Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias is in regular contact with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC), European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakidou and the Chinese Ambassador to Greece Zhang Qiyue concerning the coronavirus epidemic, the health ministry announced on Saturday, according to ANA.
Based on the latest ministry update on preparations made since the 2019-nCoV strain appeared, the following actions have been taken:
- – the action plan for handling public health crises has been updated and all health authorities are fully operationally prepared
- – Thirteen referral hospitals have been announced
- – All referral hospital have designated special quarantine chambers and every health region has at least one referral hospital with a negative pressure chamber
- – All referral hospitals, ambulance crews and health regions have sufficient gloves, masks and suits and laboratory testing centres have been designated
- – Drills simulating the possible admission of a new coronavirus case to a referral hospital, in collaboration with the ambulance service, have been carried out.
Steps taken at the entry points into the country, to disseminate information to travellers on what to look for, the briefing of healthcare staff and private doctors on ways to protect against and prevent the spread of the virus if a case should arise and action to brief the general public through the National Public Health Organisation website.
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