The findings of the Prosecutorial intervention currently underway will show whether the outbreaks Coronation that have been detected in the last few days on the island of Naxos, come from a pilgrimage of believers that had been made the previous days on the island of Kythera.

In this particular excursion, which had as destination Kythera and included a pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary the Myrtidiotissa, 53 people participated and the organizer was allegedly a priest from Naxos.

The excursionists, according to a local website, started from the island on Thursday 15 October, travelling by Champion Jet towards Athens and from there, the next day, Friday 16 October, with a stopover in Constitution, so that other excursionists could also participate, started by road and then by boat, the journey to the Kythera.

They returned to Naxos on the afternoon of Monday 19 October.

Then some of the excursionists presented Symptoms and after being tested for the mockingbird they tested positive. I see, positive was a whole family of five who participated in the trip.

Η Metropolis of Paronaxia clarifies in a statement that from the beginning of the pandemic (i.e. early March 2020) no permission has been given for a pilgrimage or other type of group excursion of a parish or other ecclesiastical body or person.

According to information from the Municipality of Kythera, during the weekend of 29 and 30 October, the sampling was completed rapid tests for the detection of coronavirus Covid 19 on the island, by the crews of the National Public Health Organization (EODY).

In total, a total of 500 rapid tests of which was diagnosed a (1) positive case for which the procedure was followed through the Kythera Hospital.

The Municipality of Kythera asks for strict adherence to all health measures and wishes a speedy recovery to all Kytherians who have been diagnosed positive.