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The coronavirus continues its rapid spread in Greece, which plagues our country with hundreds of new cases every day. However, what worries the experts is the dispersion in Attica, since at the moment nothing seems capable of stopping the course of the deadly virus in the basin, with the figures causing terror.
September turns out to be a “black” month for the largest and most populated region of the country, since in 30 days a negative record was registered with more than 4,000 cases.
But it is not just Attica that is causing fear, as the terror of infections in nursing homes and nursing homes has returned.
On Wednesday afternoon the alarm sounded again in Athens, after at least 32 cases were detected in a nursing home in Agios Panteleimon. Indicative of how worrying the situation is is what the representative of the Ministry of Health for the coronavirus, Sotiris Tsiodras, said, who was immediately on the spot to assess the situation.
Mr Tsiodras, unable to hide his irritation at the situation in Athens, said that this is a situation that we do not want to see again and “sadly we see it again”. He added that “Thessaloniki has learned its lesson and is doing well, Athens is not doing well.”
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Scientists are concerned and propose new measures
The situation in Attica and specifically in Athens does not go unnoticed by scientists. Everyone is now referring to new measures, most of them favoring the widespread use of a mask.
Specifically, in statements to MEGA, the specialist in infectious diseases and member of the committee for the coronavirus, Nikos Sypsas, stressed that “whatever they have to give, they probably have given it” and thus it is possible to proceed with new measures, not horizontally, but small interventions there that are needed “.
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 and this will be the case. . reduce the problem to its source “.
“We all wear a mask when we approach other people,” he said, referring to wearing a protective mask.
“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 dispersion is much greater than what we captured, so extensive testing is needed, “he explained.
The president of the Athens-Piraeus Hospital Physicians Association, Matina Pagoni, also addressed this issue through MEGA.
Ms. Pagoni defended the widespread use of the mask in Attica, saying that “it is the most basic and must be done now. I do not understand why it has not been implemented, it will save lives.
“If this measure is taken and a reassessment is done in 15 days and we have an increase in cases, an increase in intubation, an increase in deaths, an increase in hospitalizations, then the measures should be tougher,” he added.
For his part, the professor of microbiology, Alkiviadis Vatopoulos, also speaking with MEGA, referred to the widespread use of the mask in Attica.
“Wearing the mask is something extremely simple,” said Vatopoulos, when asked about measures against the spread of the coronavirus that may be necessary to stop the pandemic in Attica.
“It just came to our attention then. It has not been discussed yet. It is something that can be discussed tomorrow; after the day, the committee meets every day. The measures are decided by the government. There is usually a discussion. The government proposes some. measures and we agree or disagree, “he added.
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New areas in the eye of the cyclone
Of course, with the exception of Attica, new areas are constantly coming into the eye of the storm. For example, today the General Secretariat of Civil Protection announced new precautionary measures, after the location of a 63-year-old woman who tested positive for coronavirus and is being treated in a hospital.
In fact, it prompted the Ministry of Labor to send a strict recommendation to workers in the settlements of the Tebas municipality and the local unit of Loukisia in Evia prefecture, to stay at home and not go to work.
Specifically, the Ministry of Labor states that due to the urgent detection of coronavirus cases, employees in the following areas are strongly recommended not to come to work and stay home from today 09-30-2020, at 9 p.m. : 00, until tomorrow, October 1. 2020 and 00:00 time:
- Municipality of Thebes, the settlements: Mouriki, Ypato, Loutoufi, Platanaki.
- Loukisia local unit in Evia prefecture.
Strong recommendation of self-protection measures in settlements in Thebes and Chalkida by GGP
Previously, by order of Nikos Hardalias, a strong recommendation was addressed to the inhabitants of these settlements to wear masks in all areas, stay at home, avoid unnecessary movements, but also movements to work, as well as not to send their children to school .
The settlements that are called upon to implement this strong recommendation are: Mouriki, Platanakia, Ypato and Loutoufi from the Municipality of Tebas from the Regional Unit of Viotia and Loukissia from the Municipality of Chalkida from the Regional Unit of Evia.
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The GGP announcement
After an extraordinary meeting at the Civil Protection Operations Center and based on the data obtained from the follow-up of a 63-year-old native who tested positive for Covid-19 and is being treated at the NIMTS hospital, by order of the Vice Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalia. For urgent reasons of facing a serious risk to public health and, in particular, to limit the spread of the effects of the COVID-19 disease, a STRONG RECOMMENDATION is addressed to the residents of the following settlements in the municipality of Thebes, Boeotia and the municipality of Chalkida, Evia:
- Mouriki, Platanakia, Ypato and Loutoufi from the municipality of Thebes of the Regional Unit of Viotia and
- Loukissia from Chalkida Municipality of the Evia Regional Unit,
for the faithful compliance of the following self-protection measures:
- Stay indoors and avoid any unnecessary movement.
- Wear a mask in all areas, indoors and outdoors.
- The absence of students in any school unit of all levels and
- Non-movement of workers from the public and private sectors from these settlements to their work, in order to avoid the risk of dispersion and protect other workers
After consulting with the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, a strong recommendation is made to employers, who employ residents of these areas in companies, to accept the absence of employees, without further consequences.
It is observed that as of tomorrow 10-01-2020 in the morning, four (4) EODY Mobile Health Groups (KOMY) will be located in these settlements, in the local Municipal Warehouses (Mouriki-Platanakia, Ypato, Loutoufi and Loukissia ), to carry out sampling controls.
The above strong recommendation is valid until the completion of the control process in the mentioned areas, when a new announcement will be issued.
The situation in Greece
Low compared to yesterday, but particularly high, the cases appeared today in Greece. Specifically, EODY announced 354 new cases of the deadly virus in the country, of which 56 are associated with known outbreaks and 23 were detected after controls at the country’s gateways.
It is noted that to the 23 who were identified at the entrance gates of our country, there are another 6 who came voluntarily for inspection, raising the number of imported cases to 29.
Regarding the distribution of cases, Attica is for the umpteenth day in the “eye” of the cyclone with 195 cases, while Thessaloniki has only 12.
Pella’s cases are alarmingly high, where 13 were detected, while 10 are located in Karditsa.
Analytically:
- 23 cases during controls carried out at the country’s entry gates
- 6 imported cases that came voluntarily to be analyzed
- 195 cases from the Attica region, of which 26 are related to known outbreaks, while 6 report recent travel within the country
- 12 cases in PE Thessaloniki, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
- 1 case in PE From Arcadia
- 9 cases in PE Acaya, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
- 4 cases in PE Boeotia, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
- 1 case in PE Drama
- 3 cases in PE Evia, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
- 3 cases in PE Imathia
- 5 cases in PE Heraklion, of which 3 are associated with known confluences
- 1 case in PE Θήρας
- 4 cases in PE Ioannina, of which 1 is connected by a known confluence
- 10 cases in PE Karditsa, 2 of which are connected by a known confluence
- 6 cases in PE Kastoria
- 5 cases in PE Kozani
- 2 cases in PE Laconia
- 6 cases in PE Larissa, of which 1 is connected by a known confluence
- 2 cases in PE Lesbos, of which 2 are connected by a known confluence
- 13 cases in PE Pella, of which 10 are associated with a known confluence
- 5 cases in PE Pieria, 2 of which are associated with known confluences
- 1 case in PE Rhodes
- 2 cases in PE Samos, 2 of which are connected by a known confluence
- 3 cases in PE Serres, all connected with a known confluence
- 8 cases in PE Trikala
- 1 case in PE Fthiotida
- 2 cases in PE Florina
A 18,475 total cases
Thus, the total number of cases is 18,475, of which 56.1% are men, while 2,927 (15.8%) are considered related to travel from abroad and 7,598 (41.1%) are related to an already known case. 
In addition, 78 of our fellow citizens are being treated by intubation. Their average age is 69 years. 22 (28.2%) are women and the rest are men. 87.2% of
intubated, has an underlying disease, or is 70 years of age or older. 212 patients have been discharged from the ICU.
Finally, we have 3 more deaths registered and 391 deaths in total in the country. 144 (36.8%) women and the rest men. The mean age of our deceased fellow citizens was 78 years and 96.7% had an 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, based on the declared address of permanent residence of the patient, or the address of temporary residence for tourists and others temporary residents in Greece. It includes both cases with a travel history (“imported”) and cases with possible national transmission. 
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