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The context in which we will celebrate the different Christmases of this year was announced by Nikos Hardalias at the emergency conference on the coronavirus in the country at the Ministry of Health.
The briefing was held today with the presence of the Vice Minister of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalia, since Friday is Christmas. Also attending will be the Adjunct Professor of the EKPA School of Medicine and member of the Expert Committee, Gikas Majorkinis, but also the Deputy Minister of Health Vassilis Kontozamanis.
Hardals: Christmas-free holidays with traffic ban
A clear message that if the measures are not observed at Christmas, on New Year’s Eve it will be stricter, sent the sub. Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, recalling the measures that apply to holidays.
«We must continue to be very careful, not to risk after the holidays to face a new outbreak of the pandemic. As we have a different Easter, this Christmas will be different”Said, among others, the Vice Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalias during the briefing on the course of the coronavirus pandemic.
At the same time, he reiterated that “We will not go to New Year’s Eve or gather in large groups to celebrate, as in other years.“While adding that”2 families and up to 9 people can gather around the festive table, the same families because even on these days we have to keep our circle as limited as possible».
Mr. Hardalias also recalled that the traffic ban from 10 a.m. to 5 a.m. will remain in effect during public holidays, without exception of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
The only “exception,” he said, “will be Christmas Eve. range of controls to be carried out throughout the country and especially in large urban centers and areas with a high epidemiological burden.
“The Greek police and control mechanisms will be everywhere and especially during the hours traffic ban, that is, from 10 in the afternoon to 5 in the morning ”, while clarifying that this year the children will not be able to go out to sing Christmas carols, since everything will be different.
Regarding the opening of the churches, Mr. Hardalias recalled that only Christmas, New Year and Epiphany will be open. In each church one believer is allowed for every 15 square meters with a maximum number of 25 believers for holy temples and a maximum number of 50 people for metropolitan temples. Wearing a mask is mandatory.
Majorkinis: “The contraction of the pandemic is slow and difficult”
In today’s briefing, EKPA assistant professor Gikas Majorkinis, after mentioning some international data on the pandemic, cited the Greek data: “In Greece, there is a decrease in active cases. Pressure points in the NSS are diminishing, but the situation remains difficult.
Majorkinis: “The burden in Thessaloniki is three times that of Attica”
In Attica there is a decrease of 15% compared to the previous week, while in Thessaloniki there is a decrease of up to 28% compared to the previous week. In Thessaloniki, the burden is three times higher than in Attica. In terms of age distribution, the weight returns to older ages (40-65 and 65+).
The pandemic can escalate quickly, but its contraction is slow and difficult. It is very important during vacations to avoid gatherings in confined spaces with dancing and singing. It would be nice to maintain a social bubble throughout the holidays. “Groups of elderly and vulnerable people should definitely not participate in them.”
Majorkinis on the coronavirus mutation: “Our design does not change”
Regarding the mutated strain of the coronavirus observed in Britain, Gikas Majorkinis said: “There is some indication of a new mutated strain of the coronavirus. The basic premise is that it has slightly higher infectivity. It has not been verified. The strain was described by first time in September and there are signs that it has been around for months “Our plan for the next few months and vaccination will not change even if these indications are confirmed.”
EODY’s information on the coronavirus
Previously, EODY had announced 853 new cases of coronavirus, 491 intubated and 83 deaths.
Of these, 242 cases were detected in Attica, 179 in Thessaloniki.
Today we announce 853 news outbreaks of the new virus in the country, of which 9 They were found after checks at the gates of the country. The total number of cases is 132,430, of which 52.5% are men.
It is considered that 5,248 (4.0%) are related to trips from abroad and 38,804 (29.3%) are related to an already known case.
491 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 the patients have been discharged from the ICU.
Finally, we have 83 deaths are still recorded and 4340 deaths in the country as a whole. 1,754 (40.4%) women and the rest men. The mean age of our deceased fellow citizens was 79 years and 95.7% had an underlying disease and / or were 70 years or older.
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