inspections. He also called on the Greek Minister of Health to increase the vaccination rate of the islanders. (Cai Ling and Zhang Wei)