China News Service, September 18, according to the Greek "China Greek Times" report, on the evening of September 17, local time, the Greek National Public Health Organization announced that in the past 24 hours, Greece had added 2,255 new cases of new coronary pneumonia, and a total of 627,314 cases were diagnosed; There were 39 new deaths and a total of 14,394 deaths.

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

The picture shows tourists strolling in the museum.

Emergency restrictive measures implemented in four places

　　Due to the deterioration of the new crown epidemic situation, the Greek government has decided to take emergency restrictions on the four regions of Kavala, Imacia, Pieria and Pera from the 17th to curb the spread of the virus.

　　These measures include: the implementation of curfew measures from 1 am to 6 am, during which people are only allowed to travel for work or health reasons; clubs, bars and cafes are not allowed to play music to prevent overcrowding.

The above measures will continue until September 24, after which the Health Expert Committee will evaluate the epidemic situation again.

Expected to return to normal life in the summer of 2022

　　On the 17th, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Athens, Nix Sipsas, commenting on some parents who disagree with their children for vaccination due to possible side effects, said that compared with the risk of contracting the new crown virus, the risk of side effects caused by vaccination Minimal.

　　Cipsas said: "We have observed that there are many evidences in the existing literature that children suffer from long-term health problems after being infected with the new crown virus. The long-term complications after infection with the virus include fatigue, depression, lung damage and Diseases of the function of the heart and other organs."

　　Regarding the future development trend of the epidemic, Cipsas said that whether it is protection through vaccination or the production of antibodies after infection, it is expected that Greece will be able to build an immune wall by the summer of 2022, and the virus will have no room for survival.

He predicted that the epidemic will not last for more than three years. There will be a peak of the epidemic before Christmas this year, but it will gradually degrade thereafter.

Starting from the summer of 2022, people are expected to return to their normal lives.

The booster vaccination group will expand

　　The Secretary-General of Primary Care of the Ministry of Health of Greece, Marios Simistoklis, said on the 17th that the National Vaccination Committee of Greece will announce next Monday that it will provide a third booster shot for people over 60 and health care professionals. New crown vaccine injection.

　　He also pointed out that in the general environment where the epidemic may worsen, the possibility of vaccinating the third dose of the new crown vaccine among the general population is still open. The focus of the government's current work is to vaccinate more and more people. There are currently more than 1,500 vaccination centers across Greece, and this number can be increased to 2,800 if necessary. (Cai Ling)