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The coronavirus is on the rise in our country, with the deadly virus “feasting” in areas of Attica, causing severe headaches to scientists and the government.
Starting Monday, even stricter measures are being taken in Attica to prevent further spread of the deadly virus, while additional restrictions are announced daily, with the possibility of a new lock always in the foreground, albeit for now, still scientists maintain that we are relatively far from this point.
According to MEGA, there are seven critical epidemiological data that frighten scientists and keep alive the scenario of imposing a new blockade on Attica.
The first item refers the explosive increase in cases, the second the number of deaths registered daily, the third the growing trend in hospital admissions, the fourth the number of intubated patients, the fifth the coverage of Intensive Care Units, the sixth the increase in samples positive in test and the seventh the transmissibility index which is now above 1.
In any case, the measurements that will be carried out in the coming days, as well as the effectiveness of the latest restrictive measures that have been taken, will determine whether the government will be forced to implement a blockade in Attica.
The government will wait until Monday to decide whether to take further action, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis still wants to avoid a general lockdown.
Scientists Recommend Composure
For their part, the scientists advise citizens to remain calm and adhere to the measures that are currently being implemented.
Indicative are the words of Nikos Sypsas, who asked people to remain calm and stressed that “tomorrow the red will not arrive. There is no need to panic, there are many things that can still be done. We, as a committee, have never discussed the possibility of a closure, nor have we said in the red, this is important for people to know because we still have a lot to do. “
“There are actions in public transport, actions are taken for immigrants with hotels, actions are taken in squares and I believe that eventually there will be a leveling off and we will not go to the red, we will go to the yellow,” he explained.
Mr. Sypsas also stated that “the epidemic has negative elements, we are not in a good stage but we do not have the continuous increase in cases, we have a relative leveling at the moment and I think we should be calm. Let there be no panic, let’s monitor the course of the epidemic and let everyone, the state and citizens, do the right thing. “
Regarding the mask and whether it should be used universally by citizens, he said that “as regards masks, there is a study that says that if all citizens wear the mask constantly when we leave our house or in our house when we have vulnerable groups, the coronavirus in 10 days will remit quickly ”.
“We have said that when we are outside and approach people that we wear a mask. I have a very clear vision. “Whether we force it or not, if the citizen does not accept it, we will do absolutely nothing,” he emphasized.
However, he admitted that “we have much to do before reaching extreme measures such as the confinement.” “It is very positive that there is not an exponential increase in the epidemic.” 
For his part, speaking with MEGA, the professor of infectious diseases and pathology. Patras and the member of the committee for the corona virus, Charalambos Gogos, explained that “everything possible is done not to pass a second blockade.” “We have taken a package of measures that aims to avoid the blockade. Now, if this does not go well, everything is on the table. In any case, there are packages of measures with multiple parameters that we always take into account,” said de characteristic way.
“The number of cases is large. It has not reached the red, but it is important and the dynamics is up.” If we see that the number increases or remains at these levels for a long time, we will take the next package, “he continued on the same topic.
“The evidence is alarming. Whether we will take further action will depend on the data we have next week. We will know where things are going in relation to epidemiological data and the ability of the health system to deal with incidents. There is a problem in Attica, “emphasized Mr. Gogos.
“I don’t think we can choose who will be treated. Other units and other clinics will open. We have better staff training so that others can participate in this process.” If the upward trend continues, we must be prepared. “
Regarding why we have not yet taken the measure of the mask everywhere, Mr. Gogos said that “what is happening at the moment is a mask everywhere. Everywhere indoors and outdoors when we reach a distance of less than two meters. Maybe the mask will help everyone to understand how valuable the mask is. “We have not suggested the mask everywhere with the data that we have,” he concluded.
Kotanidou: this is the action plan for ICUs in Attica
At the same time, one of the problems that most worries scientists is the ICU, which is under intense pressure.
Speaking to ANT1, the professor of Pneumology and Intensive Care and a member of the expert committee of the Ministry of Health, Anastasia Kotanidou, spoke about the next steps regarding the Intensive Care Units.
Specifically, he stressed that “we have developed an action plan, which we will implement according to the cases that we will see. So far we have been successful in Athens and we have 107 ICU beds for COVID patients. We can convert these 107 to 150 in a week, activating and converting some other beds from multifunctional units. “
Ms Kotanidou clarified that cases that enter the ICU do not stay there forever and not all of them end. “At the moment the survival we have is very high and the Greek ICUs have a much better survival than countries like the United States and Great Britain. Currently, we have a faster movement of patients who are in ICU ”.
He also denied that the possible confinement was discussed at today’s meeting, but only the issue of ICUs.
The situation in Greece
For the third consecutive day, more than 300 cases of coronavirus appear in Greece, which keeps experts’ concern high. Specifically, today EODY announced 358 new confirmed cases of the deadly virus in our country. Of these, 56 are associated with known influxes and 43 were detected after checks at the country’s gateways.
To the 43 that were identified at the country’s entry gates, there are 3 imported cases that came voluntarily for control, raising the total report to 46 imported cases.
Thus, of the 312 national cases, 56 are related to known influxes, of which 32 are related to the KYT in Lesbos (Kara Tepe) and Samos.
Of course, Attica is “on fire” for another day, counting 194 cases, while Trikala is very tall, counting 13 cases. Ten are in Thessaloniki.
See in detail:
- 43 cases during controls carried out at the country’s entry gates
- 3 imported cases that came voluntarily to be examined
- 194 cases in the Attica region, of which 15 are related to known outbreaks, while 5 report recent travel within the country
- 10 cases in PE Thessaloniki
- 2 cases in PE Etoloakarnania
- 4 cases in PE Argolida
- 4 cases in PE from acaya
- 1 case in PE Grevena
- 1 case in PE Imathia
- 4 cases in PE Heraklion
- 2 cases in PE Ioannina
- 3 cases in PE Karditsa
- 2 cases in Kastoria
- 1 case in PE Kea-Kythnos
- 2 cases in PE Laconia, of which 2 are connected by a known confluence
- 7 cases in PE from Larissa
- 17 cases in PE Lesbos, 16 of which are connected to the KYT in Kara Tepe
- 1 case in PE Lefkada
- 1 case in PE Magnesia
- 1 case in PE Xanthi
- 7 cases in PE Pella, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
- 1 case in PE Pieria
- 1 case in PE From Rethymno
- 1 case in PE Rhodes
- 17 cases in PE Samos, of which 16 are connected by a known confluence at Hospital de Samos
- 1 case in PE Serres
- 13 cases in PE Trikala, of which 6 are associated with known confluences
- 1 case in PE From Halkidiki
- 13 cases are under investigation
More than 16,000 cases
Thus, the total number of cases is 16,286, of which 55.8% are men, 2,696 (16.6%) are considered related to travel from abroad and 6,808 (41.8%) are related to a case already known. 
In addition, 73 of our fellow citizens are being treated by intubation. Their average age is 68 years. 20 (27.4%) are women and the rest are men. 89.0% of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years of age or older. 191 patients have been discharged from the ICU.
Finally, we have 5 more deaths registered and 357 deaths in total in the country. 132 (37.0%) women and the rest men. The average age of our dying fellow citizens was 78 years and 96.9% had some underlying disease and / or were 70 years or older.
Age distribution
The average age of the cases is 39 years (range 0 to 102 years), while the average age of death is 78 years (range 25 to 102 years). The age distribution of (a) total cases, (b) cases that resulted in death, and (c) patients treated by intubation is as follows: 
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, according to the declared address of permanent residence of the patient, or the address of temporary residence for tourists and other temporary residents. in Greece. It includes both cases with a travel history (“imported”) and cases with possible national transmission. 
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