Coronaios: What to do about focus and travel ban – Sad new record for cases and intubations

The coronavirus continues its unstoppable invasion in Greece in recent days, with cases increasing rapidly every twenty-four hours that pass. Today, the country once again announced a negative record, with cases stabilizing at a four-digit figure, while with each passing day we get closer and closer to the nightmarish scenarios of 2,000 cases a day.

This was the reason why the government has decided to proceed with new, even stricter measures, despite the fact that the previous package was implemented only once last week and has failed to pass the required period of 10-14 days. Today, at 3:00 p.m., Kyriakos Mitsotakis scheduled a sermon during which he would proceed with the announcements of the new measures. However, the events with the Samos earthquake postponed the prime minister’s announcements until tomorrow Saturday, thus prolonging anxiety about the measures to be taken.

As MEGA first revealed yesterday, the measures to be unveiled tomorrow will be particularly harsh and aimed at tightening measures in the “orange” areas. One of the most basic measures, which if announced will provoke reactions, is to close the spotlight. According to the information, the Prime Minister is oriented to announce the total closure of the restaurant even in the “orange” areas, as is already the case in the “red” areas. However, if this measure is not approved, the restaurant will close at 9:00 PM or 10:00 PM.

Another measure, which is very likely to be announced tomorrow, is the change of curfew. The traffic ban will come shortly after the stores close, if the scenario is chosen for the specific branch’s store closings early evening or late afternoon and the full lock scenario is not selected.

In addition, the measures being considered are the use of a mask everywhere for all citizens, regardless of the color of each region on the epidemiological map of Greece.

Additionally, Mr. Mitsotakis is expected to announce the promotion of telecommuting, and the members of the Expert Committee will propose that the percentage of employees who work from home be increased to 60%.

One of the most important questions is what will happen to transfers to and from the prefectures that are at the “orange” level. Although at first it seemed that the scenario of the ban was favored, according to information from MEGA, this measure does not seem to be finally included in the list of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The measures will last for one month, that is, throughout November, but will be reviewed very frequently.

The health system is under pressure: intubated people break all records

The measures that will enter our lives from tomorrow come to prevent further spread of the deadly virus in our country, but also to protect the health system, which has been under a lot of pressure for the last twenty-four hours.

Indicative of the situation is the record number of people intubated since the start of the pandemic recorded by Greece, with the National Public Health Organization (EODY) announcing, on Friday afternoon, 128 people who are hospitalized for intubation.

The situation is increasingly difficult, and epidemiologists warn that the country is in a critical period, with pressure on the health system that increases even more as available beds decrease. Compared to yesterday, the number of tubes increased by 14 in absolute numbers, but it may be higher as some beds were left empty and refilled due to death.

Characteristics were the words of the infectious diseases specialist Sotiris Tsiodra, who today sounded the alarm and said that “with mathematical precision, the Health system will be pressured.”

Citing data on the integrity of ICUs, he spoke of 100% in West Macedonia, 46% in Central Macedonia, 40% in Epirus, 61% in Attica, 60% in Thessaloniki and 40% in Thessaly. “Currently there are 100 imports per day and this will put pressure on the NSS in the near future,” Tsiodras said.

Intubated in the last 7 days:

October 23: 89 intubated

October 24: 91 intubated

October 25: 84 intubated

October 26: 95 intubated

October 27: 102 intubated

October 28: 108 intubated

October 29: 114 intubated

October 30: 128 intubated

The increase in intubated patients is very large if one takes into account that some people are losing their lives and others are in treatment and leave the ICU. This means that in a week there are not only 39 citizens who were intubated but many more.

Three times the real cases in Greece

Sotiris Tsiodras referred to the measures taken by the country to prevent further spread of the deadly virus, during a conference.

As he pointed out, the multiple measures and the confinement, imposed by the government, rapidly lowered the reproduction rate or R0 in Greece, while as in other countries, the adoption of measures that apply to red areas and orange areas such as Caution, so as not to let the situation get out of control. “The strain of the virus has changed a bit and is more contagious and the more mobile there is, the more cases there will be,” he said.

As for the lower number of deaths seen in the second wave of the pandemic, Tsiodras said there are several explanations for this, such as better patient care, medications and faster detection with tests.

Greece runs 20,000 tests a day and has adequacy, while, as he pointed out, other countries have a shortage. A typical example is Great Britain, which on October 28 had no test availability.

According to Tsiodras, according to estimates, the actual number of cases in Greece is estimated to be at least three times higher, while at the moment there are 8,437 actively confirmed cases in the country. At the same time, he stated that the total number of patients is estimated at about 1,000.

The situation in Greece

Greece was just one day away from the negative case record, as EODY announced another “black” record today. In fact, for the fourth day in a row the cases vary in four-digit numbers. Specifically, the National Public Health Agency announced 1,690 new confirmed cases of the deadly virus in the country, of which 64 are associated with known outbreaks and 35 were identified after controls at the country’s gates.

For the first time, after many days, Attica is not a “champion” with Thessaloniki occupying this “black” lead with 540 cases, of course a number that is a negative record. In fact, Attica also posted a negative record with 422 cases.

At the same time, other regional units in the country are moving at high levels. For example, 89 new cases were registered in Larissa, 60 cases in Rodopi, 38 in Messinia, 34 in Evros and 33 in Drama and Kavala.

Of course, there is a great dispersion throughout the country.

See in detail:

• 35 cases during controls carried out at the country’s entry gates
• 3 imported cases that came voluntarily for testing
• 422 cases in the Attica region, of which 2 are related to known outbreaks, while 21 report contact with a confirmed case
• 540 cases in PE Thessaloniki, 2 of which are connected by a known confluence
• 6 cases in PE Etoloakarnania
• 2 cases in PE Argolida
• 2 cases in PE from Arcadia
• 4 cases in PE Arta
• 14 cases in PE from acaya
• 9 cases in PE Βοιωτίας
• 2 cases in PE Grevena
• 33 cases in PE Drama, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
• 34 cases in PE Evros
• 5 cases in PE Evia, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
• 1 case in PE De ilia
• 24 cases in PE Imathia, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
• 10 cases in PE Heraklion
• 4 cases in PE Thesprotia
• 24 cases in PE Ioannina, of which 1 is connected by a known confluence
• 33 cases in PE Kavala
• 11 cases in PE Karditsa, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
• 11 cases in PE Kastoria
• 1 case in PE Keas-Kythnos
• 8 cases in PE Corfu
• 9 cases in PE Kilkis
• 19 cases in PE Kozani, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
• 1 case in PE Laconia
• 89 cases in PE Larissa, 10 of which are connected by known confluences
• 1 case in PE Lassithi
• 2 cases in PE Lesbos
• 2 cases in PE Lefkada
• 11 cases in PE Magnesia
• 38 cases in PE Messinia, of which 24 are associated with a known confluence
• 1 case in PE Μήλου
• 20 cases in PE Xanthi
• 1 case in PE Paros
• 29 cases in PE Pella
• 17 cases in PE Pieria, 2 of which are connected by a known confluence
• 8 cases in PE Preveza, 5 of which are connected by a known confluence
• 1 case in PE From Rethymno
• 60 cases in PE Rodopi, of which 2 are connected by a known confluence
• 6 cases in PE Rhodes
• 1 case in PE Samos
• 32 cases in PE Serres
• 28 cases in PE Trikala, of which 9 are connected by a known confluence
• 6 cases in PE Florina
• 24 cases in PE Halkidiki, of which 2 are connected by a known confluence
• 7 cases in PE Chania
• 3 cases in PE Chios
• 36 cases are being investigated.

More than 37,000 cases

Thus, the total number of cases is 37,196, of which 55.2% are men, while 4,083 (11.0%) are considered related to travel from abroad and 13,107 (35.2%) are related to a case already known.

In addition, 128 of our fellow citizens are being treated by intubation. Their average age is 65. 37 (28.9%) are women and the rest are men. 92.2% of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years or older. 286 patients have been discharged from the ICU.

Finally, we have 5 more deaths registered and 620 deaths in total in the country. 236 (38.1%) women and the rest 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 average age of the cases is 38 years (range 0 to 103 years), while the average age of death is 79 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.