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China News Service, December 22. According to the Greek report “China Greek Times”, on the night of December 21 local time, the National Public Health Organization of Greece announced that in the last 24 hours, Greece had recently confirmed 526 new cases of new coronary pneumonia, with a total of 131,597 confirmed cases. ; There were 85 new deaths that day, for a total of 4,257 deaths.
On November 15 local time, Messogion Street was empty in Athens, Greece.
A new mutant coronavirus emerges in the UK
Greece requires British immigrants to be quarantined for 7 days
Due to the recent emergence of a new, more threatening, mutated, mutated coronavirus strain in the UK, many countries around the world immediately announced measures to restrict the movement of people in the UK. Greece’s Ministry of Citizen Protection also announced on the 20th that from 6 o’clock on the 21st, all people from the UK will be required to remain in quarantine for 7 days after entering Greece. People from other countries still have to comply with the original regulations, that is, mandatory isolation for 3 days after entering Greece.
Greek infectious disease expert Gogos said on the 21st: “So far, there is no evidence that the mutated virus can invalidate the vaccine. Although the possibility of a future cannot be ruled out, we are still waiting for more before making any evaluation.” . data.”
Gogos said that people should not panic too much about the appearance of a mutated strain of the new corona in the UK, because all viruses naturally produce mutations or genetic changes when they replicate and spread between people. Generally, the virus will become more infectious after mutation, but its lethality will weaken.
Greece plans to carry out vaccination work
Experts worry about the “third wave of epidemic”
Greek Prime Minister Mizotakis said on 21 that he plans to receive the new vaccination crown on December 27 and will promote a comprehensive vaccination plan in the coming months. Mizotakis said: “Currently, the biggest challenge facing the government is convincing the public that the vaccine is safe. Personally, I will receive the vaccine as soon as it arrives in Greece.”
Regarding the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, Mizotakis said he was concerned that family gatherings could counter the epidemic, and urged the public not to relax their vigilance during the holidays and to continue to comply with various epidemic prevention regulations.
Before this, many medical experts have expressed concern that the relaxation of people’s vigilance during the festival could lead to a “third wave of epidemic attacks” after the festival. Sarjanis, head of the Environmental Engineering Laboratory at the University of Aristotle, said that to maintain the daily increase in the number of new coronary pneumonias diagnosed under the “safe line” of 500 cases, it is necessary to extend the total period of lockdown until 2021. January 20. He also warned that if the total lockdown ends prematurely, the virus is likely to “come back.” (Cai Ling)
