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Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:34 pm
Brilliant to hear 
BBC NEWS TONIGHT:
Greece did an early lockdown said they listened to Spain & Italy ( early March) and saw it and immediately did a zero tolerance lockdown , they had lockdown and still have and only had 121 deaths in the whole country and now zero deaths
They saying delaying it is wrong.
They are now going to start opening up slowly later in May
Greece will extend measures taken to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the country by one week to May 4 from April 27, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced Thursday.
BBC NEWS TONIGHT:
Greece did an early lockdown said they listened to Spain & Italy ( early March) and saw it and immediately did a zero tolerance lockdown , they had lockdown and still have and only had 121 deaths in the whole country and now zero deaths
They saying delaying it is wrong.
They are now going to start opening up slowly later in May
Greece will extend measures taken to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the country by one week to May 4 from April 27, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced Thursday.
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Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:41 pm
How Greece flattened the coronavirus curve
Athens, Greece - When Greece cancelled carnival celebrations in late February, many people thought the measure excessive. In the western city of Patra, which hosts Greece's most flamboyant carnival parade, thousands defied the ban and took to the streets.
"The government has ordered an end to all municipal activities … but this is a private enterprise. No one can shut it down," said a jubilant reporter for the local Ionian TV in front of a crew dressed up as 17th-century French courtiers. "They're gathering here on St George's Square, where the [Greek] revolution began in 1821, and that's symbolic," he said.
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Greeks quickly put their revolutionary spirit aside, however, and largely heeded government advice to remain indoors. The result has been a remarkably low number of deaths - 81 by Tuesday, compared to more than 17,000 in neighbouring Italy. Even adjusted for population sizes, Italy's fatality rate is almost 40 times greater.
Compared with other European Union members, too, Greece has fared better. Its fatalities are far lower than in Belgium (2,035) or the Netherlands (1,867), which have similar populations, but a much higher gross domestic product (GDP).
"State sensitivity, co-ordination, resolve, swiftness, seem not to be matters of economic magnitude," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis recently told a pared-down session of parliament.
"Our schools closed before we had the first fatality. Most countries followed a week or two later, after they had mourned the loss of dozens," he said.
Athens, Greece - When Greece cancelled carnival celebrations in late February, many people thought the measure excessive. In the western city of Patra, which hosts Greece's most flamboyant carnival parade, thousands defied the ban and took to the streets.
"The government has ordered an end to all municipal activities … but this is a private enterprise. No one can shut it down," said a jubilant reporter for the local Ionian TV in front of a crew dressed up as 17th-century French courtiers. "They're gathering here on St George's Square, where the [Greek] revolution began in 1821, and that's symbolic," he said.
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Growing calls to evacuate Greek refugee camps amid virus threat
Greeks quickly put their revolutionary spirit aside, however, and largely heeded government advice to remain indoors. The result has been a remarkably low number of deaths - 81 by Tuesday, compared to more than 17,000 in neighbouring Italy. Even adjusted for population sizes, Italy's fatality rate is almost 40 times greater.
Compared with other European Union members, too, Greece has fared better. Its fatalities are far lower than in Belgium (2,035) or the Netherlands (1,867), which have similar populations, but a much higher gross domestic product (GDP).
"State sensitivity, co-ordination, resolve, swiftness, seem not to be matters of economic magnitude," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis recently told a pared-down session of parliament.
"Our schools closed before we had the first fatality. Most countries followed a week or two later, after they had mourned the loss of dozens," he said.
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Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:46 pm
Population 11 million Greece
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Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:43 am
Forever Blue wrote:Population 11 million Greece
Unfortunately 25% of them depend on tourism to make a living and whilst it great news that there have been so little deaths, how do they now open their borders to tourists to ensure the entire economy doesn’t collapse. Especially when so little of the population would have built up any sort of immunity to the virus??
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Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:29 am
oohahhPaulMillar wrote:Forever Blue wrote:Population 11 million Greece
Unfortunately 25% of them depend on tourism to make a living and whilst it great news that there have been so little deaths, how do they now open their borders to tourists to ensure the entire economy doesn’t collapse. Especially when so little of the population would have built up any sort of immunity to the virus??
Great point. Whilst a lock down artificially flattens the curve it also means that there is no immunity built up in the population. This could be addressed with a vaccine but at best that is 12 months away.
So your point is very valid how does Greece open up it's tourist trade when potentially thousands of infected people who could be asymptomatic bring a local epidemic with them?
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Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:00 am
South Korea reports no deaths in 24 hours
Laura Bicker
BBC News, Seoul
There have been no reported deaths from Covid-19 in South Korea in the last 24 hours - the first time in a month that's happened.
The Centre for Disease Control (KCDC) also reported only six new cases of the infection – the lowest recorded daily total since 18 February.
It is a remarkable turnaround in a country which was battling a spiralling number of cases in February.
The country used aggressive tracing and testing measures to find infected patients, isolate them and treat them. So far 240 people have sadly died, but that is still a low fatality rate in comparison to other countries. All of this has been achieved with no lockdown and no major movement restrictions.
But health officials say now is the time to remain vigilant.
In the last few days they have continued warning the public that it is inevitable this country will face further outbreaks until there’s a vaccine.
KCDC Deputy Director Kwon said South Koreans should brace themselves for an “unexpected, explosive spread of Covid-19 anytime, even tomorrow" and that officials were using this time to prepare long-term pandemic plans.
Laura Bicker
BBC News, Seoul
There have been no reported deaths from Covid-19 in South Korea in the last 24 hours - the first time in a month that's happened.
The Centre for Disease Control (KCDC) also reported only six new cases of the infection – the lowest recorded daily total since 18 February.
It is a remarkable turnaround in a country which was battling a spiralling number of cases in February.
The country used aggressive tracing and testing measures to find infected patients, isolate them and treat them. So far 240 people have sadly died, but that is still a low fatality rate in comparison to other countries. All of this has been achieved with no lockdown and no major movement restrictions.
But health officials say now is the time to remain vigilant.
In the last few days they have continued warning the public that it is inevitable this country will face further outbreaks until there’s a vaccine.
KCDC Deputy Director Kwon said South Koreans should brace themselves for an “unexpected, explosive spread of Covid-19 anytime, even tomorrow" and that officials were using this time to prepare long-term pandemic plans.