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The reason is that Israel is the first developed state to enter second lock.
The second emergency shutdown It will cost $ 1.88 billion, which will be an additional burden economy I’m already on it miserable position due to the first block.
But it became inevitable since in just one day, on September 10, 4,157 cases were registered coronavirus in a population of 9 million.
Global concern stems from the fact that Israel does not appear to be the exception to the rule, but the most extreme expression of a general trend.
What Petsas said
What he told Sky today Stelios Petsas they show that the second blockade threatens our country as well. In particular, the government spokesman said: “Above all, we are concerned about the recent outbreak of cases internationally. In recent days we have seen a situation in France and Israel that has shown that in two or three days cases have been In France, where 2,000 to 3,000 cases a day were considered news, they suddenly surpassed 10,000. A blockade was imposed on Israel.
So, looking at the many cases, in Attica in particular, but also in some other areas of the country, we want to always be ahead and not behind the curve. We want to avoid the worst. And the worst, of course, is a confinement. We want, above all, that our fellow citizens are not in danger, that the Health System does not suffer so much pressure that it does not allow our fellow citizens to have the attention they deserve.
Then, Mr. Petsas, answering a question about the second confinement, clarified:
“We are not there. We simply say that we must have all options on the table.”
The Vice Minister of Health is in a similar tone Vassilis Kontozamanis told Real that:
“I don’t think there is any reason to talk about confinement”
Bad news
The news was still bad today on the front lines of the pandemic. EODY announced 312 news coronavirus cases in the country, the total number of cases reached 14,041. 67 people are being treated by intubation. 3 more deaths were recorded, bringing the total number of deaths from coronavirus to 316.
After the EODY announcement, it was known that 3 more people ended up in our country.
Attica remains the epicenter of the pandemic, with 174 cases registered today.
Schools are closing
Only two days after the opening of the schools, 5 schools and 1 department are closed for cases. These are:
-2nd Kaisariani Lyceum,
-2nd Vouta Primary School in Heraklion, Crete,
-Kallithea Primary School for Special Education, Lemnos
-Kallithea Special Education Kindergarten, Lemnos
Alexandria Elementary School and
-Section B5 of the 2nd Baccalaureate of Pyrgos Ilias.
ICUs
As announced by the Ministry of Health, we refrain from testing their resistance at the national level YOU in terms of ICU. However, in Attica there is a relatively large coverage of UCI-Covid, resulting in the Ministry of Health opening new ones.
According to the information provided to the public by Vassilis KikiliasThere are currently 930 ICUs in operation throughout Greece. Of these, 701 are available for patients with diseases other than Covid-19 (519 occupied, 182 vacant) and 229 are available exclusively for the treatment of patients with Covid-19 (223 in NSS hospitals, 6 in the military).
Of the 229 ICU-Covid in the territory, 86 are occupied and 143 are unemployed, that is, the occupancy rate is 37.5%.
In Attica hospitals, of the total 330 ICU beds, 255 ICU beds have been allocated for diseases other than Covid-19, of which 207 are occupied and 48 vacant and 75 ICU-Covid beds, of which 53 22 are occupied and vacant.
The Ministry of Health will add 40 ICU-Covid beds to Attica in the next 7 days.