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Our country is now on full alert, after the secure information that the mutated its stem coronavirus it was located in Athens. At the same time, many infectious disease specialists do not hide their concern about a new and rapid increase in the number of Covid 19 cases, as high mobility has been demonstrated during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Sources infectious disease specialists who spoke to CNN Greece highlighted that the new coronavirus mutation has 70% more transmissibilityHowever, we do not know what dispersion there is in the community but also the behavior of the new executive.
In any case, the scientists recommend further preparation and receive by citizens all self-protection and self-control measures.
As previously reported by the ANT1 television station, a total of four cases of the new mutated viral strain, under your control Institute of Medical and Biotechnological Research of the Academy of Athens.
According to the same source, in a total of four cases the specific strain was traced which, based on the studies that have been carried out, is transmitted much more easily and also more easily to children, in relation to the coronavirus as we knew it until now.
According to the television report, its detection is very likely mutant strain prompted the government to decide on a stricter shutdown in the coming days, in order to stop any large-scale dispersal in the country.
It is recalled that the new mutated strain of the coronavirus was identified for the first time in Britain, causing concern in the scientific world.
In fact, it has started to appear in several countries, mainly because of the trips that take place during the holidays and this has caused even more concern in the scientific community.
The concern of the Greek health authorities was precisely that, that is, there is a risk that the mutated strain of coronavirus reaches our country, probably through people who traveled in recent days to Great Britain or other countries where it had already appeared. .
For his part, the intensivist and professor of Pneumology Th. Vasilakopoulos, sounded the alarm on the occasion of the coronavirus mutation, noting that it is possible to lead to a further increase in the number of cases.
Sypsas: on high alert until January 15
The EKPA Professor of Pathological Infections moved on the same wavelength, Nikos Sypsas, who in his statements to SKAI appeared anxious about the last two weeks of vacation, since he was High mobility.
“Unfortunately the epidemiological data is changing rapidly and epidemics occur in a week they do not warn us, “he explained.
“We are in a state of fear, and why are we afraid?” We fear that in the last 15 days there has been a huge dispersion in Greek society. And we are especially afraid of what is happening in the Attica basin. You know that when a virus spreads, it spreads silently. We do not understand anything, it is under the radar of epidemiology, and what we see we see 15 days later. So we fear in the coming days what we will see in mid-January, if indeed there has been a great dispersion, there is a risk of an epidemic outbreak and the big question is how we will deal with it. “
As explained, 10 days later New Year experts will have a much better idea of what is happening in Greece and especially in Attica.
At the same time, the expert explained that the starting point this time is different from that of September. And that’s because fall started with UCI licenses whereas now we start with complete units with more than 70 to 80%.
“If we have an explosion of how we can serve our patients, that is our great fear, that is why the successive closures need calm, we are on the red line,” said Sypsas, recalling at the same time that both Britain and the United States already have epidemic outbreaks.
“Every day in the United States is like 4 or 5 planes full of passengers that crash, we do not want to see this situation, we know the damage to the economy, society, the psychology of the world, but the opponent is superior and we do not run the risk of defeat but of accident, he said, while emphasizing that epidemic outbreaks occur approximately two weeks after dispersal.
“Until January 15 we will be on the highest alarm, especially in Attica. We will choose health or we will choose the economy ”, stressed the professor.
“On Monday we will talk about the subject of schools”
During the same interview, Mr. Sypsas recalled that on Monday the committee of specialists in infectious diseases will discuss the issue of schools and possible developments.
“We have to play tough defense with all our might. The opponent is superior. Our suggestion for schools will be based on the latest epidemiological data, the minister has already presented us with a very good plan on how to open schools safely, and it makes it easier for us to close all other activities, because opening schools is a priority. But we have a relatively very slow de-escalation, at least we will discuss the opening of primary schools that are of lower risk ”, he said, and concluded by saying:
“We do not want to suggest opening schools and saying that after a week we close them again, this is the worst possible scenario, we want schools to open safely and continuously.”
EODY: 36 deaths, 421 intubated, 390 new cases
As for the rest, EODY announced on Sunday 390 news cases of infection of the young coronavirus (COVID-19), of which 3 They were found after checks at the gates of the country.
The total number of cases is 140099, of which 52.3% men. During the follow-up, it was found that 5463 (3.9%) are considered related to travel from abroad and 41 926 (29.9%) are related to an already known case.
Beside, 421 individuals are treated intubated. Their average age is 67 years. 282 (67.0%) of those intubated are men. 79.8% of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years or older. 897 patients have been discharged from the ICU since the beginning of the pandemic.
Finally, we have 36 New deaths from COVID-19 disease, reaching them 4957 deaths in the country as a whole, of which 2,938 (59.3%) were men. The mean age of our deceased fellow citizens was 79 years and 95.5% had an underlying disease and / or were 70 years or older.
