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According to the information, infectious disease specialists expressed many reservations about the opening of retail trade on December 14 – due to the over-transmission of the coronavirus – in the successive meetings they held today with government officials.
It seems that the opening of the retail trade is postponed, without having decided when it will open. Based on the information, it is highly likely that only hair salons will open early next week. The government is expected to announce the decisions on Friday.
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It is highlighted that EODY announced today 1,677 new cases of coronavirus in our country in the last 24 hours. Likewise, another 95 deaths and 578 intubated were announced at the ICU.
The situation was outlined in black by the Minister of Health, Vassilis Kikilias, who rang the bells of eight prefectures of the country and West Attica, while emphasizing the pressure that ICUs are receiving due to the coronavirus.
The Health Minister stressed that there is a worrying increase in cases in West Attica, while revealing the suffocating pressure on the health system. As he said, ICUs are in the “red” with 83% coverage nationwide. In Attica the occupancy is 77%, while in Thessaloniki it is 95%.
According to the data presented by Mr. Kikilias, the majority of cases are now between 40 and 64 years old, while at the age of 75 years and over and at the age of 65 to 74 there is a significant incidence of the disease and an increase of new cases by 5% in recent years. month.
Tsiodra cares
The Minister of Health said that shortly before the briefing he had spoken with Professor Sotiris Tsiodras and conveyed his concerns to him.
“The situation is worrying in West Attica, hospital admissions in the last three days are almost equal to discharges, while the majority of new cases per 100,000 inhabitants are observed in the prefectures of Pieria, Drama, Kilkis, Pella, Imathia, Thessaloniki, Larissa and Florina. “Mr. Kikilias pointed out, relaying what Mr. Tsiodras told him.
Mr. Kikilias stressed that after five weeks of confinement, the positivity of the virus continues to increase and pointed out the risk of its transmission during the holidays, if we do not follow the measures.
“With these daily incidents, do we as a society prioritize the Christmas message or does the individual sense of our perception of things prevail? Are we a caring society? “Vassilis Kikilias asked and continued:” Are we aware that we have 578 intubated people in hospitals? Mobility has shown a slight upward trend, despite the lockdown. “The question that arises, and it is simple and difficult, is where do you treat fellow citizens, where can you find an intensive care bed, if the going gets tough.”
The Health Minister said that after five weeks of confinement there is a balance in the number of admissions and those who are discharged from hospitals with Covid. “If, indeed, there is a third wave, as some scientists say, or the dispersion continues, where will we treat our fellow citizens if the cases increase after complacency, relaxation or possibly the lifting of some measures,” he asked. Κικίλιας.
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