Greek health authorities announced Tuesday, November 9, 8,613 new cases of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours, a new record since the appearance in February 2020 of the pandemic in Greece where hospitals are once again starting to be overwhelmed.
Since the end of October, the number of contaminations has continued to increase, going from 3,600 on October 29 to 6,150 a week later and to 7,330 on Monday, according to the daily report provided by the National Public Health Organization (Eody).
Dozens of people died daily due to the coronavirus, the Eody having recorded 46 deaths on Tuesday against 65 on Monday.
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"We are facing a fourth wave"
, which
"mainly concerns the unvaccinated,"
said Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek Prime Minister, on Tuesday evening, after talks with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on an official visit to Athens. the country is also facing an upsurge in the pandemic.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed that his government
"placed the emphasis on increasing the number of vaccinations"
and
"on taking measures without resorting to confinement"