An increase in the new FLiRT variant has been observed in Greece following a sharp rise in hospital admissions.
READ MORE: Are YOU battling a never-ending cough? It could be lung diseaseBrits preparing to travel to Greece for their summer holidays have been warned they are at risk of catching a new Covid variant.
Between July 8 and 14 Greece's health system recorded 669 new Covid cases admitted to hospital representing a substantial rise compared to the 464 weekly average of the previous four weeks and triple the equivalent figure for last year. This prompted health officials to warn people more vulnerable to infections like Covid, such as the elderly, should take precautions and an eye out for symptoms so they can seek medical aid as quickly as possible.
President of Athens and Piraeus Hospital Doctors' Association Matina Pagoni told the Greek television network MEGA: 'It’s summer, we’re going on vacation, we never said the coronavirus was gone.'
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