Pandemic to wane in May, expert says

The coronavirus pandemic in Greece is likely to wane over the course of May, though sporadic cases are likely to be recorded over the summer, an Athens University expert has told Kathimerini based on a comparative analysis of data from Greece and other countries. 

The decision by Greece to take early action to respond to Covid-19 led to a smaller death toll as well as a slow rise in the number of cases and a quick flattening of the curve compared to countries such as Italy, France and Spain, according to Yiannis Toundas, a professor of social and preventive medicine at the University of Athens. 

Toundas compared data from the National Health Organization (EODY) on the evolution of the virus in Greece between February 26, when the first case was recorded, and April 22, with data from the Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine on the pandemic's course in other...

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