China News Service, November 9th According to the Greek "China-Greece Times" report, the epidemic situation in Greece has deteriorated sharply since November.
On the evening of the 8th local time, the National Public Health Organization of Greece announced that in the past 24 hours, Greece had added 7,335 confirmed cases of new crowns, once again breaking the record of new cases in a single day.
It is predicted that the increase in cases this Sunday may rise to 10,000.
At the same time, the Greek government is considering implementing "Plan B" to curb the continued surge in cases.
On May 14, 2021 local time, Athens, Greece, the Acropolis Museum reopened to the public.
The picture shows tourists visiting the museum.
The new crown cases may increase by tens of thousands, and the worse situation has not yet come?
According to reports, the new crown epidemic in Greece has deteriorated sharply.
In the first week of November, Greece's increasing number of confirmed cases of new crowns has repeatedly set the highest number of confirmed cases in a single day since the outbreak.
In an interview a few days ago, Matina Pagoni, chairman of the Federation of Athens and Piraeus Hospitals, sounded the alarm about the future development of the epidemic in Greece.
She said: "At present, the pressure on the Attica Regional Hospital, where the capital Athens is located, is enormous. We are going through a difficult period. According to the epidemiological data we have, the number of confirmed cases of the new crown may increase this week. To 10,000 cases".
"A worse situation may not have come yet, and I am not sure what will happen by the end of this month."
The Greek government considers "Plan B" to contain the epidemic
The Greek "China-Greece Times" quoted the "Daily" report that although the new epidemic prevention measures have taken effect on the 6th, the Greek government is already considering the "Plan B" to curb the continued surge in cases.
According to the report, the Greek government has decided to take the same measures as in 2020 when necessary, on the one hand to strengthen the construction of the national health system, and on the other to restrict recreational activities.
Among them, plans to strengthen the construction of the health system include restricting and postponing non-emergency operations, reserving more beds for patients with new crowns, allowing private clinics to participate in the treatment of patients with new crowns, and inviting private practitioners to provide services to the public medical system, etc. .
As for the catering and entertainment industries, the "Plan B" considers requiring these companies to only allow sitting customers in the venues to avoid crowding caused by too many customers standing and causing the spread of the virus. At the same time, it prohibits playing background music and restricts restaurants and bars. Opening hours and so on.
According to the report, when the "Plan B" will be implemented and whether it will be implemented, to a large extent depends on the development of the epidemic this week.
The number of new cases, the number of hospitalizations, and the number of severely ill patients are all indicators that the Greek government considers.
Optimists expect that starting this week, the epidemic curve will flatten.
However, some health experts believe that this wave of epidemic will reach its peak at the end of November, and December will also be a very challenging month.
On May 3, local time, a cafe reopened in Athens, Greece.
The Prime Minister of Greece reiterated that it will no longer block
On the 8th local time, Greek Prime Minister Mizotakis held talks with representatives of trade and catering companies to discuss how to better coordinate and implement epidemic prevention measures.
At the meeting, Mizotakis reiterated that economic activities and social life in Greece will not be closed again due to the epidemic.
At the same time, the Prime Minister of Greece affirmed the efforts made by the trade and catering industry to comply with the new anti-epidemic regulations.
He said: "I declare once again that economic and social activities in Greece will not be closed again, and the freedom of vaccinated people will not be deprived. Those who have not been vaccinated should also be protected. But to achieve these goals, in addition to strengthening inspections. , We also need to increase cooperation."
On the economic front, he also pointed out that governments at all levels have mobilized up to 42 billion euros to deal with the impact of the epidemic, and the most difficult period has passed.
He added that, unlike the previous situation, Greece now has enough vaccines to protect people's health.
He also emphasized that persuading more people to accept the new crown vaccination, steadily advancing the strengthening of needle vaccination and doing daily protection are the three keys to successfully passing the "door of crisis" of the epidemic.
(Cai Ling)