Update – 12/03/2021
March 12, 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 is 214,661. 51 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 6,937. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 506. 2,570 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 1,282 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 229 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
The Athens Medical Association on Thursday launched a new platform where private doctors can register to join the battle against the novel coronavirus at public hospitals, following an appeal on Wednesday by Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias.
On the first day of operation, the platform attracted 20 applications, according to the association, from eight pneumonologists, six pathologists and another six general medicine practitioners.
The association also called up hundreds of members conveying the Health Ministry’s plea for the private sector to do its part to bolster the public health system, which is being sorely tested by rising hospital admissions and intubations.
Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus vaccine gets green light in Europe. The European Medicines Agency, the European Union’s pharmaceutical regulator, approved the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine for use in those aged 18 and over, on Thursday.
The US, UK, and Bahrain have already approved the shot and are using it in their inoculation campaigns.
J & J’s one-shot inoculation can be stored in normal refrigerators for up to three months, compared to its two-dose counterparts that require frigid temperatures and expire quickly.
Although the single-dose vaccine is expected to speed up inoculation campaigns across Europe, the bloc will have to wait — the EU is expecting its first batch of a massive 200 million-dose shipment of the shot next month.
This is the fourth vaccine to be approved for use in the European Union, following the shots from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca.
A five-day-old infant became the youngest patient with the coronavirus admitted into the hospital in Greece. After suffering from difficulty breathing and eventually testing positive for the virus, the baby was admitted after being transferred from Alexandria Hospital to the intensive care unit at the Children’s Hospital in Aglaia Kyriakou. As the newborn’s mother tested negative for Covid-19, it is still unclear how the virus was transmitted to the child.
In more detail, the 2,570 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
