Amid an increase in COVID infections, the Greek Health Minister said on March 17 that if at least 200 private doctors do not volunteer to help the public health service against the virus, he will urge the Prime Minister to order their services. request. According to AP, Vassilis Kikilias said the country has recorded a new daily record of confirmed diseases since the outbreak began the pandemic, despite measures related to lock-in since early November. He also reported that the country registered nearly 3,465 new diseases and 56 deaths Wednesday, bringing the total number of diseases to just under 230,000.
With the growing number of cases, the health minister urged private sector pathologists, respiratory specialists and GPs to support the public health service. He called the fight against the pandemic a “battle for human life” and said he “honored the Hippocratic oath”. Our citizens need you, Greece needs you, ”said Kikilias.
At the same time, the Greek health care system seems to be reaching its limits. Earlier this month, average daily entries were nearly half. According to reports, occupancy of intensive care units and regular wards for Covid-19 patients has gone up at alarming rates, officials and experts said.
COVID-19 position in Greece
In addition, the health expert said that if at least 200 doctors from the named specialists do not respond to his request within the next 48 hours, he will recommend that Prime Minister Kyrakos Mitsotakis order their services, to forcing them to work in the public sector. The country has struggled to overcome an increase in diseases and deaths since the fall, despite lockout measures that have largely closed the retail sector and allowed people to leave their homes for certain reasons. and with either self-confirmation or SMS.
Authorities in Greece recently announced that the police will target people making fraudulent exercise claims to avoid stay-at-home orders because restrictions have been tightened as a result of the increase in their affairs. Despite the four months of lockout, things are still escalating. Most residents can only leave their homes using a numbered permission system. Kikilias said more private and military hospital facilities would be used in larger Athens. This will be done to free up more beds in the National Health System for the treatment of the deadly virus.