ATHENS, Greece – Greek authorities have confirmed the detection of South Africa’s first detection of the new coronavirus in the country, prompting top flight health officials to the area where it was found for Sunday’s meetings.
The minister in charge of the government’s response to the pandemic and the head of the country’s public health body met with doctors and the local bishop in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The variant is believed to be more contagious than the original variety and was found in a 36-year-old dean in a suburb of the city.
“We make screens to separate the people who have been in contact with the patient,” said Panayiotis Arkoumaneas, head of the National Public Health Agency.
There were also 173 cases of various victims initially detected in the UK, authorities said Sunday.