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Dr. Hans Kluge, World Health Organization regional director for Europe, urged citizens to postpone major Christmas rallies in an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
“Instead of organizing a large gathering where all the guests will be vulnerable, it is better to postpone it until you can do it safely. Despite the cold and if the restrictions of the respective area allow it, go with your loved ones for a photo” Nick in a park, “he said characteristically.
For his part, Andrew Hayward, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at University College London and a member of the emergency scientific advisory group, warned that the Christmas comorbidity presents “significant risks”, especially for the elderly.
He stressed that “a lot of emphasis” was put on the smooth running of this year’s celebration season for everyone.
The professor added that we are “a fool” before providing coronavirus vaccines to the elderly, so it would be “tragic” to make hasty and trivial moves now.
Christmas table. File photo.
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The removal of the lock is not scheduled to begin on December 1
It is observed that the objective of the Greek government was and continues to be to proceed to a gradual and partial opening of the economy at Christmas, however at this time the battle with the coronavirus is essential, since the situation in the ICU is suffocating and therefore therefore, the lifting of the blockade is not expected to begin. December 1, as was the original program and no one knows at this time when and to what extent it will be held.
The government will review the epidemiological data next week, hoping that by then the pressure on the NSS will be reduced, but in order to make decisions the situation must have improved significantly and there is also no risk that the society will open up. , to return the country to red.
So while the government was talking about the plan to lift the shutdown, but also about the vaccination plan, yesterday it was forced to take new measures in northern Greece, which government spokesman Stelios Petsas attributed to the relaxation of the citizens in many areas and warned that unless everyone strictly follows the measures, the opening of the economy will be delayed.
“Christmas is still a long way off,” he said, when asked if they would open the churches, in light of the cases of hierarchs, but also the fact that Archbishop Jerónimo is being treated for a coronavirus.
Indicative of the criticality of the situation is not last night, the Ministry of Health reached the point yesterday of sending an ultimatum to the private clinics of Thessaloniki, as they refused to offer beds in the war against the coronavirus, which generated alginate impressions. The application is expected to proceed today.
But at the same time, the government is under pressure, especially from the business world, to open the economy at Christmas and get the market moving. The Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship in a letter to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis raises the need for small and medium-sized businesses to reopen immediately after the end of the second closure on November 30, citing small and medium-sized stores, as well as the government. . say, they are not sources of excessive transmission.
The government’s plan calls for the opening of retail, but it is not entirely certain what will happen to catering, while by the standards of other European countries, people could be restricted on New Year’s Eve or not allowed to move. from one county to another.
However, Greece is not the only European country facing great pressure in the second wave of the pandemic and the European strategy was discussed during yesterday’s teleconference of the 27 EU leaders.
Mr. Mitsotakis in his speech noted that any opening up to European economies in view of the Christmas holidays must be done gradually and with great care.
He also called for measures to support European economies to be extended to cover the first quarter of 2021 and expressed concern about the difficulties encountered in finally approving the Recovery Fund plan agreed in the summer.
It should be remembered that the Fund is blocked by Hungary and Poland, causing great damage to economies like Greece, which urgently need this money.
Hardalias: “The epidemiological burden has not decreased”
“The epidemiological burden has not decreased” especially in northern Greece, admitted this Friday the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias during the periodic briefing on the evolution of the coronavirus in the country, as well as the possibility of lifting the general ban depending on this situation.
“Removing the blockages is a concern for everyone. According to next week’s data, we will have clearer information about what will happen. Little by little and carefully, with absolute respect for the epidemiological situation, we will begin the discussion to remove the blockade. The intention is to go to a gradual facelift. In any case, everything will be evaluated next week. But let’s not back down in the observance of the measures, “explained Mr. Hardalias yesterday afternoon, while first-level government officials had opened early in the morning – and for the first time so categorically – a quarantine extension window due to the high number of new cases and mainly intubated ones incorporated into the public health system on a daily basis.
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