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A few days before Christmas, West Attica is entering a tougher lockdown as the area was heavily epidemiologically burdened and had been under the microscope of infectious disease specialists for days.
Thus, from this morning, stricter measures have been applied in the municipalities of Aspropyrgos, Elefsina and Mandra-Eidyllia due to the increase in the epidemiological burden.
There was a coronavirus overdose in these areas and everyone on the committee agreed that additional action was necessary.
These measures are in addition to the current total blockade of the ban, as stated yesterday by the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalias, “the situation in some areas of the country continues to be particularly difficult since the viral load does not decrease despite the measures we apply. control the spread “.
The measures and the confinement in West Attica
Specifically for the municipalities of Aspropyrgos, Elefsina and Mandra-Eidyllia as of today the following applies:
1) Extension of the traffic ban from 18: 00-05: 00 (6 pm to 5 am) excluding employees and only those who may travel from home to work and vice versa with the exclusive permission of their employer.
2) Suspension of the retail operation even with the click away method, hairdressers, manicurists, bookstores and all businesses.
3) Suspension of all types of ecclesiastical ceremonies of any doctrine except exit services in the presence of close relatives that will not exceed 10 people, as well as the suspension of free access to the temples for individual prayer and the performance of all services of the church only in the presence of the clergy.
4) Massive application of controls to the population of these areas through rapid antigen tests (rapid test) and with in-depth vertical monitoring of confirmed cases and their close contacts. Special emphasis will be given to the above controls in the areas of Nea Zoi, Neoktista, Ano and Kato Fousa, Goritsa, Sofo of the municipality of Aspropyrgos but also in the wider area of Elefsina and Mandra.
5) Intensification of controls on employees of companies in the area by the ranks of EODY, the General Secretariat of Civil Protection and the Armed Forces. Employee audits of companies are encouraged and recommended by their own means at the initiative of their owners and to carry out these periodic audits the 0-5-10 model will be followed, that is, the audit on the 1st, 5th and 10th day .
6) Molecular control every 5 days to the employees of all the units of care for the elderly in these areas.
7) Mass distribution of protective masks with the care of the local government.
8) Isolation of confirmed cases that do not require hospitalization, in areas and structures that have already been enabled for this purpose by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection and especially in cases where home isolation is not considered feasible and presents risks for other members of the family.
9) Suspension of the operation of all public markets in these municipalities as well as the mandatory control through rapid antigenic tests (rapid test) in shops as a condition for the issuance of work permits in other areas and their periodic inspection every three days.
10) Implementation of information campaigns in conjunction with the municipalities of these areas and the Sub-Region and in collaboration with EODY and the General Secretariat of Civil Protection and the participation of scientists from the field of social sciences (psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists) by the specialized population profile. from them.
11) Intensify comprehensive controls on compliance with the proposed measures and strengthen control mechanisms in these areas.
The measures are valid for seven days, at which time their continuation or lifting will be re-evaluated.
At the same time, Mr. Hardals appealed to the residents of these areas and throughout West Attica for a strict, “no discounts, no excuses, no excuses for compliance with the measures” while calling everyone and especially the residents of these areas “to be in the next few days take special care and respect with the measures”
Likewise, after the continuous meetings that Mr. Hardals held yesterday with all the institutions of Thessaloniki, he called on the population of Thessaloniki to be careful during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, so that “there is no turning back” and an of the epidemiological burden.
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