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Professor Nikos Sypsas left open the possibility of imposing new measures in the center of Athens in an interview he gave on Wednesday night.
“To look at the measures we’ve already taken,” Sypsas said when asked about the new measures suggested by many infectious disease specialists. “Unfortunately, we have phenomena of overcrowding and violation of the four basic rules. “The image we see outside is not in line with the seriousness of the epidemic situation,” he said, speaking to MEGA.
When asked if these measures are enough, he said that “everything they have to give, they probably have given”, so it is “possible to proceed with new measures, not horizontally, but small interventions where necessary.”
According to him, the main intervention should be carried out in the center of Athens, which is the great problem of the epidemic and should include exhaustive tests of the inhabitants of the area, follow-up, isolation of cases, creation of special hotels for positive cases with the order to limit. the problem at its source.
Interventions in MMM are necessary. “The capacity should be at 60%.” More routes are needed on the lines, “he said.” We all wear a mask when we approach other people, “he said.
“What is absolutely certain is that we have a wide distribution in the center of Athens. Especially in areas where we have a crowd of citizens and where 20 people sleep together in the same house. We have a large dispersion there. “The spread is much higher than what we captured, so extensive testing is needed,” he said when asked about the actual number of cases in the community.
Finally, Nikos Sypsas advised the elderly and vulnerable groups to wear a mask everywhere and avoid unnecessary travel.
With information from MEGA
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