A Greek prosecutor has ordered an investigation into a string of infections at a retirement home in northern Greece, where 33 of the 150 residents and three staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.
Authorities say 20 people from the home at Asvestochori, a village outside the northern city of Thessaloniki, were taken to a hospital Wednesday with mild symptoms. The disease is believed to have been spread by a staff member who caught it from a relative who had visited a popular holiday resort.
People wearing face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus wait to board a ferry in the port of Piraeus, near Athens, on August 7, 2020. (AP/Thanassis Stavrakis)
The investigation was ordered Thursday.
Greece has seen a major rise in COVID-19 infections, which reached 262 cases on Wednesday — the highest since the virus outbreak.
The country of 11 million has registered about 6,200 confirmed cases, and 216 deaths.
The news comes as Greece and Israel reach a deal to resume bilateral tourism, with Thessaloniki reportedly one of four destinations Israelis will be allowed to visit.
— with AP
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