No New MERS Cases in Greece – Man Home from Gulf Clear

Article via Greek Reporter :

" A Greek man who returned to Athens from the Persian Gulf tested negative Tuesday for the deadly respiratory disease MERS, which has killed dozens of patients in Saudi Arabia. The 70-year-old was being treated in a negative-pressure room at Sotiria Hospital in Athens. 

According to authorities two other people who were diagnosed with MERS-like symptoms also tested negative to the virus. The only confirmed case of the deadly respiratory disease is a 69-year old Greek man, permanent resident of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, who returned to Greece on April 17 and has been in hospital since and is still in a critical condition. 

He is in a special negative-pressure isolation chamber for contagious respiratory diseases, while a spot at an intensive care unit is being made available, in case his condition deteriorates further. Doctors are using an experimental drug to deal with the patient’s condition."

40 Greeks Dead from H1N1 Virus

Via Greek Reporter :

" The flu virus (H1N1) is showing an alarming upsurge. There have been 40 fatalities due to the virus, two of which were small children, while a total of 143 people appear to be infected and have been hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU). At the moment 59 people are being hospitalized in the ICU.

Furthermore, according to recent news, three more people have been admitted in the ICU (two in the Venizelio hospital in Crete and one in Sotiria Hospital in Athens) and it is quite possible that they have the flu virus. However, in order to confirm this information, the hospitals need to conduct more laboratory testing."

6 More H1N1 Victims Die Over Last 24 Hours in Greece

Via Greek Reporter :

" Six people lost their lives in the last 24 hours due to complications caused by the influenza A (H1N1), increasing the number of total fatalities in Greece to 33.

In a statement, the Ministry of Health emphasized the need for hygiene, vaccination and antiviral medication."

3 Confirmed Swine Flu (H1N) Cases in Greece

Via Greek Reporter :

" Three cases of Flu – H1N1 have been confirmed in Greece, state television NET reported today. The three cases of the flu, also known as Swine flu, have been located on one of the Cyclades islands.

It has not been revealed whether the patients are Greeks or tourists.Scientists are reassuring, stressing that three cases were not enough to hit alarm. They noticed that the flu was expected to reach Greece this winter as it had done in other countries.

This winter the swine flu has claimed the lives of 1o people in the U.K. and the lives of three in Germany."