Battle with the “invisible” bodies and the relaxation of youth

The efforts of the experts are developed on two fronts to delimit the fight against coronavirus in a controlled context in the second phase of the pandemic and as we returned today to the main urban centers and the last hikers this summer. The goal of gradual decrease in the number of new cases (only 177 were registered yesterday) passes, however, on the one hand through the exact tracking of the contacts of the carriers of the coronavirus in the community and on the other hand of the indestructible 14 day quarantine compliance, if the new – every time – case of the pandemic is detected in time.

But the task of locating them “Invisible” shoots of the virus is prevented by the patients themselves, with the “Quarantine disobedience movement” gain ground in the last days, especially in early ages. After the 24-year-old from Thessaloniki, who crossed almost the entire country by train and steam, ended up from her birthplace in the Greek islands knowing full well that she had been diagnosed positive for the virus, yesterday it was her turn. a young gymnast. The latter, although he worked on an island in the Cyclades during the summer, where he positive to the virus after a relevant test, when he had to confirm to EODY executives his 14-day quarantine stay, Not only was the gymnast not at the address she indicated, but she was found working in a branch of a chain of gyms in Athens, through which hundreds of citizens pass every day.

The raw show social irresponsibility, Especially from an early age, it has alarmed both infectious diseases and government agents, since it is not only justified by the psychological fatigue accumulated since the first measures against the virus, at a time when a pan-European movement is reinforced by extremist forces. “Against medical tyranny”, with large demonstrations that took place yesterday in Paris, Berlin, London and Zurich, with participants expressing their opposition to the imposition of restrictive measures, such as the mask.

For fear of being transported … “Virus conspiracy theories” From European and Greek territory, with information campaigns and ongoing debates on social networks, all those involved respond to this risk, responding in detail to points of controversy. Already, the tone was given through his personal facebook account, or Gikas Majorkinis, Assistant Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology. He himself is the recipient of the concerns of parents and teachers regarding the opening of schools and therefore the discussion about the size of the classrooms, Mr. Majorkinis clarified how “I’m not convinced it matters that much. The 1.5 meter distance is important for droplet transmission and we should observe it as much as possible in general.” Where we cannot, we must find a way to reduce the possibility of transmission by using of a mask “.

In fact, trying to anticipate new possible questions, the teacher also explained how “Classes must be taken into account, they cannot be considered dining areas. In the focus there is a constant alternation of people gathered. Classes always have the same composition, so we can consider them as social” bubbles “or” bubbles “(bubbles) , so the logic in dealing with them is quite different. “. At the same time, she stressed that “any transmission in the classroom is fully traceable and can be limited by a simple restriction, while in focus it creates “orphan” cases.

What 15, what 25 students

With the aid by a graphic artist, Mr. Majorkinis also described how “Converting the class to a size of 15 eliminates 4% of the 2 distances per lesson. At the same time it increases (almost doubles) the number of teaching hours that teachers must cover”, concluding that “I’m not entirely sure that there would be (and if there was) a significant gain in reducing transmission from 25 to 15 in terms of droplet transmission.”.

And while the educational community together with the families of the students prepare for the new school season, the teacher of Infectious Diseases asked that the schools be opened immediately, Nikos Sypsas, advancing on September 7 instead of September 14 like the start day of the new school year. According to the professor, immediate reopening of school units will save students time, given the possibility that the educational process will stop again next December or January, if the cases increase drastically. He accepted in favor of small school departments, but “If the state has the capacity to make smaller divisions, let it do them. If it is not possible, 25 students per class must go to school, but with masks.”added Mr. Sypsas. The teacher also saw that there is “Flattening the August curve”, but marked as a milestone next week, when the August 15 cases are recorded.

At the same time, “We have a significant outbreak of the disease. The good thing is that we have learned where the increase in cases is coming from. It is due to the high mobility of young people during the summer. This will end because youth are slowly returning to urban centers.” found for his part the professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Athens, Charalambos Gogos. Sir. Gogos still appeared positive to open schools with 25 students per class, after scientific data “Provide relative assurance that some classes may have more than 15 children” supported, leaving the mask window wide open at the same time outdoors.

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