Chinanews.com, May 25. According to the Greek "China Greek Times" report, on the evening of May 24 local time, the Greek National Public Health Organization announced that in the past 24 hours, there were 1381 new cases of new coronavirus pneumonia in Greece, with a total of 391,181 confirmed cases. There were 50 new deaths and a total of 11,822 deaths.

According to the report, more than 23,000 people in Greece have tested positive for the new coronavirus. Experts analyzed that if the ban was unblocked too quickly or improperly handled, the country may have a fourth wave of epidemics in September.

On May 3, local time, in Athens, Greece, people were enjoying drinks at an open-air coffee shop.

23,300 people tested positive for the new coronavirus

　　In an interview with the media, Greek Deputy Minister of Digital Governance George Georgandas emphasized that starting from May 24, pharmacies will provide free self-test boxes for new crowns to all employees working in the public sector and private companies across Greece every week.

　　All employees must undergo virus testing twice a week, and the test results need to be submitted on the official platform and click on "Employee Self-Test Result Statement". Then the program will jump to the ERGANI system on the official website of the Ministry of Labor for declaration.

　　According to Georgandas, since the Greek government began asking people to self-test on April 7, as of the morning of May 24, 23,300 self-test results have been positive.

　　Regarding previous media reports that the official website has security loopholes, Georgandas said that these reports are purely false.

He emphasized that only one code will be generated for each document. This code is private and only the recipient knows it.

On May 14, 2021 local time, Athens, Greece, the Acropolis Museum reopened to the public.

The picture shows tourists visiting the museum.

The fourth wave of epidemic may appear in September

　　George Pavlakis, a researcher and head of vaccines at the National Cancer Institute, warned in an interview on the 24th that if restrictions are lifted too quickly, a fourth wave of epidemics may occur in Greece in September this year. .

　　He said: “Viruses are everywhere. With the advent of summer, we hope that the number of new infections will be reduced, but we also know that the epidemic will not completely disappear.” He pointed out that due to the existence of mutant viruses, if the epidemic rebounds , The government may also introduce new blockade measures.

　　Pavlakis emphasized that good monitoring and continued protection are the most effective way to avoid re-blocking.

People still need to wear masks and maintain social distancing, and health departments also need to strengthen the tracking of close contacts of confirmed cases.

The Greek government hopes to give the green light to economic and social activities

　　Greek Development and Investment Minister Azonis Georgiadis stated on the 24th that if the epidemic continues to improve, the government will ask the Committee of Health Experts to "give the green light" to the restoration of more social and economic activities.

　　Georgiades said in an interview with Skai TV that he hopes that the Health Expert Committee will allow bars and restaurants to play background music, and that from next Monday, the maximum number of people attending weddings and receptions can be increased to more than 100.

　　He pointed out that the government will reopen more activities as soon as the epidemic situation permits, because the long-term blockade will inevitably cause economic problems.

(Cai Ling)