Update – 21/04/2021
April 21, 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 320,629. 87 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 9,627. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 847. 3,789 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 1,799 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 512 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
Greece announced on Monday that more than 2.5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered so far to the general population. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that 1.77 million people received at least the first dose, whereas more than 770,000 have received both doses.
These figures correspond to 16.75% of the total population in the first case and 7.45% in the second case.
The next due for appointments are people aged 55-59 and teachers, who can begin registering online as of Wednesday. Those aged 50-54 will begin registrations for appointments on Saturday.
The rate of vaccinations in Greece is about the same with the rest of the European Union countries. With the world’s highest COVID-19 vaccination rate, Israel recently has begun employing a vaccine passport program that allows immunized people access to a normality that’s denied people who’ve not had the shots. Half of all American and British adults have now received at least one dose of a vaccine.
Plans for a traditional Greek Easter in the ancestral village will have to be dropped for a second consecutive year as the ban on nonessential travel between regions of Greece is unlikely to be lifted by that time.
A number of health experts have warned that lifting the current ban for Easter celebrations will undermine the national effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 ahead of the country’s formal reopening to international tourists on May 14.
Through his statements following a meeting with the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos has cautioned the people that they might hear this unwelcome news as Easter approaches.
However, fewer restrictions will most likely be in force compared to 2020, when Easter liturgies all across Greece were held behind closed doors and in the absence of faithful to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.
Greek Shipping and Islands Police Minister Giannis Plakiotakis stated to the press on Tuesday that Greek ferries will be using vaccination certificates, self-tests and rapid tests to enable the tourist season to begin this year.
“Τhe green digital vaccination certificate, rapid tests and self tests will be used for voyages with ferries,” the Shipping Minister said earlier today.
Plakiotakis further stated that ferries with cabins will start out at a 55% occupancy rate and those without cabs will be allowed to have only a 50% occupancy rate.
All the appropriate health protocols will be reviewed and updated according to the course of the epidemiological data received as time goes on, he added.
In more detail, the 3,789 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
