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The assessment that we must be prepared for the “bad scenario” with a second “wave” of coronavirus was expressed by the professor of infectious diseases Nikos Sypsas.
Speaking on Tuesday morning (09/01) on SKAI TV, Mr. Sypsas emphasized: “There is the bad scenario of the second wave, plus the flu that comes every year, plus the other respiratory viruses that will create enormous pressure on the health system at the end of November, beginning of December and then from January to February. “
At the same time, the infectious disease specialist added that no one knows what this possible second “wave” of coronavirus will depend on, since “the virus constantly denies us.”
However, he expressed the belief that the coronavirus, like all pandemics, would make a second and perhaps a third wave, and then disappear.
In fact, Sypsas estimated that the situation will be difficult at least until the spring. “From then on, things will go in a different direction, or the coronavirus will become a seasonal infection or it will disappear. After all, for a while and then there will be the vaccine,” he said.
Referring to the worst-case scenario, the infectious disease professor said unnecessary structures such as restaurants, bars and entertainment venues will be closed. “The last thing they will close is schools,” he said, adding: “We will do everything we can to stop all other social media to keep schools open.”
Commenting on the cases, he said that this week we can see a slight increase and then there will be a stabilization of the situation. He described the fact that the virus entered closed structures such as institutions and nursing homes as worrisome.
“These are deposits of gunpowder for the virus to produce more cases,” Sypsas said. “We are on a flattening of the curve compared to August but we do not have an exponential increase, that is, the cases are tripling,” he said, adding that the many cases are due to the movement of the population towards tourist areas.
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