Via ANA-MPA.gr, a Greek news source: New flu figures. Excerpt:
The third phase of inoculation against the new flu commences on Monday, director of the National Center for Health Operations (EKEPY) director Dr. Panayiotis Efstathiou announced, adding that the virus was clearly on the rise.
The third phase of vaccination is addressed to the wider population, encompassing children aged six months up and adults up to 50 years of age, as well as people belonging to the other population groups who were not inoculated during the preceding two stages for healthcare employees and vulnerable groups.
All the new flu monitoring indicators have doubled, Efstathiou said.
According to official figures, 28 people are currently hospitalised in intensive care units (ICUs), of which 13 are in critical condition. Among them are two minors and a pregnant woman.
Most of the hospitalised patients have disorder-related obesity, while 21 patients have pneumonia. A total of 17 people have died, 15 of them from complications to existing medical conditions caused by the new flu, while only two were not suffering from any other disease.
Further, a total of 99 kindergartens, 71 primary schools, 28 junior highschools, 28 highschools and 423 departments of various schools closed on Friday due to a high absentee rate.
