The latest bout of influenza in Greece has claimed eleven lives in the past couple days, raising the grim total to 43 victims. On Tuesday 61 people were being treated in Intensive Care Units for the flue, with ten new cases being reported in the past 24 hours. So far 156 people have been hospitalized in ICUs over the virus.
Representatives of Disease Prevention and Control Center (KEELPNO) have warned those belonging to vulnerable groups, such as the elderly, obese and those with chronic illnesses, to get inoculated and seek out antiviral treatment as soon as the first symptoms appear. The majority of the flu victims had not been inoculated, despite being in high-risk groups.
The KEELPNO president Tzeni Kourea-Kremastinou argued that the center suffered from lack of funding and as such was unable to issue warnings regarding the flu outbreak. Mrs. Kourea-Kremastinou further stressed the importance of prevention in reducing hospital costs and improving public health.
