Lockdown: uprising removed – box blast extends to two weeks

Government and scientists have been on “alert” since yesterday, after the 2,147 cases announced on Tuesday, of which 1,047 in Attica, not only increase the pressure on hospitals but also leave no room for complacency when going, as everything shows , to be withdrawn. . of emergency shutdown two weeks later, on March 14.

Infectious disease specialists over the past 24 hours emphasized that Tuesday and Wednesday would be indicative of the broader epidemiological picture and, based on these data and the general course, I would decide on your suggestion to lift or extend the ban on red areas.

But the fact that for the first time since December 2, 2020 the daily number of cases It once again exceeded 2,000, while the number of intubated (357) is the worst performance in the last 45 days. At the same time, the center of Athens is “boiling” in the middle of the third wave of the pandemic with 285 new cases, but also Piraeus with 259. At the same time, the picture is loaded in Thessaloniki, with 205 new cases. , and in Acaya with 121.

Thus, despite the state of mind of several scientists and the opinion expressed by government officials that the desire was to gradually return to normality as of next Monday, March 1, there seems to be no place for such a thing.

Now the most optimistic see a one-week extension, and the most realistic scenario brings the market open on March 15. However, now you can’t make decisions for so long. According to the information, infectious disease specialists will see the course of the pandemic this week and will suggest extending the lock for a week, checking the situation and next week deciding if it takes a second for cases to drop and for decompression in hospitals. However, on the table is the possibility of a direct two-week extension.

The Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Nikos ThomaidisSpeaking to ANT1, regarding the causes of the “explosion” of the cases, he said that “observing mobility we cannot say that a hard blockade is applied.” Recognizing psychological pressure and fatigue, the teacher concluded that the “wisest” date to lift the blockade is March 15.

For his part, the professor of Genetics at the University of Geneva, in favor of extending the confinement for two weeks, Manolis Dermitzakis. At the same time, he proposed the implementation of more “intelligent” measures that will channel the activity of citizens towards more specific activities. “Simply put, instead of someone going to the bank with a friend for coffee, they sit at a table outside,” Dermitzakis said.

In any case, the Committee of Scientists, like every week, will announce its final presentation on Friday.

After the confinement what?

Retail stores and schools will be closed for at least another week, while curfew It will remain from 9:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Decisions are expected to be locked in the next few days, and will unexpectedly be announced by Deputy Minister of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalia on Friday during the regular briefing on coronavirus.

However, despite the above scenario, the government seems to be ready for the next day, that is, for the opening of the stores and its operational framework. Thus, in principle, it seems that as of March 8, if the epidemiological data of the following days allow it, the Retail sale will restart with click away and probably in the second year with click in shop, while there will be changes in the context in which the consumers themselves will move since 13032 will enter our lives in which We will send SMS only for our retail trips.

The government seeks with the new five-digit number to achieve the safest opening of retail, while also achieving the Avoid overusing movements with this number.

According to the information, the message can only be sent once a day and its duration will be three hours. This solution appears to have gained traction compared to others discussed because 13033 had technological limitations based on how it was “built from scratch” and could not be modified. Regarding purchases from supermarkets, bakeries, pharmacies, etc., it will continue to apply in 13033.

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