Coronavirus dispersal factor RT has dropped below 1 in Greece, says professor Papaevangelou

Unfortunately, she added, increased hospitalization and treatment needs continue to over-burden the national health system's hospitals in northern Greece, despite new infections rates decreasing nationwide.

It is apparent, she said, that not absolutely everyone observed the restrictions imposed from the start of the general lockdown, which began early November; despite this, the health ministry's committee of medical experts will discuss all the relevant information and maybe propose the partial lifting of some of the measures.