Greece reports another death in 24hrs, with 15 new Covid-19 cases, 2,678 confirmed cases total

The Health Ministry’s coronavirus spokesman and infectious diseases professor Sotiris Tsiodras on Thursday evening announced 15 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Greece in the last 24 hours and one new death. 
The Covid-19 infections total in Greece stands at 2,678. Some 603 cases were infected abroad and 1,340 in Greece. 
Fatalities stand at 148 since the start of the outbreak; 40 of them were women. Of the 148, a 93.2 pct had underlying health issues and/or their average age was 70 years or more. The average age of all the deceased was 75 years of age.
Some 33 patients are being treated in Intensive Care Units with an average age of 67 years and 8 of these are women. A 97 pct of ICU patients have underlying health issues and/or are over 70 years of age. 
Another 85 people have so far been discharged from ICUs. 
Some 90,043 Covid-19 diagnostic tests have been carried out in Greece since the start of the outbreak.

Machismo vs public health

Greece is continuing efforts to break the chain of Covid-19 infections, as the danger is still lurking, Civil Protection Deputy Minister for Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias said on Thursday, stressing the importance of avoiding a return to lockdown conditions. 
He was speaking at the daily briefing on coronavirus developments in Greece, in which he is joined by Tsiodras.
Commenting on group gatherings at several squares in the Athens metropolitan area, he said that every citizen has a personal responsibility to respect other people and protect the health of friends and family. Defying the measures and requiring police intervention does not equal "a show of resistance or machismo," he added.
As an example of the virus's infectiousness he cited the case of a single person infecting another nine at a military hospital in the Athens area. Greece has avoided going through the tragedy of a high number of deaths from Covid-19, he underlined, thanks to orderly moves.
"We achieved our goal, we created a line of defense, let's not make the mistake of believing we have won the battle," he pointed out.
 

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