By Bond Robertson 
– The fourth wave soon turned into the fifth wave, as Professor Athanasius Tsakris explains in an interview Aftonbladet Posting is allowed.
The country, which for many years has been a favorite holiday destination for Norwegians, reached peak infections with 5,000 new infections in August.
And throughout the month of September, the infection was declining, before the aforementioned fifth Corona wave swept the country in October.
Measures fear throughout the winter
– I will continue
On the first day of November, the Monday of this week, Greece recorded 5,449 new cases of infection in the past 24 hours. The highest number in the country since the outbreak of the epidemic.
The death toll in the past 24 hours was 52, and last week’s average was 42 new deaths per day.
In addition, 430 patients are on ventilators in Greek hospitals. 80 percent of patients are over 70 years old, or have underlying disease.
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By comparison, Sweden, which has a population of about the same as Greece, has just 29 patients in the intensive care unit as of Monday, November 1.
Experts now fear that Greece is still several weeks away from the peak of infection.
The fifth wave will continue in December. The fourth wave went straight to the fifth, and we saw it build up in the northern part of Greece, and then down to other areas, Tsakris tells the paper. in Christian educationHe is a professor of microbiology and an epidemic advisor to the authorities.
Vaccine problem
On the plus side, Tsakris believes Greece will not reach the death toll it had during the second wave a year ago. By then, the country had gone through several days with over 100 deaths.
The largest number recently was 62. The reason is that the death toll is now low despite the high incidence, he explains with vaccination.
However, the death toll has long been rising, and authorities are sending a warning in the country that the vaccination rate has reached just over 60 percent of full vaccinations.
Vaccine protest: Protesters gather at the statue of Alexander the Great in Athens, where a priest spoke out against taking the corona vaccine Image: NTB
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We are not done with Corona yet. As long as there are people who are not immune, the virus has places to spread. Government spokesperson, Giannis Okonomou, commented that human lives could not continue to be lost because of this. Aftonbladet.
In an effort to vaccinate more people, Greece has introduced corona permits for guests in restaurants and bars.
according to Greek reporter Only 18 of the 5,449 cases on Wednesday originated from tourism.