“It is now well known that the second wave of the pandemic is still raging across Europe. The cases have exceeded 15 million and the number of dead is around 250,000 every day,” government spokesperson Stelios Petsas noted on Monday, during a press briefing held via video conference, ANA reports.
“In our country, based on the latest data, the age group of 40-65 years, consistently shows the greatest impact. And then comes the age group of 19-39, which shows signs of stabilization,” he added.
“Right now across Europe, health systems, as the prime minister underlined, are facing serious challenges, while in some countries, such as Switzerland, for example, they are sending patients to their neighboring countries. The national health system in our country is already under great pressure, a fact that heralds another extremely difficult and critical week,” the government spokesperson stressed.
“The government continues to support the national health system. Already throughout the country, more than 1,230 ICU beds exist today compared with 557 left by the previous government,” Petsas said and added: “Nevertheless, both the hospitals of Thessaloniki and the medical staff have reached their limits.”
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