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Scientists are sounding the alarm about the outbreak of cases in the fall, as they express concern that the country could be burdened by the opening of schools, the return of all licensees and the general situation of the pandemic.
On Saturday, EODY announced 187 new cases, bringing the total number to 11,386, while after the death of two of our fellow citizens on Sunday, the total number of victims from complications of the coronavirus now stands at 282.
At the same time, Marios Lazanas, a doctor, infectious disease specialist and member of the Expert Committee of the Ministry of Health, spoke with MEGA about the spread of the coronavirus in our country.
Commenting on the reduction of cases in recent days, he said “I hope the reduction of cases will continue. But be careful. Because the results of the tests that were pending due to some problem were reduced.” He even added that in the near future there will be expects an increase in cases, due to the return of tourists to the cities.
At the same time, he pointed out, if the cases increase and “reach 500, 600, 700 per day, we will have dramatic images.” Probably, but I don’t think we can reach such figures. That is why precautionary measures have been taken. “The professor suggested conducting multiple tests in high-risk groups, that if they fall ill, their lives will be in danger, while emphasizing the need to” guard homes for the elderly, accommodation structures, prisons “.
On the other hand, the president of the Panhellenic Federation of Public Hospital Employees (POEDIN), Michalis Giannakos, speaking on the MEGA Weekend program, estimated that the exact number of cases is much higher than those reported and the cases are not reported. there are delays in laboratory tests and if fewer tests are done.
Alarm in closed structures
The concern that has existed all this time about the closed structures and the possible spread of the coronavirus in them is confirmed in the most tragic way with the news that two elderly people from nursing homes lost their lives in the early hours of Sunday.
Explaining why nursing homes and structures were “affected,” Infectious Diseases Professor Nikos Sypsas told OPEN Sunday morning:
“Now, because vacationers are returning, which means that they are returning to urban centers, if they are not careful, they are spreading the virus and we are seeing the average age rise and that is why we have the spread in residences and structures for the elderly. We have a constant number of cases from 100 to 300 per day, fortunately we do not have what we feared, that is, to have an exponential increase in cases. The impact of August 15 was not great, we passed the reef of difficult August and we are entering an equally difficult autumn ”, the member of the specialist committee of the Ministry of Health told OREN. 
It is recalled that on Friday, the professor of Infectious Diseases Charalambos Gogos, when evaluating the epidemiological data, spoke of a “critical situation”, but not of the National Health System, but referred to the time offered for the shielding of the country, in view of winter. “It is the right time to put everything we have inside and all the possibilities we have, to limit this dispersion in this phase, because the well-known autumn-winter period is approaching, which can create major problems,” the professor warned. , proposing:
· Adequate monitoring and registration of cases,
Adequate tests,
Good follow-up of contacts,
Protect hospitals from the spread of the virus,
· Correct, continuous and directed information to the world on protection measures,
Very close controls
Concerns for ages 50 to 60
From September 1 to today, 456 confirmed cases have been recorded in Attica alone, showing the magnitude of the problem and the large epidemiological burden.
The difficulties in controlling the situation in the Basin seem to be great, both due to its large population and the social gatherings after the closure of the stores, outside of them.
“It is very easy to reproduce orphan cases that are not related to each other and it is generally difficult to implement measures, so with the return of tourists we can see a small increase in Attica,” Gikas Majorkinis, assistant professor at the School, told SKAI of Medicine EKPA.
As he explained, the country has currently avoided the bad scenario, for more than 700 cases at the end of August and is in the moderate scenario, with a gradual increase in intubation, which is attributed to the outbreak of a week ago. However, experts want numbers of less than 200 cases per day.
Mr. Majorkinis regards the attitude of the young people as positive, and they demonstrated that they listen to the instructions of the experts. The problem is currently in the 50-60 age group and is something that scientists are concerned about. “Either it is the transmission of young people who do not believe or that the core at 50-60 years has stayed and we have to see how we face it,” he said.
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