Coronavirus: Possibility of a new lockdown after the explosion of cases – What Sypsas revealed – Newsbomb – News



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Closer than at any other time after the quarantine period is possible lockdown, at the moment Attica has reached “red” due to the increase in cases.

As the infectious diseases specialist Nikos Sypsas revealed to ANT1, if the new measures taken and in force since yesterday do not work, then the committee will recommend the imposition of a new blockade. In fact, this will be done immediately, within ten days, that isor, how scientists fear the national health system it will be incredibly tense and the situation will get even worse in the coming months.

“We will give ten days to see if the measures work.” If this does not happen, we will proceed to the point of restricting traffic, “Sypsas said. Mr. Sypsas explained how the new blockade will be short-lived, possibly a week, and probably local and concerns only Attica, where the situation is not developing well.

“Right now the upward trend of the epidemic is very strong and can be seen in the number of intubations. If we let this situation continue without taking drastic action “We will probably be put too much pressure on the healthcare system,” Sypsas said.

Regarding schools that are already closed due to coronavirus cases, the teacher pointed out that the problem is that teachers are the group most at risk because they move in society.

Recommendations from infectious disease specialists for stricter measures remain on the table.

At the same time, there are two measures, the tightening of which is being seriously considered by the government. The first concerns the indefinite suspension of winter theaters and cinemas. Something that infectious disease specialists but Kyriakos Mitsotakis had asked for from the beginning, following suggestions from the artists and Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, He chose to reduce the occupation and apply strict hygiene regulations. The second measure that remains “open” until the end of the month, is the number of people in social events that, despite the suggestion to reduce them by 20 or 30, remained at 50.

Also a headache for the government continues to be the congestion of public transport that although Doctors ask the obvious, reduce the number of passengers by increasing routesThe effort made fell into the void. However, the solution that was favored was the opening of the commercial premises at 10:00 p.m. to avoid the

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