Update – 30/07/2021
July 30, 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 487,709. 9 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 12,935. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 157. 2,696 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 905 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 303 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
Nearly two-thirds of Greeks believe getting vaccinated against Covid-19 can beat the pandemic and most favor mandatory vaccination for certain groups such as healthcare workers, nursing home staff and teachers, a survey showed on Thursday.
The findings come as the government pushes vaccinations by offering cash and other incentives, with the aim of inoculating 70% of the 11 million population by the autumn, compared with 47% at present.
The survey by Alco, an Athens-based polling company, on behalf of the Athens Medical Association, indicates widespread trust in coronavirus vaccines despite a series of demonstrations in central Athens in recent weeks which have drawn thousands of protesters.
Of those surveyed, 63% said they believed vaccines are “safe” or “very safe,” while 73% were in favor of the mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers and nursing home staff, which the government ordered earlier this month.
However, of those Greeks who have not been vaccinated, as many as 59% said they did not plan to get the shot. Of those, 44% said nothing could change their minds, and 46% said they were against vaccines in general. One-third of respondents, mostly men aged 17 to 44, said they were not afraid of Covid-19 and were not vaccinated.
Alco surveyed a sample of 800 people aged over 17 by phone between July 19-25.
Greece’s south Aegean islands were marked “dark red” on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control’s Covid-19 map on Thursday after a rise in infections, meaning all but essential travel to and from the region is discouraged.
The cluster of 13 islands includes Greece’s most popular destinations for foreign tourists – Mykonos, Santorini and Rhodes – which, combined, draw millions of people every summer.
Greece had relied on promoting “Covid-free” islands to draw visitors back this summer, hoping a rebound in international travel would resuscitate its vital tourism industry after its worst year in decades in 2020. Despite a strong June in terms of arrivals, uncertainty remains over how the season will unfold.
“We’re waiting to see how the [tourist] markets will react,” said Manolis Markopoulos, president of the hoteliers association of Rhodes, where more than 90% of tourists are from abroad, referring to the ECDC decision. The ECDC is an agency of the European Union Germany and Britain are the biggest sources of visitors to Greece.
The dark red zones on the ECDC map help distinguish very high-risk areas and also helps EU member states uphold rules requiring testing on departure and quarantine upon return.
Last week it downgraded Crete, Greece’s biggest island and another popular destination, to the dark red zone.
In more detail, the 2,696 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
