Greece registered 1,327 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, as Athens and the whole region of Attica went into a hard lockdown for two weeks.
Only 8 of the new cases were identified at the country’s entry points, said the National Public Health Organization (EODY).
The country recorded 22 new deaths. A total of 281 individuals are intubated. Their median age is 70 years, 85.4 pct have an underlying condition or are aged 70 or more and 203 of them are men. Another 1,194 have been discharged from ICUs since the start of the pandemic.
Health authorities are considering similar hard restrictions for at least two more parts of Greece, as the numbers remain high. Thessaloniki, Achaia and even Rethymno in Crete are considered now hotspots in the country.
