An increase in the new FLiRT variant has been reported after a sharp rise in hospital admissions.
A man wearing a face mask disinfects a sunbed on a beach in Athens British tourists travelling to Greece for summer holidays have been warned they are at risk of catching a new Covid variant. An increase in the new FLiRT variant has been reported after a sharp rise in hospital admissions across the country. Some 669 new Covid patients admitted from July 8 to 14 – a 44% increase in the weekly average compared to the same period in June.
’ The city of Thessaloniki has also seen a rise in cases through sewage testing. The Athens-based union warned the outbreak is expected to continue until the end of July. It comes as Greece is in the grip of a ‘hellish’ heatwave and its most severe wildfire risk in two decades. The Acropolis, the country’s top cultural attraction, was forced to shut midday Wednesday as the mercury soared.
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