Update – 23/10/2020

As of the latest update by the Greek authorities on Thursday, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 diagnosed cases in Greece is 28,216. 15 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 549. The number of patients treated in intensive care units stands at 90. Another record high 882 new cases where announced yesterday in Greece, maintaining the daily number above 800. 290 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 188 in the Thessaloniki region.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced new measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 in a major speech to the Greek public on Thursday. These include the use of masks in all indoor and outdoor spaces around the country, and nighttime curfews in areas which have been highly impacted by the virus. The curfew will run from 12:30 AM from 5:00 AM, and will be in effect in all areas that are considered at an “orange” or “red” risk level. This includes Kozani and Kastoria, which are “red” areas, and are already under strict measures that resemble local lockdowns.

The curfew also applies to Attica, Thessaloniki, Pella, Boeotia, Larissa, Serres, Achaia, Zakynthos, Heraklion, Thira, Karditsa, Kea-Kythnos, Lesvos, Mykonos, Samos, and Trikala, which are all at level “orange.”

Those who work at night, and anyone in an emergency situation, are exempt from the night-time curfew.

The new measures will begin early this Saturday morning at 6:00 AM.

“I want to be clear; the next few months are expected to be difficult,” Mitsotakis said. “As a general lockdown is not among my choices, other measures are needed – smarter ones, more targeted and, ultimately, more effective.” The aim of the night-time curfews, Mitsotakis said, is to curb gatherings that have helped spread the virus. He appealed to young people, who have accounted for the majority of new infections in recent days, to show maturity and rise to the occasion. “At this time it would be good for you young people to turn your drive into responsibility,” the premier said, noting that, “there will be less enjoyment, perhaps, for a while, but there will be more health for a long time.”

Mitsotakis also heralded an intensification of inspections on businesses that are violating health protocols put in place to curb the spread of the virus, adding that remote working will be expanded further wherever this is possible.

Regarding yesterday’s 882 cases:

52 were detected during the tests carried out at Greece’s entry points

4 imported cases that took the test voluntarily

290 cases were detected in the regional unit of Attica

188 cases were detected in the regional unit of Thessaloniki

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Andros

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Aitoloakarnania

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Argolida

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Arkadia

9 cases were detected in the regional unit of Achaia

7 cases were detected in the regional unit of Voiotia

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Drama

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Evros

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Evoia

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Ilia

5 cases were detected in the regional unit of Imathia

10 cases were detected in the regional unit of Iraklio

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Thira

23 cases were detected in the regional unit of Ioannina

5 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kavala

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Karditsa

15 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kastoria

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Kea-Kythnos

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kerkyra

4 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kilkis

10 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kozani

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Korinthia

40 cases were detected in the regional unit of Larissa

17 cases were detected in the regional unit of Lesvos

7 cases were detected in the regional unit of Magnisia

9 cases were detected in the regional unit of Messinia

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Naxos

4 cases were detected in the regional unit of Xanthi

5 cases were detected in the regional unit of Pellas

4 cases were detected in the regional unit of Pierias

4 cases were detected in the regional unit of Rethimno

10 cases were detected in the regional unit of Rodopi

65 cases were detected in the regional unit of Serres

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Sporades

9 cases were detected in the regional unit of Trikala

5 cases were detected in the regional unit of Fthiotida

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Florina

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Fokida

4 cases were detected in the regional unit of Chalkidiki

4 cases were detected in the regional unit of Chania

43 cases remain under investigation

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