Greece: Three diseases broke out at the same time, affecting the health of most of the population

Greek medical experts said that three diseases broke out at the same time, affecting the respiratory system in an unprecedented way. This is what happened in early 2024, and the infection cases affected… Coronavirus And the flu Warespiratory syncytial virus A large portion of the population.

Covid-19 cases have been rising since mid-November to levels last seen in the country in the summer of 2022, Greek newspaper Kathimerni reported on Sunday.

The emergence of the new variant “JN1”, which is highly contagious compared to other variants, coupled with crowded conditions caused by the Christmas and New Year holidays, contributed to this latest outbreak.

Currently, the national health system has been able to cope with the outbreak because as of January 1, the number of severe cases was limited.

Health Minister Irene Agbajaki said in a statement to Kathimerni newspaper, “From December 18 to January 1, we had 49 COVID-19 patients on ventilators compared to 121 in the same period last year. people.” Our announced death toll is 140, down from 339. “

However, from December 18 to January 1, the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased to 3,483.