The new cases concern 64 inmates – almost all elderly – and five nursing home workers.
The 69 cases of coronavirus have reached registered in the Nursing Home “Great Basil” of Xanthiabout ten days after the first announcement by the administration of the institution that 26 inmates tested positive for the virus with little or no symptoms as well as ten people from the institution’s staff.
The new cases concern 64 inmates – almost all elderly – and five nursing home workers.
According to the latest information, two elderly people are being treated at the covid clinic of the Xanthi General Hospital, while there is communication and cooperation with the relevant services to deal with the situation.
Since last Monday, the chairman of the board of directors of the “Agios Vasileios” nursing home Ioannis Papachroniswith an emotionally charged announcement had made known the difficult situation that the institution has been experiencing in recent days, underlining among other things:The coronavirus finally entered our nursing home from asymptomatic or asymptomatic carriers, visitors and staff. Despite the security measures, he succeeded and defeated us».
The president of the nursing home in that announcement made an extensive reference to additional measures taken all these months the institution in order to protect inmates and staff emphasizing that “30 months since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we are making superhuman efforts and have allocated unprecedented resources to protect the nursing home of our heart. We have implemented our own additional protection and security protocols in combination with the instructions of the EODY and the Greek State».
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