Update – 24/03/2022
March 24, 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 2,861,993. 53 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 27,083. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 338. 23,106 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 8,320 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 2,433 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
The scientific committee advising the government on the course of the pandemic met on Wednesday and recommended that the number of weekly mandatory self-tests for students be reduced to one, down from the current two necessary tests.
Additionally, the committee also deliberated and approved increasing capacity for sporting events to 100%.
The new measures are expected to come into effect on Saturday.
Pfizer’s anti-Covid medication Paxlovid will be available to high-risk patients starting next week, Alternate Health Minister Mina Gaga said Tuesday.
Nonetheless, Gaga added that vaccination provides much better protection, preventing – to some extent – the spread of the illness, and is a much cheaper option for the Greek state, which covers the entire cost of both vaccines and medications.
There is already another medication in the market, Lagevrio, made by pharmaceuticals firm Merck. The criteria for giving Paxlovid will be similar: The recipient must belong to a high-risk group determined by age and underlying medical condition, must have tested positive for Covid and must have experienced symptoms for no longer than three days.
In contrast to Lagevrio, there is no need for the patient’s consent because Paxlovid, a more effective drug, has already been approved by the EU.
The Health Ministry has extended the obligatory vaccination of staff in private and public healthcare facilities until December 2022, according to a regulation included in a bill for the approval of a new Stavros Niarchos Foundation donation to the Hospital of Sparti.
Also extended, until June 2022, was the mandatory requirement to present a certificate of vaccination or illness for those employed in the public and the private sector, the operation of the vaccination centres, the provision of vaccinations against the coronavirus by the National Health System, the national campaign for vaccination against Covid-19, the integration of private doctors in the national vaccination program, the deadline for hiring supplementary medical, nursing and support staff, the measure for staff transfers and the compensation of private clinics whose beds were requisitioned to cover the emergency public health needs due to the surge in Covid-19.
In more detail, the 23,106 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
