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The situation in Greece remains fragile and dangerous, and the government and experts are extremely reluctant to allow the blockade to be eased.
The number of new cases may decrease daily and in a week from today the first vaccinations will begin in Greece, however, the risk of complacency remains high.
At the same time, there is clear concern about the second wave of the pandemic, as despite the restrictive measures, it does not say it will stop.
Speaking on the “BAVEL” program and Nikos Filippidis, George Atsalakis, assistant professor at the Technical University of Crete – Data Analysis and Forecasting Laboratory, noted that in mid-September there was an outbreak of the pandemic.
“We estimate that by the first half of January it will have dropped a lot and, if all goes well, a large part of the pandemic will have been controlled by mid-April.”
Mr. Atsalakis noted the need for all of us to understand the importance of observing the measures.
“The success of the downward curve is due to the efforts of our fellow citizens who follow the measures.”
It is essential that safety regulations are followed during the holidays, otherwise we will see a new outbreak of the virus.
Yesterday, after all, EKPA assistant professor Gikas Majorkinis reiterated the need to spend this year’s holidays with our family only in an ideal way, so as not to lose everything that we gained with the effort during this period.
However, in the case of meetings from different households, he highlighted the need to maintain a “social bubble” by meeting with the same people during the holidays, avoiding hugs and close contacts, respecting hygiene regulations and protecting vulnerable groups.
Nikos Hardalias message for the holidays was also strict. “We must be very careful.” This year will not be the same as Easter.
Without Christmas carols, numerous New Year’s Eve parties with friends and without exception to the ban on traffic from 10 pm to 5 am, the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection made it clear that there is no room for any risk, with especially increased EL.AS controls. in the next few days: “it will be everywhere and especially during curfews.”
Strict measures and lockdown on vacation.
Christmas will remember Easter, which was celebrated during the first confinement, with restrictive measures, a curfew and festive tables in a very close family circle.
Thus, Christmas and New Year this year will be celebrated with strict measures, in the part of meetings and trips, and New Year’s Eve will be allowed with the presence of 9 people at noon or otherwise at night with … overnight stays of the guests.
As the Prime Minister himself, Kyriakos Mitsotakis has known for several days, this year up to nine people, made up of two families, must be at the New Year’s Eve parties, and our trips will be made by sending an SMS to 13033 and the code “6”, while the traffic ban will be in force from 22:00 in the afternoon until 05:00 in the morning.
At the same time, the police will take to the streets for strict controls regarding the observance of protection measures against the coronavirus, while in reality the compliance or not of citizens at Christmas will be a “trial” and will largely determine the measures that will be implemented in the New Year.
The rules for a safe Christmas table
- First, if we have symptoms of not participating at all, wear masks whenever possible. For example, for grandparents, we go with a mask and mainly avoid hugs and kisses.
- Keep a small number of people in any meeting. Get together with the same people every holiday to create a social “bubble.”
- Always maintain hygiene standards and have very good ventilation of the space or be outdoors.
The final police plan
The coming days are particularly critical for the country’s epidemiological outlook, and experts are concerned about whether New Year’s Eve trips could favor the spread of the virus.
This is the reason why the police stand up to comply with the measures. 
La Estrella presented the definitive plan of the Police, in order to strictly observe the measures during the holidays.
On Christmas Eve and on this day, the police will carry out strict controls in all the central axes of Athens, as well as in the smaller streets for the start of the New Year.
In fact, the emphasis will be on the neighborhoods of the Northern Suburbs where, according to EODY data, an increase in cases has been observed in recent days.
Those who faithfully follow the rules and go to lunch on New Years Eve with another family will use the code “6”.
Those who want to take a walk to Syntagma, within reasonable limits and without overcrowding, will be able to do so but only until 6pm.
Strict controls on tolls for New Year’s Eve movements
The controls at the Afidnes and Elefsina tolls will be exhaustive while the police forces will be deployed in the return flow.
Then those who happen to have found a trick for Christmas in the village will be fined with great force.
The situation in the country
Yesterday, EODY announced 853 new cases of the new virus in the country, of which 9 were detected after controls at the country’s gateways.
Thus, the total number of cases is 132,430, of which 52.5% are men, while 5,248 (4.0%) are considered related to travel from abroad and 38,804 (29.3%) are related to a already known case.
In addition, 491 of our fellow citizens are being treated by intubation. Their average age is 67 years. 156 (31.8%) are women and the rest are men. 78.2% of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years or older. 823 patients have been discharged from the ICU.
Attica remains “champion” in cases, with 242 new cases detected, followed by Thessaloniki with 179 cases. Concern for the 47 cases of Larissa and Evros.
The outlook in Kozani and West Attica remains worrying, as Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias said that EODY’s extensive inspections revealed 179 active cases in Aspropyrgos, 78 in Elefsina 78 and 25 in Mandra.
In total, the regions of Acaya (19), Drama (10), Evros (46), Imathia (14) Kavala (18), Karditsa (17), Kilkis (24), Kozani (25), Larissa 46 recorded numbers of two-digit cases. Magnesia (14), Xanthi (18), Pella (15), Pieria (25), Rodopi (21), Serres (24) and Trikala (12).
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