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Pedestrians, immoderate of them wearing look masks to support against coronavirus, transverse a roadworthy astatine Syntagma square, Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. Greece reported a caller grounds precocious for regular COVID-19 infections connected Monday arsenic vaccination appointments changeable up aft caller restrictions connected unvaccinated radical kicked successful implicit the weekend. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

ATHENS – Greece connected Tuesday deed a grounds precocious successful caller COVID-19 cases for a 2nd time running, with the authorities ruling retired a lockdown oregon schoolhouse closures but informing that it mightiness request to mobilize backstage doctors successful severely deed areas.

A full 8,613 caller infections were recorded, marking a important leap from Monday's 7,300. Another 46 deaths were registered, bringing the full successful the state of 11 cardinal to astir 16,400.

The surge implicit the past week has enactment unit connected Greece's wellness system, with hospitals filling up successful parts of the country. Health Minister Thanos Plevris said the concern was “manageable, but precise pressing.”

Plevris said backstage clinics successful Greece's worst-hit bluish areas were providing other beds for authorities infirmary patients, portion aesculapian unit were being transferred to struggling areas. He said backstage doctors person been invited to voluntarily assistance the authorities wellness strategy wherever needed.

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“If determination is nary effect wrong this week ... past their services volition beryllium requisitioned,” helium told backstage Skai TV.

Plevris ruled retired a caller lockdown oregon an extremity to in-person schoolhouse classes, and the authorities insists that vaccinated radical volition not look important restrictions again.

About 61% of Greece’s colonisation has been afloat vaccinated, which is beneath the European Union mean of 75%.

But wellness ministry officials said Monday that implicit the past 7 days there’s been an 185% summation successful archetypal vaccination appointments and a 200% surge successful booster changeable appointments.

They linked the increases with caller measures that took effect Saturday nether which unvaccinated radical tin participate banks, authorities departments and astir shops lone if they amusement a caller antagonistic COVID-19 test. The aforesaid applies to outdoor edifice and cafe areas, portion vaccinated radical are allowed indoors astatine specified establishments.

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Unrestricted entree is inactive allowed for supermarkets, nutrient shops and pharmacies.

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