Update – 02/11/2021
November 2, 2021
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As of the latest update by the Greek authorities, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 diagnosed cases in Greece 747,595. 52 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 15,990. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 430. 5,449 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 1,021 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 828 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
With the recent deterioration of Greece’s epidemiological situation and daily cases smashing a new record on Monday at 5,449, the committee of infectious disease experts is expected to consider tightening measures on Wednesday, particularly in red designated areas and so-called mixed areas in restaurants.
More specifically, the measures reportedly on the table foresee an increase in social distancing in mixed spaces at restaurants and bars from 1.5 meters to 2, and a reduction on the number of people allowed at a table, from 10 possibly to six.
There are also suggestions for increased testing of unvaccinated workers in catering and entertainment. This would entail three rapid tests a week from the current two, at their own expense.
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Monday that Greece will donate 250,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Vietnam, during a meeting with Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan who is on an official visit to Athens.
Sakellaropoulou noted that Greece and Vietnam share common values and that bilateral relations have been getting stronger.
A 38-year-old pregnant woman being treated for coronavirus-related complications died last week in the northern port city of Thessaloniki. According to information available to Kathimerini, the woman had tested positive for coronavirus in late September and had no underlying symptoms but was unvaccinated. The woman had an emergency caesarean surgery and was later intubated.
A second woman has also been intubated in the same hospital in Thessaloniki following her c-sec surgery, also unvaccinated.
The Hellenic Pulmonary Society on Monday “unequivocally” condemned an attack on a top lung disease expert in a taverna in the central Greek town of Kalambaka on Saturday.
Theodoros Vassilakopoulos, a professor of respiratory and critical care medicine at the University of Athens, School of Medicine and adjunct professor of McGill University, was among 15 specialists attending a scientific seminar in the area. He was physically assaulted by the taverna’s proprietors when he, and other colleagues, inquired why customers were not being checked for coronavirus vaccination certificates.
“Their approach was advisory and well-intentioned. However, the reaction by the business’ owners was disproportionate and… included physical and verbal violence,” the society said.
In more detail, the 5,449 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
