National Organization for Public Health

Intubations rise to 597, 87 deaths from Covid-19

The number of reported deaths from Covid-19 continued to remain high in Greece with 87 patients reported dead, according to the latest data published by the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) on Wednesday.

This raised the overall number of fatalities to 1,902 since the pandemic begun. The median age of those who died was 80 years.

Greece reports 101 Covid-19 deaths, 562 intubations

The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) reported 101 new deaths from Covid-19 on Tuesday, raising the total number of fatalities since the start of the pandemic to 1,815.

The median age of those who died was 80 years.

EODY also confirmed 2,135 new infections, which drove the total number to  95,137.

Shipping minister tests positive for coronavirus

Greek Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is under medical surveillance at home, the Ministry of Shipping and Island Affairs said late on Monday.

According to the announcement, the 52-year-old official was doing well and has not shown serious symptoms of the illness.

Government officials visit Xanthi after outbreak

In an apparent bid to underline the government's determination to contain any localized outbreaks of the coronavirus following a recent spike in cases, Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias and the government's special adviser on the coronavirus crisis, epidemiologist Sotiris Tsiodras, traveled on Friday to the northern Greek regional unit of Xanthi with a team from the National

Four schools closed in Xanthi after teacher tests positive for coronavirus

Four schools in the city of Xanthi and the nearby borough of Drosero in northeastern Greece were closed for 10 days on Wednesday after a teacher who works in all four tested positive for coronavirus.

The man, who's from the village of Echinos, is currently asymptomatic and has ben instructed to remain at home. The teaching staff at the four schools will also be tested.

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