Coronavirus: 18 areas in ‘red’ – Increase in load in Achaia, Ilia, Etoloakarnania – Society



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Etoloakarnania, Achaia and Ilia are areas where there is a higher epidemiological burden according to Nikos Hardalias.

The Undersecretary of Civil Protection referred to the communication of the Prime Minister with Mr. Peletidis on the occasion of the feast of San Andrés in order to strictly observe the measures against the coronavirus.

Mr. Hardals reiterated the need for strict observance of sanitary measures in view of the feast of the patron saint of Patras and asked local government officials to contribute to this, which was also a request from the Prime Minister.

On Thursday, in addition, the government spokesman Stelios Petsas had asked the citizens of Patras to observe the measures, to avoid congruence and to celebrate as a family, not exchanging visits which in any case are prohibited.

“It is clear that this year Christmas will be different, as it is, across Europe,” said Hardalias.

As mentioned by Mr. Hardalias, the drama is the second most burdened area in the country, according to the epidemiological burden of the last 14 days, after Pella.

Specifically, Mr. Hardalias, during his tenure, noted: “Some areas of the country seem to be particularly overburdened. These areas and in terms of the epidemiological burden of the last 14 days are the following 18 in a total of 74 areas:

Pella, Drama, Thessaloniki, Grevena, Florina, Pieria, Imathia, Serres, Larissa, Kilkis, Halkidiki, Magnesia, Xanthi, Karditsa, Evros Kavala, Rodopi and Trikala. “These areas remain with the majority of cases, regardless of the course of the disease exacerbation curve in the area.”

Peletidis: “our fellow citizens should not organize celebrations in their homes”

The mayor of the city, Costas Peletidis, made statements about the telephone communication he had today with the prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, about the need for the strictest observance of sanitary measures in view of the feast of the patron saint of Patras, Agios Andreas .

In particular, Costas Peletidis stated:

“The Prime Minister contacted me and asked me, in view of the San Andrés patron feast, that the municipality contribute to the measures to limit the Covid-19 pandemic. “We have already taken steps not to set up vendor counters, etc.”

“The issue of the spread of the coronavirus,” continued the mayor, “was raised yesterday, the day of the national strike, in the act outside the VI RAE, where we said that we should not see images like the ones we saw at the patron saint’s party “. from Thessaloniki, Agios Dimitrios and to have an additional impulse for the increase of cases in our area ”.

At this point, Costas Peletidis pointed out that “great care is needed, our fellow citizens not to organize celebrations in their homes, because it is difficult to observe sanitary measures in such an environment.”

At the same time, added the mayor, “the pandemic requires, even now, measures to strengthen public hospitals with staff, measures for schools and public transport, etc., to protect public health, measures that should already have been taken to that our fellow citizens do not have their backs to the wall ”.


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