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Elefsina, Aspropyrgos and Mandra entered a strict lockdown as of today, while there are concerns about the course of the pandemic in 10 other areas.
The government oligarchy to take selective measures in the class-abandoned West Attica of large industrial units, led to decisions after a celebration despite the cry of agony from local authorities who have timely expressed their concerns about the high epidemiological burden that observed in the region.
The expansion scenario of the Western Attica model is on the table of the authorities for the northern parts of Greece and the situation continues to be particularly difficult as the viral load does not decrease despite the measures.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to show its teeth in the country despite the restrictive measures in place. Thus, once again, yesterday a four-digit number of cases was announced, with 1,155 new infections. At the same time, 542 patients are being treated by intubation in the ICU, keeping the pressure on the health system.
Another 78 people died, bringing the total number of victims to 3,948.
According to the data on the geographical distribution of the cases, except Attica and Thessaloniki, a higher number of infections was observed in Kilkis, Xanthi, Pieria, Drama, Rodopi, Grevena, Pella and Larissa.
The Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, went to Thessaloniki on Thursday to personally assess the situation, ahead of the Christmas holidays, while the eyes of the experts remain focused on northern Greece, where the situation is explosive. The possibility of announcing “West Attica” measures is not ruled out.
As of this morning, Elefsina, Aspropyrgos and Mandra entered a strict blockade with the measures that establish:
- Extension of the curfew from 6:00 pm to 5:00 am, excluding employees and only for trips from home and to work and vice versa and with the exclusive permission of your employer.
- Suspension of the retail operation even with the click away method, hairdressers, nail shops, bookstores and all businesses.
- Suspension of all types of ecclesiastical ceremonies of all doctrine except departure services in the presence only of close relatives that will not exceed ten people as well as suspension of free access for individual prayer.
- Massive application of control in the population of these areas with Rapid Test.
- Intensification of controls on employees of companies in the region from the ranks of the EOPYY of the General Secretariat of Civil Protection and Armed Forces
- Encourage and recommend companies to carry out their own audits at the initiative of the owners
- Molecular tests every five days on employees in nursing homes.
- Mass distribution of masks by the local government.
- Isolation of cases that do not require hospitalization in areas and structures already identified
- Suspension of the operation of all public markets
- Information campaign
- Intensify controls to comply with the measures.
The emergency measures will be valid for one week when the situation is reviewed.
They knew
“A week ago we were informed about the situation in the area and then we were informed that there is a serious problem,” West Attica Deputy Governor Lefteris Kosmopoulos told SKAI 100.3.
As he mentioned, the only information about the situation that the local authorities had was the image they had obtained of the school departments that were closed for the cases.
According to the lieutenant governor, a memorandum had been sent to the competent bodies, mentioning the dangers to the area. According to Mr. Kosmopoulos, the next day they sent a ladder and tested the residents only in Elefsina and then no tests were carried out.
“See and do”
A few days before Christmas, the government is basically turning 180 degrees, opting for more restrictive measures, proving once again that it is moving late and after a holiday, in the logic of “see and do”, without a specific plan and a feasible schedule, consistently the pandemic continues unabated in the country.
The government’s stance on the pandemic has been widely criticized by opposition parties. In fact, on the occasion of the stricter closure in Western Attica, SYRIZA and the KKE demanded the shielding of the workplaces and the support of the affected employees.
