From Monday, Greece will require a vaccination certificate or a negative coronavirus test from people traveling to the islands, authorities said today, quoted by Reuters.
The slight increase in cases of infection in the last week and worries about the more contagious “Delta” version of the virus have prompted Greek authorities to impose stricter rules on the islands, the agency said.
“The Delta variant is 100 percent more contagious than the original virus and between 40 and 60 percent more contagious than the British variant,” said Vana Papaevangelu, an expert on the government’s advisory commission. on the issues of the pandemic, adds BTA.
“The question now is how to delay its spread until vaccination progresses,” she said.
Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias said measures to curb new outbreaks would be local.
Today, the Greek health authorities announced 761 new cases of infection, of which only one was found at the country’s borders, ANA-MPA agency reported.
To date, 423,185 cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Greece. Of the new infections confirmed in the last seven days, 93 were related to travel abroad and 677 to other confirmed cases.
In the last 24 hours, four deaths related to the infection have been registered. The total number of victims of COVID-19 in Greece is 12,710, and 95.2 percent of them had concomitant diseases and / or were 70 or older, notes ANA-MPA.
A total of 189 patients are on mechanical respiration in hospitals. The mean age of these patients was 67 years, and 84.1 percent of them had concomitant diseases and / or were 70 years of age or older.
The average age of the newly infected in Greece is 43 years, and the average age of those who died with COVID-19 – 78 years, informs ANA-MPA.
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