Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Day 10. It's too late to pull up the drawbridge. The dragon is inside the castle.




It was bound to happen, but I hoped that it wouldn't. Lefkada is an island connected to the mainland by a swinging bridge and so anyone who wants to can just drive on. Last week, all passenger ferry traffic was suspended to the other Greek islands, but not to Lefkada. The bridge stayed open. 
And so, a young man who has been splitting his time between Athens and Nidri (a popular tourist destination village south of Lefkas town) developed a fever, went to the hospital and was tested positive for the virus. He is not doing badly and will be transferred to Patras for treatment but meanwhile, I wonder to how many other people has he passed on the virus before realizing he was ill. Everyone he has been in contact will be informed but sadly it is too late.
The latest numbers in Greece (March 25) are: 743 cases with 20 deaths.
www.lefkadapress.gr

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