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Specifically, Matina Pagoni, president of the Athens-Piraeus Medical Association (EINAP), commenting on the epidemiological picture of the country, stressed, speaking with ANT1: “We are entering winter with great difficulties that I don’t know how to overcome. From now on we must all be careful, we did not expect the cases to increase in recent days, we believed in a straight line of the curve, unfortunately it did not happen ”.
Noted that Although three weeks have passed since the measures were announced, the number of deaths, cases and intubation (25 deaths in three days) has increased, and this is not a good indicator, while all these parameters show that the next quarter will be very difficult.
“We will have an increase in cases in winter, the objective is to reduce them because if we arrive in November and with the flu, things will be very difficult.” the expert stressed even more.
Speaking to Alpha on the same wavelength, Pathology Professor – Infectious Diseases Charalambos Gogos highlighted at first that the measures are not fully met, there are combinations that should not be at that time.
“We are in a good position in relation to the EU, we have stable levels of cases, but we want to reduce them for the winter. To enter the winter season with Rt below 1 ”said the teacher.
Still, noted that the situation in the country’s nursing homes is serious and asked workers to adhere to health protocols.
At the same time, according to him, the young people have relaxed, because in most of them they are asymptomatic and in general there are strong overcrowding phenomena with the spread of the disease continuing normally.
Hardals: Respect the measurements
At the center of concern about the possibility of further Kozani-type blockades are other areas of northern Greece, primarily Ioannina.
The Undersecretary of State for Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardals, appealed to its residents Ioannina Mr. Hardalias participated in a meeting in the Epirus Region, in order to assess the situation in Ioannina with regard to the spread of the disease in the next 24 hours. coronavirus.
Sir. Χαρδαλιάς He stressed that “the situation is extremely critical, there is epidemiological pressure, while, as we are very far away but also very close to the next level, if the Janina in situations that bother us all because they affect normal business, family planning depends on ourselves ”.
The Undersecretary stressed that For the next 24 hours, the measurements must be strictly observed., noted that controls are being intensified and a strategy for specific neighborhoods is being updated, while strong recommendation of masks and avoid coloring.
“The next 24 hours are crucial. We must all realize that we do have the right to have fun, to be careless, but in dangerous situations we must all realize that we must take several steps back and implement the measures, avoid unnecessary movements, be very coordinated in the effort to implement the measures of them, “he said.
Sir. Χαρδαλιάς He stressed that contact with the governor, the mayor and the bodies involved is daily. According to him, there are 256 active cases in Ioannina, with a growing trend in the wider region, and high-risk close contacts are 521, so that every day, in technical meetings, Ioannina ranks high in the diary.
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How far is Attica from level 4?
Referring to the situation in the basin on Friday, Mr. Hardalias noted that Attica is currently further from this level than other areas, because at this moment the Central Sector in relation to 150 may be in 128, but a few days ago this percentage was much higher.
He said that “there is a limit set by the EU. We went from orange to red. The first to cross this limit was PE Kozani, with a limit of 150 PE Kozani is at 159.7. At the same time, the central sector of Attica is below this limit. It has a stability in the last days that we are monitoring. At the same time, in Ioannina this index is far from 150, but not significantly. “
He reiterated that we are in the middle of a second wave and “anything that is not absolute surveillance, surveillance, will be on the verge of crime.” At the same time, he again called on everyone to implement the measures.
The epidemiological map of the country
According to the updated map with the epidemiological burden of the coronavirus, these are the areas that are most at risk.
In Red zone (level 4) Kozani is found.
TO Orange zones (level 3) belong to the following areas:
East Attica, Achaia, North Athens, West Attica, Athens, Zakynthos, Heraklion, Thira, Ioannina, Karditsa, Kastoria, Kea-Kythnos, Athens, Kozani, Lesbos, Athos, Pella, Samos, Trikala
TO Yellow zones (level 2) the following areas remain:
Etoloakarnania, Argolida, Boeotia, Grevena, Evia, Imathia, Thessaloniki, Corfu, Kilkis, Corinth, Cos, Laconia, Magnesia, Naxos, Xanthi, Paros, Pieria, Preveza, Rodopi, Rhodes, Fdio, Flio
Negative records continue
After the high negative in the number of cases on Friday (508 cases), on Saturday the negative course continued in terms of the spread of the pandemic.
More specifically, or ΕΟΔΥ announced on saturday 482 news youth cases coronavirus in the country, of which 46 associated with known confluences and 19 They were found after checks at the gates of the country. The total number of cases is 24,932, of which 55.6% men.
Of all cases coronavirus3,475 (13.9%) are considered related to trips from abroad and 10,037 (40.3%) are related to a known case.
further, 83 Our fellow citizens are being treated by intubation. Their average age is 66. 24 (28.9%) are women and the rest are men. 95.2% of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years or older. 256 the patients have been discharged from the ICU.
Finally, we have 10 deaths are still recorded and 500 deaths in the country as a whole. 188 (37.6%) women and the rest men. The mean age of our deceased fellow citizens was 79 years and 96.2% had an underlying disease and / or were 70 years or older.
Read here the Daily Epidemiological Surveillance Report of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) – Data until October 17, 2020, at 3:00 p.m.
The geographical distribution of the cases
Of the 462 domestic cases, 46 are associated with known confluences, while 26 are associated with intrafamilial transmission. Outside Attica, more cases are recorded in Thessaloniki, Boeotia, Ioannina, Kastoria and Kozani.
More details:
- 19 cases during controls carried out at the country’s entry gates
- 1 imported case that came voluntarily to be tested
- 207 cases in Attica region, of which 22 are associated with known confluences
- 78 cases in PE Thessaloniki, of which 9 are associated with known confluences
- 1 case in the prefecture of Etoloakarnania
- 2 cases in PE Argolida
- 1 case in PE Arta
- 7 cases in Acaya prefecture
- 10 cases in the Boeotia Region, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
- 2 cases in Evros prefecture
- 3 cases in the Evia region
- 2 cases in Imathia district
- 7 cases in Heraklion, 5 of which are associated with a known confluence
- 13 cases in IP Ioannina, of which 3 are related to family transmission
- 3 cases in Kavala prefecture
- 1 case in PE Karditsa
- 17 cases in IP Kastoria, of which 9 are related to national transmission
- 1 case in Corfu prefecture
- 3 Kilkis cases, all related to a known confluence
- 24 cases in IP Kozani, of which 7 are related to national transmission
- 1 case in Corinth prefecture
- 1 case in PE Kos
- 1 case in Laconia PE
- 8 cases in Larissa, 4 of which are related to family transmission
- 6 cases of PE Lesvos, all related to a known confluence
- 3 cases in the Magnesia Region
- 1 case in Messinia prefecture
- 1 case in PE Milos
- 1 case in PE Naxos
- 1 case in Xanthi district
- 8 cases in Pella prefecture, of which 3 are related to family transmission
- 1 case in the Pieria region
- 2 cases in the Preveza region
- 1 case in Rethymno
- 1 case in Rodopi prefecture
- 1 case in the prefecture of Rhodes
- 1 case in the district of Serres
- 5 cases in Trikala prefecture
- 6 cases in Fthiotida prefecture
- 1 case in PE Florina
- 7 cases in Halkidiki prefecture
- 1 case in Chania prefecture
- 1 case in Chios prefecture
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