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The total number of cases is 154,083, of which 52.1% are men. During the follow-up, it was found that 5,893 (3.8%) are considered related to trips from abroad and 47,802 (62.8%) are related to an already known case.
274 individuals are treated intubated. Their average age is 69. 194 (70.8%) of those intubated are men. 86.9% of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years or older.1090 patients have been discharged from the ICU since the beginning of the pandemic.
Finally, we have 32 New deaths from COVID-19 disease, reaching them 5724 deaths in the country as a whole, of which 3,367 (58.8%) were men. The mean age of our dying fellow citizens was 79 years and 95.4% had an underlying disease and / or were 70 years or older.
Daily epidemiological surveillance report of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) – Data as of 01/27/2021
What will happen with the opening of gyms and high schools on February 1?
It seems that the decision taken for opening of gyms and high schools of the country, which is scheduled to February 01.
Last Friday, the committee of experts of the Ministry of Health provided the green light for the return to permanent training in secondary schools and high schools in the country, as of the next Monday. The committee also suggested not opening the Institute in the remaining areas “Red”, except secondary schools.
And although the government immediately accepted the committee’s recommendation, announcing the opening of secondary education on 1the February, the increase in cases of the last daysEODY announced 842 new infections on Tuesday), after the opening of the market and the fear of the worsening of the epidemiological situation in a context of transmissible mutations they have activated the Alarm systemat the government decision-making center.
The epidemiological data on Thursday will judge the opening or not of gyms and high schools on Monday, February 1, the president of EODY said on Wednesday. Panagiotis Arkoumaneas.
Referring to the schools, Arkoumaneas said that “we will look at the data on Thursday to see the data on the mutated executives.” We will evaluate them and see the next steps. “
According to ERT, regarding the functioning of the market, he explained that “we expect an increase in transferability as we open stores.” Every day we look at the data and see how we can intervene immediately.
It is noted that on Tuesday, the president of EODY spoke about British mutation spread and in northern Greece, after Attica and Crete.
The possibility of changing the decision is open for schools had been left earlier by the infectious disease teacher and a member of the expert committee Charalambos Gogos.
“Everything is on the table and nothing can excludedStressed.
Speaking to ANT1, the professor added that “when there is a pandemic, nothing is ruled out in measures. “Regarding the high schools and high schools before their opening, the teacher stated that:
“As you know, the decision was made for secondary schools and lyceums, the decision was made, however is not excluded to change if things get worse. “Nothing is taken for granted.”
In the background increased alert to ensure the decrease of the pandemic, but also concern about its impact mutant strain of Covid-19, takes place today on regular video conferencing from the Prime Minister and government officials with infectious disease specialists.
The Prime Minister himself reiterated on Tuesday that:
“At any time we will evaluate the epidemiological data and if we need to make any adjustments to our strategy, I want to repeat it, we will not hesitate to do so.”
Concerns and reservations
Concerned about the further deterioration of the epidemiological burden, in view of the opening of the Secondary School, the professor of the Polytechnic School, director of the Environmental Engineering Laboratory and director of the Research Center for Exposure and Health of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, appeared today. Demosthenes Sarigiannis.
Based on the mathematical models that follow, Sarigiannis estimates that by the end of next month cases will range from 950-1,000 per day on a weekly average, while the situation will be more difficult in March, since at the end of this month the cases are expected to range between 1,650-1,700 per day on a weekly average.
Speaking about the opening of Gymnasiums-Lyceums, Mr. Sarigiannis said that he considers that they can be opened, but that the committee should reconsider the issue, as it is important that proof.
Sypsas: Schools will open only with a constant trend in cases
Speaking on Tuesday about mobility and the crowded images in stores that will bring an increase in cases, the EKPA professor of infectology Nikos Sypsas He did not rule out the possibility that this situation “blocked” the opening of gyms and high schools.
According to him, schools will only open if we have a constant trend in coronavirus cases.
In addition, he stressed that it makes more sense to open on February 1 and that this opening is high risk because children at these levels behave like adults.
“The opening of schools will be done on the condition that the epidemic remains stable,” he said and spoke about a high-risk opening since “high school students behave like adults before the spread of the disease.”
Vatopoulos: Usually the opening
For his part, the professor of Microbiology at the University of West Attica and member of the expert committee, Alkiviadis Vatopoulos, clarifies that neither has been asked nor raised the question of not opening the gyms and high schools next Monday without however ruling out said discussion in the future if the data changes.
Most sources, however, recommend that with the data so far the design will not change for the opening of Gyms and Lyceums next Monday.
However, there may be no other decisions to open activities such as hunting, fishing, and skiing.
