Update – 19/01/2022
January 19, 2022
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As of the latest update by the Greek authorities, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 diagnosed cases in Greece 1,703,396. 106 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 22,197. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 673. 23,340 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 8,661 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 2,179 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
School students of all ages and grades can obtain five Covid-19 self-testing kits free of charge from pharmacies nationwide between Wednesday and Saturday.
According to government rules, all students, regardless of their vaccination status, are obliged to conduct a self-test twice a week (on Tuesdays and Fridays), up to 24 hours before class.
Pupils must register the result on the edupass.gov.gr website and show proof of a negative test result at school.
Former conservative prime minister Kostas Karamanlis has tested positive for Covid-19, his political office said in a statement Tuesday.
The New Democracy MP, who is fully vaccinated and is only displaying mild symptoms, is isolating at home.
As another 101 deaths from Covid-19 were recorded on Monday, Greek health authorities and scientists warned against complacency regarding the pandemic and the Omicron variant.
“We must not be deceived into thinking that spring is coming and that the Omicron variant is mild so we stop doing what we have to do,” said the president of the National Vaccination Committee, Maria Theodoridou.
“The coronavirus is next to us, in our house, in our yard and the brake on its spread must be constant,” she added, stressing that insufficient immunity due to improper vaccination will lead to a prolonged presence of the virus, increasing the chance of mutations. “All the experts agree on the impossibility of forecasts and point out the need to observe the measures and to continue the vaccinations,” she said.
In more detail, the 23,340 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
