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Koronovios: Professor Gikas Majorkinis spoke about “silent bodies” in today’s EODY briefing, drawing attention to those who have rested – “Bell” for the 112 new cases in Attica
A record number of pandemic infections is being recorded for another day in Attica, with EODY experts “sounding the alarm” mainly to age groups under 30 years old, which, as the data show, are at the center of disease transmission.
For her part, the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, N. Hardals, stressed thatι The regional units of Mytilene and Zakynthos are subject to special restrictive measures from 6am on Saturday. During today’s briefing on the course of the coronavirus pandemic in Greece, he noted that there is no general blocking problem, while it also announced the suspension from midnight on Monday, August 31, of flights from the three airports in Catalonia, due to the large number of cases.
On restrictive measures in Mytilene and Zakynthos, these are the following:
Suspension of any type of event such as parties, fairs, processions, public markets, prohibition of any type of meeting of citizens over nine people for any reason, both in public and private spaces, while in restaurants the maximum number of people each table must be up to four people, unless they are first degree relatives where up to six people are allowed. The use of a mask is also mandatory, both outdoors and indoors. The Undersecretary also recalled that The ban on the operation of all health facilities from 12 at night to 07:00 on the two islands is already in force.
Shortly afterwards, Mr. Hardals announced that The restrictive measures regime is extended for two weeks in Paros, Antiparos, Mykonos and in the regional units of Halkidiki and Chania. In addition, in epidemiologically affected areas, and Imathia regional unit, where from tomorrow at 6 in the morning the operation of restaurants and entertainment venues from midnight to 7 in the morning is prohibited, as well as the participation of more than 50 people in all events and public and social gatherings , except those where special rules apply, such as in restaurants, theaters and cinemas.
For another two weeks, as announced by Mr. Hardals, the measures are extended in the Crete, East Macedonia and Thrace Regions, Attica, in the regional units of Thessaloniki, Larissa, Corfu, Karditsa, Pella and Pieria, as well as in the Santorini municipalities, Santorini. and Kos.
Too, the imposition of prudential controls is extended until September 19, before arrival in our country for those who come on flights from Sweden, Belgium, Bulgaria, Romania, the United Arab Emirates, Malta, Albania, North Macedonia and Spain, while the measures relating to the entry of permanent residents continue to be applied In Israel. At the same time, the obligation to take the pcr test is suspended for those from the Netherlands.
The Vice Minister of Civil Protection, once again, made special mention of the importance of individual responsibility in the fight against coronavirus, while reiterating that there is no issue of general confinement and added that any outbreak of cases is treated with supralocal measures.
Finally, Mr. Hardalias characteristically expressed that “if we all wore a mask for fourteen days and kept the necessary distances, the virus would disappear.”
Majorkinis: “Silent actors” those who return from vacation
The epidemic curve of the disease continues to be greater than 200 cases per day (270 cases were announced today) with a slight upward trend.
Similary The slight upward trends seem to be followed by the number of intubated, which exceeds 30, steadily since the beginning of the week, said during the information session on the course of covid-19 in our country the assistant professor of the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology of the EKPA School of Medicine and member of the Committee of Experts of the Ministry of Health, Gikas Majorkinis. It is clearly underlined that the epidemic has a prolonged circulation and is spread in the age group of 20 to 30, while the dispersion in the immediately younger age group is also important. Headed an appeal to young people returning from vacation, limit social contacts and protect vulnerable groups and especially the elderly, avoid places with synchronicity and wear a mask.
At this time, Mr. Majorkinis said, since incubation time for the disease is 6 to 14 days, there are mainly cases that refer to the period immediately after the August 15 window and the qualitative characteristic of this dispersion is its relationship with the summer holidays.
“The virus in young people usually causes very mild symptoms, so they are not diagnosed and the transmissions of young people are almost impossible to detect. Therefore, when returning from vacation, we must consider ourselves silent actors and try to limit for a period of 7 to 10 days, social contacts and wearing a mask in close contacts. “So if we have the virus and we don’t understand it, which is very likely, we can dramatically reduce the possibility of further transmission to our loved ones.”
Controlling the epidemic is a collective effort – Open schools
Controlling the epidemic is a collective effort, said the professor. “The covid-19 epidemic is spreading through the social fabric, and by spreading through our ecosystem, we are all responsible and we can all contribute to speed up or slow down transmission,” he said. He added that the proposed and implemented interventions aim to balance the epidemic and control its spread, maintaining social priorities and economic activities. “In this context, the opening of schools is a universal social priority, and it will require effort and patience and perseverance of all “. Mr. Majorkinis asked parents and youth to return from their vacation at the end of August, so that there is time to refrain from high-risk social activities and reduce the burden of the epidemic before the start of the school year.
The goals of vaccines
The epidemiologist finally turned to reports on the goals that vaccines must achieve in clinical trials to be considered effective. It seems, therefore, that even if 50% efficiency is achieved, this will be enough to cause a significant percentage of immunity in the population, so that the epidemic will slow down and we can return to normality.
To the question how safe will the vaccines beMajorkinis said the Oxford vaccine had been tested in more than 2,500 people and had very mild side effects, like regular vaccines. They are designed and based on technologies that can achieve their mass production in a short time. We are in no rush to give them to the world. Now they are in clinical phase 3. “She recalled that all the therapeutic means we have today have been examined in the context of phase 3 clinical trials.” So, for vaccines, there are no discounts. The crucial number is not how long the tests took, but how many people and how. We know that the vaccines that will be available will be fully tested and based on the rules of modern medicine, “he concluded.
The situation in Attica escaped
Today Friday (08/28) EODY announced 270 news outbreaks of coronavirus in the country, of which 26 were detected after controls at the country’s entry gates.
Of the 238 domestic cases, 18 are related to a recent trip to the country, 16 are related to contact with known or traced confirmed cases, and 6 with known confluences
More details:
– 26 cases during controls carried out at the country’s entry gates
– 6 imported cases that came voluntarily for control
– 112 cases in PE Attica, 14 of which are associated with a recent trip within the country.
– 27 in physical education Thessaloniki, of which 4 are associated with a recent trip within the country
– 2 in physical education Etholoakarnania
– 1 in physical education Argolida
– 5 in physical education From acaya
– 1 in physical education From Evia
– 5 in physical education Zakynthos
– 6 in Physical Education Imathia
– 4 in physical education Heraklion
– 3 in physical education Kavala
– 4 in Karditsa physical education, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
– 1 in physical education Kilkis
– 9 in Kozani PE, of which 6 from traces of known confirmed cases
– 1 in physical education Corinth
– 10 in Cycladic physical education, of which 5 are associated with a known confluence
– 2 in physical education From Larissa
– 8 in Mytilene physical education, of which 3 are associated with contact with a known confirmed case
– 1 in physical education Magnesia
– 2 in physical education Messenia
– 3 in physical education Xanthi
– 10 in Pella PE, of which 4 are associated with contact with a known confirmed case
– 1 in physical education Pieria
– 2 in physical education From Rethymno
– 1 in physical education Rodopi
– 4 in physical education Serres, of which 3 are associated with contact with a known confirmed case
– 1 in physical education Trikala
– 1 in physical education Florina
– 2 in physical education From Halkidiki
– 4 in physical education Chania
– 2 in physical education Chios
– 3 cases are under investigation
The EODY announcement
The total number of cases is 9,800, of which 55.6% correspond to men.
In total, 2,012 (20.5%) are considered related to trips from abroad and 4,347 (44.4%) are related to an already known case.
Finally, we have 5 deaths are still recorded and 259 deaths in the country as a whole. 91 (35.1%) women and the rest men. The mean age of our deceased fellow citizens was 78 years and 93.8% had an underlying disease and / or were 70 years or older.
The daily distribution of confirmed cases is as follows:
At the same time, 35 Our fellow citizens are being treated by intubation. Their average age is 68 years. 12 (34.3%) are women and the rest are men. 42.9% have an underlying disease or are 70 years or older. 147 the patients have been discharged from the ICU.
Geographic dispersion
The map shows the geographical distribution of total COVID-19 cases (since the beginning of the epidemic) by Regional Unit of the country, based on the declared address of permanent residence of the patient, or the address of temporary residence for tourists and others. temporary residents in Greece. It includes both cases with a travel history (“imported”) and cases with possible national transmission.
The temporal evolution of the total cases and the total number of deaths of patients with COVID-19 is presented in the following diagram (in logarithmic scale).
Samples that have been analyzed in the laboratories that collaborate with EODY: From January 1, 2020 until today, in laboratories that perform tests for the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and that systematically declare to EODY all samples that analyzed (positive and negative), a total of 917,265 clinical samples have been analyzed, of which 10,342 (1.12%) were positive for coronavirus (including more than one sample per person analyzed).
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