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The president of the Panhellenic Medical Association Athanasios Exadaktylos rang the “bell” for the faithful observance of protection measures for the coronavirus as he characteristically said “we want the society and the economy to open up”
Regarding masks, Mr. Exadaktylos stressed that their use is provided where there is congestion. “I don’t see any reason for someone to wear a mask if they walk outside alone”, he stressed speaking with ANT1.
At the same time, the president of the Panhellenic Medical Association, stressed that the results of the meeting outside the Court of Appeal of the Golden Dawn, It will appear in about ten days.
On the measures that our country has taken due to the coronavirus emphasized that “They were taken on time and if we had better compliance we could have a better result.”
Finally, regarding the possibility of a new blockade in Greece, Mr. Exadaktylos stated that it depends on how we behave. “There is something worse than a lockdown. The delayed lockdown. There are two problems there: and the problems of confinement and the problems of delay that means a great health crisis “, underlined.
However, according to the president of the Panhellenic Medical Association, the situation in our country is still reversible.
The epidemic in Greece with slight fluctuations
The epidemic in our country remains at relatively low levels with slight fluctuations, thanks to the global effort that we all make, said the assistant professor of the EKPA medical school and member of the expert committee of the Ministry of Health. Gikas Majorkinis, when informed about the course of the pandemic.
In Greece, the number of diagnoses continues to show a slight increase, exceeding 400 per day, while the number of intubated patients is approaching 100 – today 98 – increasing the pressure on the health system, said the professor. He added that the number of patients who finish continues to be around 5 with a tendency to stabilize the average of 5 to 6.
Attica’s participation in diagnostics remains high, Majorkinis said, but there are some signs of stabilization, however, he added, it will take a week to draw safe conclusions.
The professor highlighted the observance of protection measures and reiterated that the core of the coping strategy remains social distance, use of masks and hand hygiene. He called on citizens to protect those around them, to wear the masks appropriately and with dedication and to intensify the effort to comply with the protection measures because, as he said, “The epidemic could enter an aggressive phase, as we see in other European countries.”
In response to the rally in the Court of Appeals, he said that it has the potential to trigger a COVID-19 overdose event. We avoid this scenario, but cannot rule it out. We will closely monitor the situation. “
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