Update – 24/09/2021
September 24, 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 641,022. 31 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 14,606. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 331. 2,125 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 403 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 345 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
The northern regional units of Drama, Kastoria and Xanthi and have become the latest to be slapped with a mini-lockdown by civil protection authorities to stem the spread of Covid-19.
The areas will now join Argolida, Kavala, Imathia, Pella, Pieria, where the Civil Protection authority has extended existing restrictions for at least another week.
The restrictions in the newly declared areas will go into effect at 6 a.m. on Friday and will be reviewed on October 1 depending on the course of coronavirus cases.
All movement in the eight regional units will be banned between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. except for medical emergencies and work, while music is not allowed at clubs, bars and cafés to prevent overcrowding.
Parties and other gatherings of more than 20 people are also forbidden, both in private and public setting, with the fines for violating this restriction ranging from 50,000 to 200,000 euros.
Unvaccinated civil servants who refuse to take the required weekly Covid test will be fined 300 euros per week, Interior Minister Makis Voridis said on Thursday.
This fine will be collected by withholding the employee’s salary, he added.
The government introduced new rules in August, according to which unvaccinated workers in private and public sector offices and businesses have to undergo regular testing, at their own expense, once a week.
In more detail, the 2,125 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
