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It is indicative that today 4,500 Our fellows are hospitalized, 1/4 of which in Thessaloniki, reaching the fullness in intensive care units across the country 90%.
These “actions” lead our country to Position 17 in Europe in various cases and 16th regarding the number of victims.
And while six more of our fellow citizens It was learned that they lost their lives on Saturday, the average age of people infected with coronavirus has been 48 years, said this Friday the professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases of the EKPA School of Medicine and member of the Expert Committee Vana Papaevangelou reporting 25,000 active cases, and at the same time stabilization in new admissions.
Scientists are now less concerned with 18 areas, that is, 18 out of 74, while the “focus” has shifted to Western Greece with three areas, the Achaia, Ilia and Etoloakarnania, be in the “red”.
Infectious disease specialists announced next week that the committee will discuss the removal or further extension of the shutdown.
The crucial factor will be the situation in Intensive care units While, according to the European Center for Disease Control, if the quarantine is lifted hastily, an increase in cases will be inevitable.
Lock up when?
The Undersecretary of State for Civil Protection and Crisis Management also spoke yesterday about a first discussion about lifting the closure and what will apply during the Christmas season. Nikos Hardals, highlighting that 18 areas are particularly burdened: Pella, Drama, Thessaloniki, Grevena, Florina, Pieria, Imathia, Serres, Larissa, Kilkis, Halkidiki, Magnesia, Xanthi, Karditsa, Evros, Kavala, Rodopi and Trikala.
Mr. Hardalias warned that non-compliance or non-compliance with the measures in other areas can lead to the same situation as the previous ones.
Government officials say that right now all scenarios are on the table and the prevailing scenario wants the “ban” to hold until December 14th with the sole exception, perhaps, of schools.
A significant reduction in cases will give the green light to the opening of primary schools and kindergartens on December 7, something that the government, through the Minister of Education, has set as an absolute priority.
Taking as a new milestone in mid-December the period of 16 days mediated is considered crucial to have safe evaluations of the course of the lifting of restrictive measures.
The assessment that the resumption of economic activity will take place before the Christmas holidays was expressed on Saturday morning by the government spokesman, Stelios Petsas.
However, this will depend on the attitude of all of us. At the moment, Thessaloniki is the one that is receiving the greatest pressure, ”said Mr. Petsas, addressing, at the same time, asking citizens to strictly comply with self-protection and self-control measures against the coronavirus.
Asked what will open first, Stelios Petsas replied that “the safest thing is open education.” Then the opening of the retail trade is examined, while then the other activities, gradually ”. However, he was quick to emphasize that “the condition is that cases drop.”
More positive the opening of the economy that will take place on December 21 as well as “a week can make a significant difference” appeared today Demosthenes Sarigiannis, Professor of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering.
Sarigiannis estimates that around December 14, when the opening is discussed, we will be in satisfactory numbers. However, the true decline will be around December 19-20. The case of opening something before December 14, was also ruled out today by the professor of Pathology, Charalambos Gogos.
The vaccine is optional
Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced today the start of a large campaign to vaccinate citizens against the coronavirus, highlighting that “the first word will be given to specialist scientists.”
“The vaccine will be free of the State, it will not be mandatory. “But we rely on the common sense of our fellow citizens, but mainly on the advice that doctors will give, so that our fellow citizens can participate in vaccination from next January,” said the prime minister.
On the same subject, the government spokesman pointed out that more than 2 million vaccines will be available for our country.
“According to the plan, there will be 18 vaccination points. The possibility of increasing the number of vaccines if necessary is also foreseen. The plan is expected to be implemented from the end of December to the beginning of January, while at the end of June all the the world will be vaccinated, “he added.
At the same time, Petsas noted that “the government is not considering mandatory vaccination.” “The prime minister will call on politicians to be the first to be vaccinated as an example,” he continued.
Commenting on what coronavirus deniers sometimes write and say, he asked them to “put conspiracy theories aside.”
Florina: Alarm for the numerous cases of coronavirus in a nursing home
The alarm has sounded at Florina nursing home, as well as various employees Y guests have been found positive in coronavirus.
It all started with a positive case in a preventive control of an employee of the nursing home, as a result of which the process of monitoring his contacts was followed, both with the rest of the employees and with the elderly.
the more samples came out affirmatively, while those responsible for EODY wait for the rest of the samples received from the guests.
