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Update – 16/03/2021

As of the latest update by the Greek authorities, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 diagnosed cases in Greece is 222,281.  46 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 7,137. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 564. 1,134 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 521 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 132 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.

All schools across the country will be closed for a period of two weeks due to heightened transmission of Covid-19 in Greece, Nikos Chardalias, Deputy Minister for Civil Protetction, announced Friday.

Starting Tuesday, since Monday was the holiday Clean Monday, all classes will operate online only for two weeks.

Additionally, the strict lockdown in Attica, home to Athens, the Greek capital, will be extended until March 22.

New regions of Greece have also been designated “dark red,” indicating a high rate of transmission in the area, and will now be under a strict lockdown. The latest dark red areas are Evrytania, Chalkidiki, Kilkis, Lesvos, Ioannina, Metsovo, Skiathos, and Chania.

There will be no exceptions to lockdown on Clean Monday in areas under strict measures, including Athens, Chardalias affirmed on Friday.

Currently, citizens must do their shopping for essential goods within a 2 km radius of their home, and cannot travel outside of their area.

Additionally, there is a weekend curfew from 7:00 PM to 5:00 PM and a weekday curfew of 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, which can only be broken in case of emergency.

Greek health authorities stated on Sunday that the inoculation campaign utilizing AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine will continue as scheduled despite concerns in several European countries about its alleged link to thrombosis. The German government said on Monday that it’s suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine over new reports of dangerous blood clots in connection with the shot.

The German Health Ministry said the decision was taken as a “precaution” and on the advice of Germany’s national vaccine regulator, the Paul Ehrlich Institute, which called for further investigation of the cases. The Greek National Committee of Vaccinations, which is responsible for making the decision, addressed concerns over the side effects of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca product.

Responding to reports of “isolated thrombosis and embolism incidents” following inoculations with the vaccine, the committee cited the European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee, which said there is no evidence that these episodes are causally linked with inoculation.

Several incidents of thrombosis, or the formation of blood clots, have been reported in Austria and Denmark, and two deaths have occurred in patients there who had just received the AstraZeneca vaccine.

In more detail, the 1,134 new cases detected per Regional Unit:

  • Attica 521
    • Eastern Attica 59
    • Northern Sector of Athens 71
    • West Attica 19
    • Western Sector of Athens 88
    • Central Sector of Athens 140
    • Southern Sector of Athens 79
    • Islands 4
    • Piraeus 61
  • Thessaloniki 132
  • Etoloakarnania 19
  • Argolida 13
  • Arcadia 5
  • Arta 1
  • Achaia 65
  • Boeotia 13
  • Grevena 2
  • Drama 1
  • Evros 4
  • Evia 6
  • Evritania 11
  • Zakynthos 4
  • Ilia 6
  • Imathia 2
  • Heraklion 31
  • Thesprotia 6
  • Thira 2
  • Ioannina 17
  • Kavala 9
  • Kalymnos 5
  • Karditsa 13
  • Karpathos 1
  • Kastoria 12
  • Corfu 1
  • Cephalonia 1
  • Kilkis 4
  • Kozani 11
  • Corinth 47
  • Larissa 15
  • Lasithi 1
  • Lesvos 9
  • Magnesia 16
  • Mykonos 1
  • Naxos 2
  • Xanthi 1
  • Pella 5
  • Pieria 8
  • Preveza 4
  • Rethymno 3
  • Samos 1
  • Serres 4
  • Sporades 1
  • Tinos 1
  • Trikala 4
  • Fthiotida 8
  • Fokida 1
  • Chalkidiki 6
  • Chania 11
  • Chios 1
  • Under investigation 53

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