Update – 04/10/2021
October 4, 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 661,308. 31 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 14,920. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 332. 1,165 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 224 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 195 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
Panagiotis Arkoumaneas is stepping down as president of the National Organization for Public Health (EODY).
In a Facebook post Saturday, two years after his appointment, Arkoumaneas announced that he had submitted his resignation to Health Minister Thanos Plevris. He also attached a copy of his resignation letter. There was no official comment on Arkoumaneas’ departure or on who will replace him.
Ministry sources quoted by Kathimerini said that Plevris accepted Arkoumaneas’ resignation, while thanking him for his “precious contribution” to EODY and the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
In his post, Arkoumaneas thanked the government for entrusting him with steering EODY. He also thanked staff and scientific experts at the organization, while wishing them success in their mission. He did not cite the reason behind his resignation.
EODY publishes daily pandemic statistics, among other information.
Very little has changed in Greek school sit-ins, an annual ritual, save that today they are being staged against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. This change is also reflected in the demands of the protesting pupils: Some of the requests put forward to the Education Ministry this year were: responsible information by the state and the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) on vaccination; free and regular rapid tests – not just self-tests – at schools for all pupils without discrimination; small classes, making use of more appropriate classrooms.
It’s hard not to be surprised by the protesters’ demands. It’s as if the daily reports on the spread of the pandemic and the conditions it imposes upon the economy, society and the education system are not part of our daily reality. On the other hand, sit-ins have always been somewhat divorced from reality.
More than an estimated 130 sit-ins are currently taking place at schools across the country this year.
The problem is not boredom and, as a result, the indifference borne by the recurring ritual. Nor is it the, often misspelled, slogans employed by the pupils and which inevitably become the subject of commentary. Nor is it even the loss of class hours. Last year in fact, Education Minister Niki Kerameus said that in schools affected by sit-ins, classes would be held on school holidays, Saturdays and instead of field trips to compensate for lost time. In the end, plans were upended by the pandemic and remote learning.
In more detail, the 1,165 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
