Outbreak of flu cases on Cyclades
11.08.2022 • 16:02
The increase in tourism, and especially visitors from countries of the Southern Hemisphere where the seasonal flu is now being observed, has led to something of a flu outbreak in the Cyclades islands in recent weeks, impacting popular tourist destinations such as Paros and Ios.
“In my previous shift, of the 100 cases that came to the emergency room, about 45 had influenza. They had a respiratory infection that was not Covid-19,” a doctor at the Paros Health Center told Kathimerini.
Addressing the issue, the vice president of the National Public Health Organization (EODY), Giorgos Panagiotakopoulos, told Kathimerini there has been “a slight upsurge in influenza [compared to] pre-pandemic summers.” He added: “It is not a cause for concern. We are monitoring it.”...