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New coronavirus cases show signs of remission, yet affected areas are on the brink of stricter measures and local lockdown.
Specifically, the organization Announced 1,190 new cases nationwide in the last 24 hours, indicating that the spread of the virus, Rt, remains below 1, at 0.86.
At the same time, last week or the positivity rate decreased to 4.3% (percentage of positive cases in the tests), which allows a trace of optimism, that the spread of the virus is limited.
Target of 300 intubated at Christmas removed
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However, at the forefront of the health system, intubation remains high, as is the death rate from coronavirus.
In this sense, the goal of the Infectious Diseases Committee of reaching 300 intubated by Christmas seems to be moving away. They were announced today 552 intubated patients, while 85 more people lost their lives.
It seems that the spread of the coronavirus insists in specific areas of Greece, even though we are more than 5 weeks in lockdown mode.
Speaking to the afternoon news about the coronavirus, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias noted that the situation is getting worse in Thessaloniki (270 cases today), Kozani (60), Xanthi (27), Kilkis (22), Pieria (23), Pella (18), Drama (15), Rodopi (22), Larissa (38), Grevena (3 ) and indirectly warned with a hard local blockade.
Infectious disease specialists interrupted the meeting – To continue in the morning
This is why infectious disease specialists are calling for additional measures in areas where the epidemiological landscape appears tense, especially in areas such as Aspropyrgos and the Eleusis.
The expert committee met all Wednesday afternoon on the issue, but did not reach a conclusion. The experts adjourned their meeting late at night, to continue tomorrow morning and make their final suggestions to the government.
Possibly, and if infectious disease specialists suggest it, Mr. Petsas will announce new measures in informing political authors, at 12:30 pm on Thursday.
Chrysochoidis meeting with local organizations in West Attica
In this context and in order to effectively deal with any outbreak in Western Attica, the Minister of Civil Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis participated in a meeting in the Elefsina subregion, with the participation of the Secretary General of Civil Protection Vassilis Papageorgiou, representatives of the Regional .
During the meeting, the issue of implementing measures to reduce the coronavirus pandemic and the problems facing the West Attica regions were discussed.
Please note that according to EODY data, the West Attica ranks among the busiest areas both in Attica and across the country, with 22.37 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
A cry of agony also in Kozani
At the same time, according to ERT, the mayor of Kozani, Lazaros Maloutas, today contacted the Minister of Civil Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, in order to inform him about the situation and discuss ways to better cope with the pandemic in the region.
Indicative of the situation is that two local communities (Lygeri Kozani and Foufa Eordea) register a significant dispersal problem, since about 30 people are sick or have symptoms.
Kozani registered 44 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, while it ranks first in the most affected areas of Greece in the rate of positive samples per 100,000 inhabitants.
Hardals in Thessaloniki on Thursday
We must not forget that Thessaloniki is still one of the burdened areas. The adjunct professor of the EKPA School of Medicine, Gikas Majorkinis, has stated that for the image in the co-capital to be at the same levels as in Attica, only 80 cases will have to be registered in the city.
Today, Thessaloniki recorded 270 new infections, at a time when the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki observed a reduction in viral load in wastewater, but with a tendency to slow its reduction.
In this context, the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias is going to Thessaloniki tomorrow. Mr. Hardalias will have a series of meetings to evaluate the epidemiological data as it develops in the broader region, the course of the controls carried out by the competent authorities to comply with the measures, as well as the operational plan to protect against infection. Covid-19 infection that have been developed by local authorities with a view to the holidays.
Petsas: There is no case of relaxation of the measures, only hardening
Earlier, government spokesman Stelios Petsas had asked citizens to take special care during the holidays, so that there is no resurgence of cases.
“There is no case for the relaxation of the measures, there is only a tightening“Underlined the government spokesman, announcing tougher measures, if necessary, in regional units where cases do not yield, or decline slowly or there is a resurgence.
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