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The low prevalence of coronavirus in the community is evidenced by the strategy of carrying out controls in large groups of the population without symptoms, which in combination with the reduction of deaths and admissions to ICUs create relative optimism. According to the Deputy Minister of Health, Vassilis Kontozamanis, during the Ministry’s briefing on the course of the new colonnade in Greece, “the numbers are indisputable and can be seen by the number of patients in single beds, ICU and intubation, as well as the number of deaths “
According to Mr. Kontozamanis, in a scientific publication, one of the indicators presented placed Greece first in number of tests per positive case. further Recently, the National Health System included a large offer of “Hellenic Petroleum”, two machines with large production capacity in the “Attikon” hospital and the AHEPA hospital, which further increase the country’s production capacity.
At the same time, K.The EODY Health Teams (KOMY) are conducting specific excursions throughout the country, with priority given to vulnerable groups and closed structures, and according to the instructions of the Expert Committee, tests will be carried out when necessary, as explained by Mr Kontozamanis. According to the data published by the 2,903 tests carried out by KOMY, in the first five days of its operation, only 2 were positive.
Also in the Covid-19 Health Centers of the 1st Attica Health District, that is, in the Central Health Centers of Alexandra, Kalyvia and Rafina, 333 tests were carried out in the last month, with only 11 positives. At the Covid-19 Health Centers of the 2nd Piraeus and Islands Health District, of the 220 tests that were performed, 10 were positive.
Meanwhile, according to Infectious Disease Specialist and Director of the Air Force Lt. Gen. Dimitris Hatzigeorgiou, in the military, only 0.05% of the entire army was positive for the settler.
Antibody tests
The Vice Minister of Health stated that in this phase that we have gone through, epidemiological surveillance is necessary and in this direction, antibody tests will be started in the population, to record the course of the coronary artery. For his part, Mr. Hatzigeorgiou stated that the antibody test is the objective. “Once we have a reliable test that detects immunity, it will be implemented immediately,” he said. However, he added that more population groups had been included in the indications for molecular diagnostic tests.
Preoperative control
According to Mr. Kontozamanis, a total of 2,200 regular surgeries were performed in the country. However, to clarify the framework for conducting the tests, that is, which patients and for which medical procedures should be included in the audit, the Ministry of Health should issue a relevant circular. According to the Deputy Minister, however, even if it is a private structure operation, the diagnostic test can be performed in a public structure before the preoperative examination. However, according to the information, proof will be provided in specific operations.
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