3 municipalities in Attica prefecture placed under curfew from 6 pm Thursday Magda Panoutsopoulou | 17.12.2020
ATHENS
Three cities in the West Attica region of Greece with high infection rates were placed under a hard lockdown, Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias said on Thursday in a press briefing about the course of the pandemic.
The municipalities of Elefsina, Mandra, and Aspropyrgos will have a curfew starting from 6 p.m. as of Friday, three hours earlier than usual.
Starting Friday and for a week, all retail stores will remain closed, authorities announced.
Bookshops, hairdressers, beauty, and nail salons will also remain closed while in other areas they will be open with restrictions.
Low Covid-19 Figures Continue in Greece: 588 New Cases, 70 Dead
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The drop in the numbers of Covid-19 infections and deaths continues in Greece. On Sunday the National Public Health Organisation (EODY) announced 588 news cases and 70 deaths, while 515 patients are in intubation.
According to EODY, 11 of the new cases were detected following checks at the country’s gateways.
The total number of cases is 131,072, of which 52.5 percent are men. A total of 5,211 (4.0 percent) infections so far are considered to be related to travel from abroad and 38,349 (29.3 percent) are related to an already known case.
The number of patients in intubation dropped to 515, with their median age being 67 years. Of them, 165 (32.0 percent) are women and the rest are men. Also, 77.1 percent of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years of age or older. So far, 800 patients have been discharged from ICU.
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Medical personnel prepares to conduct a COVID-19 rapid test at a drive-through testing site in Athens, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) 12/19/2020 Εθνικός Κήρυξ
ATHENS - Greece registered 901 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, of which 6 were identified at the country s entry points, said the National Public Health Organization (EODY).
All cases in Greece total 130,485 of which 5,196 relate to travel from abroad and 38,050 to already confirmed infection cases.
A total of 534 individuals are intubated. Their median age is 66 years, 77.3 pct have an underlying condition or are aged 70 or more and 165 of them are women. Another 797 have been discharged from ICUs since the start of the pandemic.
Greece records 58 deaths, 901 new coronavirus cases on Saturday
December 20, 2020
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Greece registered 901 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, of which 6 were identified at the country’s entry points, said the National Public Health Organization (EODY).
All cases in Greece total 130,485 of which 5,196 relate to travel from abroad and 38,050 to already confirmed infection cases.
A total of 534 individuals are intubated. Their median age is 66 years, 77.3 pct have an underlying condition or are aged 70 or more and 165 of them are women. Another 797 have been discharged from ICUs since the start of the pandemic.
EODY also registered 58 new deaths, bringing coronavirus fatalities to 4,102 in total. The median age of all fatalities was 79 years, 95.7 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or above, and 1,654 were women. [amna]
Greece reports 901 new COVID-19 cases, 58 deaths ANI | Updated: Dec 20, 2020 12:16 IST
Athens [Greece], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Greece reported 901 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national total to 130,485, authorities announced on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the country s death toll from the virus increased by 58 to 4,102, according to the National Public Health Organisation.
The country has been under lockdown since November 7, which is scheduled to end in January 2021. (ANI/Xinhua)