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Yesterday’s “freezing” of 667 cases was followed in just 24 hours by a new and strong shock to our country, setting a negative record for the second day in a row. The 865 cases announced by EODY, 198 more than yesterday, gave an alarm signal to the government and scientific personnel and rekindled the discussion for the imposition of new measures.
The increase in cases observed is exponential, since in 6 days they increased by 40%. It is becoming increasingly clear that the country is forced to enter a new stage, with the government and infectious disease specialists appealing to young people, who have emerged in this second wave of the pandemic in the main carrier of the virus, to have careful and take the necessary measures.
According to the information, on Wednesday afternoon, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was briefed in detail on the situation, immediately after his return from Cyprus.
The Prime Minister, together with the Infectious Diseases Committee, is expected to decide on new, even stricter measures to reduce coronavirus, as existing ones do not show, as a result, to work.
According to the information, Thursday morning will be the… decision moment, where a meeting will be held under the command of the Prime Minister with the leadership of the Ministry of Health, Professor Sotiris Tsiodras and the infectious diseases committee to assess the situation current.
The measurements on the doors
Among the measures that are being considered, according to the information, is the curfew from midnight to 5 in the morning. This is a measure that has begun to be implemented in many cities around the world, the most recent in Paris, where nothing moves from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
It is considered that the night lockdown “helps” to break the chain of transmission of the virus by young people, since on the one hand they will “empty” the nightclubs, where there is overcrowding, but it will also deal with congestion in squares and parks after midnight. , when stores close.
In addition, a wider use of the mask is being considered, that is, making it mandatory indoors and outdoors and in lower risk areas.
In fact, when it comes to catering, the possibility of stores closing sooner than what is happening now is being considered.
An additional measure on the table is the doubling of the fine for those who do not wear a mask, that is, from 150 euros a “bell” to 300, as well as the tightening of controls by the authorities to comply with all measures.
The “accordion” and the “carousel”
At the same time, according to the information, EL.AS. A pressure decompression system, the so-called “accordion” system, with loudspeakers for the evacuation of people gathered in “red” squares and open public spaces is expected to be implemented throughout Greece.
The ELAS staircases will make the withdrawal calls louder through loudspeakers, while in the second phase the preventive occupation of presence in the squares will be carried out.
There will be a police station graduated with the με measure, that is, they will occupy more space than citizens with static forces to force them to leave. There will be a consultation with the public, and in case of reactions, fines of 150 euros will be imposed for concentrations of more than 9 people with exemplary adduction against the rest of those gathered. The final stage is repulsion by gentle means. 
In parallel, daily “carousel” operations will be carried out in three to four areas per day and every night in the “red” squares and intensive inspections with mixed stairs in the stores (National Security Authority, ELAS, YPANE) for strict compliance hours due to closing. store at 12.
Night hotspots in discos
According to your information in.gr The curfew after midnight until the early hours of the morning is essentially in the government’s arsenal and is likely to be announced tomorrow because nightclubs are closed and do not close at 12 at night, while at the same time the government and the police cannot require compliance with the measures.
In fact, as reported in in.gr According to government sources, the increase in cases and even at younger ages is due precisely to the fact that nightclubs have become hotbeds of congestion and transmission of the coronavirus. 
“Measurements will be added for” orange “level areas”
The president of the Panhellenic Medical Association and member of the committee, Athanasios Exadaktylos, also noted the imposition of new measures in the areas that are under orange alarm.
Asked about the rapid and extremely worrying increase in cases, the president of the Panhellenic Medical Association said: “We have a very high circulation of the virus. The rules that have been promulgated will apply. The four colors.
The measures have not been fulfilled. Taking action is not enough, it must be respected. Now that the colors will change, more measurements are planned. “The only thing that I imagine that will be added to what has already been planned are measures for very large urban areas at the orange level, so that they do not reach the red.
Regarding schools that remain open even in areas that are under local lockdown status, Mr. Exadaktylos noted that “we do not have an intra-school transmission. That is why this configuration exists. No measures are implemented at the municipal level.”
Health Map Reclassifications: Danger Zones
In the “shadow” of the next measures, the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, announced today reorganizations in the health map.
Specifically, Kastoria rose to the “red” level and became the second region with the highest level of risk along with Kozani.
Also, Thessaloniki, Boeotia, Larisa and Serres will be on level 3, that is, the “yellow”.
Finally, at the moment, there will be no change in the level of Ioannina, which will remain in the “orange” until Saturday, when the situation will be reassessed.
Also read: See the measures that are applied by alarm level
How the health map is formed
Shock and amazement with 865 new cases
In the worst possible way, the scenarios of a rapid increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the country were confirmed, a fact that marks the expansion of the network of measures to control the pandemic, with announcements expected in the next few days.
Specifically, a new record of negative cases was registered in the last 24 hours, with 865 new ones, of which 82 are related to known influxes and 44 were detected after controls at the entrance doors. At the same time, 6 new deaths were recorded, bringing the tragic number of victims to 534 in total.
One more day, Attica emerged as the “champion” of cases, which is at an extremely critical juncture in terms of the evolution of the pandemic.
Of the 865 cases announced by the National Public Health Organization in the last 24 hours, 331 are registered in Attica – negative record – while Thessaloniki is on alert with 181 cases.
At the same time, other regional units in the country are moving at high levels. For example, 13 new cases were registered in Evia, 32 in Ioannina, 27 in Kozani, 23 in Larissa, 19 in Serres, while the dispersion is large throughout the country.
The case map
- 44 cases during controls carried out at the country’s entry gates
- 11 imported cases that came voluntarily to be examined
- 331 cases in the Attica region, of which 38 are associated with known outbreaks
- 181 cases in PE Thessaloniki, of which 22 are associated with known confluences, while 32 report contact with a confirmed
- 12 cases in PE Etoloakarnania
- 3 cases in PE Argolida
- 10 cases in PE from acaya
- 10 cases in PE Boeotia, of which 3 are associated with known confluences
- 4 cases in PE Evros
- 13 cases in Evia PE, of which 6 are associated with known confluences
- 3 cases in PE De Ilia
- 3 cases in PE Imathia
- 6 cases in PE Heraklion
- 1 case in PE Θήρας
- 32 cases in PE Ioannina, of which 3 are connected by a known confluence
- 8 cases of PE Kavala
- 1 case in PE Kalymnos
- 9 cases in PE Kastoria, 2 of which are associated with known confluences
- 1 case in PE Keas-Kythnos
- 2 cases in PE Corfu
- 5 cases in PE Kilkis, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
- 27 cases in PE Kozani, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
- 2 cases in PE Corinto
- 1 case in PE Kos
- 2 cases in PE Laconia
- 23 cases in PE from Larissa
- 6 cases in PE Lesbos, of which 2 are connected by a known confluence
- 1 case in PE Lefkada
- 3 cases in PE Magnesia
- 4 cases in PE from messenia
- 6 cases in PE Naxos
- 3 cases in PE Xanthi
- 9 cases in PE Pella
- 7 PE Pieria cases
- 1 case in PE Preveza
- 2 cases in PE from Rethymno
- 4 cases in PE Rodopi
- 2 cases in PE Rodas, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
- 19 cases in PE Serres, of which 2 are associated with a known confluence
- 1 case in PE De tinos
- 4 cases in PE Trikala, of which 1 is connected by a known confluence
- 2 cases in PE Fthiotida
- 1 case in PE Florina
- 3 cases in PE from Halkidiki
- 1 case in PE Chios
- 41 cases are under investigation
More than 27 thousand cases
According to an announcement by the National Public Health Organization (EODY), the total number of cases is 27,334, of which 55.6% are men.
Of these, 3,672 (13.4%) are considered related to travel from abroad and 10,802 (39.5%) are related to a known case. 
86 intubated
At the same time, 86 of our fellow citizens are being treated by intubation. Their average age is 66.
Of these, 28 (32.6%) are women and the rest are men. 91.9% of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years or older.
265 patients have been discharged from the ICU.
6 new deaths
Finally, we have 6 more deaths registered and 534 deaths in total in the country. 201 (37.6%) are women and the rest are men.
The mean age of our deceased fellow citizens was 79 years and 96.3% had an underlying disease and / or were 70 years or older.
Age distribution
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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