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It is now in the process of stabilization. Attica regarding the coronavirus epidemic, since the last days are being registered cases, hospitalizations, deaths so-called hard data, which is considered manageable by experts.
The opposite is the epidemiological situation in other parts of the country, such as Kozani, Ioannina and Pella where you have signaled an alarm. The variations of the epidemiological map of the country, from one regional unit to another, or even within the same region, are closely related to the proper terrain that the relaxation of measures for the coronavirus creates.
In fact, international studies cited by Mr. Majorkinis show that the speed of effectiveness of the measures is inversely proportional to the population to those who are addressed.
“If we stay at the current level, we are fine” noted during yesterday’s briefing on coronavirus, the assistant professor of Epidemiology, Gikas Majorkinis, explaining that the cases remain on average in 300 – 400 per day, with stabilizing trends in the basin where, however, the epidemiological picture can change at any time.
Yesterday 408 new cases were registered. The stabilization is also shown in the daily data of intubated patients who, as he said, have fallen below 90, as well as victims, which range between 5-6 per day. In the last 24 hours, the number of patients in the country’s hospitals is around 715, 86 of them intubated. They were also recorded 79 new patient admissions with Covid-19 infection with 50 of them related to hospitals in Attica.
Stabilization in Attica and the uncontrolled course of the coronavirus in Macedonia
The country’s regions, except Attica, have been put on alert by the country’s scientific and health authorities. Of the 363 domestic cases, 170 occur in the basin. According to information provided by the Vice Minister of Civil Protection, Mr. Nikos Hardals, of the 5,472 active cases, half are in Attica and information indicates that the epidemiological burden in Keratsini, Drapetsona, Nikaia and Piraeus is quite heavy. Of the others, at least 600 are in the three disputed areas of Kozani, Ioannina and Pella.
Particularly, 181 cases are active in Kozani, almost 200 in Ioannina, where in fact 24 patients are hospitalized, and Pella counts 212 active cases. Yesterday 408 cases were announced at the national level, which were “spread” in 33 Regional Units of the country.
“Studies have shown that the implementation of measures in a village is more drastic and the effectiveness of measures in a village is faster compared to a city with a similar rate of infections. So we see more quickly the effectiveness of preventive measures in smaller towns and villages. The phenomenon is similar to the phenomenon of inactivity, which we are used to in our daily lives. The larger a moving vehicle, the harder it will be to stop it. “ Mr. Majorkinis described the course of the epidemic yesterday.
Especially regarding Attica, he explained that “Urban centers” react “much more slowly to the measures than the reaction registered in a small town or village and will need perseverance and adherence to the measures on the part of the inhabitants of the capital to stop the epidemic”. He reiterated once again in the last two weeks that the exponential increase based on current data seems far off. However, on the other hand, the Rt transmissibility index has not fallen below 1, which is what is required for Attica.
Plan rapid tests in schools and hospitals
Plan for the strategic implementation of rapid tests, the so-called rapid test, in schools and hospitals The Committee of Experts of the Ministry of Health is preparing, as revealed yesterday by the representative of the Ministry of Health for the coronavirus and a member of the Committee, Mr. Majorkinis.
Asked by protothema.gr, If rapid tests are carried out in the context of epidemiological studies as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and what conclusions have been drawn in our country, the expert explained how the relevant strategy is built: “At this stage, rapid tests are aimed at populations that are difficult to access, which can be what we call pockets, places where the virus may have passed and we cannot easily detect it.”
The first elements seem scantysaid the expert and asked for time to draw conclusions. “We have to wait for the EODY unit to return to the plaza and have time to compare the data for each area,” the expert admitted.
Meanwhile, thousands of tests have been conducted in squares and neighborhoods of Attica where there is a high epidemiological burden. The next step is to get the rapid test in Hospitals and schools, something that the Committee of Experts is planning. The objective is to control populations such as health workers or children in the student environment that may have a high epidemiological burden and intervene in these populations.
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