Update – 09/08/2021
August 9, 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 514,192. 17 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 13,075. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 204. 1,852 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 481 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 152 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
The course of the coronavirus in mid-August is expected to a large degree to determine the amount of “freedom” people will have this coming fall.
A good scenario would be for the number of cases to remain constant at the current, high levels, where an average of 2,650 new cases are recorded on a daily basis.
However, the August 15 holiday week, which is a time of peak travel, and the highly contagious Delta variant foreshadow an increase in cases in the near future, which, however, is not expected to be exponential and deemed manageable by the country’s health system.
In comments to Kathimerini, Charalambos Gogos, professor of pathology of the University of Patra and a member of the Health Ministry’s committee of experts, said that estimates of a non-exponential increase are “based on the fact that the spread of the coronavirus at this stage remains in the 25-35 age group, that older people are vaccinated to a relatively large extent, and that the National Health System now has experience in managing the pandemic.”
At the same time, he pointed that the August 15 holiday celebrations could pose of problem and advised strict adherence to protocols provided for health safety.
Given that August is considered a pivotal month, scientists are urging all those who have not been vaccinated to schedule an appointment, and recommend the use of a mask during the August 15 holiday celebrations.
What’s more, they issued a renewed call to all those returning from vacations to limit their contacts for one week to the absolutely necessary and to do at least two self-diagnostic tests, on the second and fifth day after their return, to ensure that, along with holiday souvenirs, they do not also not bring back the coronavirus.
The Panhellenic Federation of Public Hospital Employees (POEDIN) has sent a legal notice to the ministries of Health, Interior, Labor and Finance informing of them of its decision that health workers will abstain from compulsory vaccinations.
It was sent 10 days before the deadline for employees at care homes for the elderly and the disabled to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and 25 days before the corresponding deadline for employees at public hospitals, whose administrations have already been asked to compile lists of vaccinated and unvaccinated personnel.
In its notice, POEDIN argues that ordering staff to present a certificate of vaccination or illness, as defined by the institutional framework, “violates the individual right to data protection and especially sensitive health data of employees.” It added that it violates the constitutional rights of those who choose not to get vaccinated.
In more detail, the 1,852 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
