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The warning that “the viral load is decreasing but not as much as we would like” and that “the second wave of coronavirus does not say it will go away” was sent by Vana Papaevangelou and Nikos Hardalias during the information on the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic in Greece.
“We will have pressure in the next 7-14 days,” warned Ms. Papaevangelou, while the alternate. Civil Protection noted that there is no room for relaxation, while emphasizing that we must pay attention to Etoloakarnania, Achaia and Ilia, where cases are increasing.
A little earlier, EODY announced 607 intubated, 101 deaths and 2,013 new cases. The briefing includes the Vice Minister of Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalias, and the Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and member of the Expert Committee, Vana Papaevangelou. The general secretary will also make announcements. Commerce Panagiotis Stampoulidis, while the assistant professor in the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology at the EKPA School of Medicine, Gikas Majorkinis, is not present.
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Pediatrician and infectious disease specialist Vana Papaevangelou referred to the new EODY announcement and noted that cases remain high in Thessaloniki, Attica, Larissa, Serres, but also in Magnesia.
Like Ms Papaevangelou, Greece is currently ranked 17th in terms of new cases in Europe and 16th in terms of mortality from the coronavirus pandemic.
The curve for new cases is decreasing, said the infectious disease specialist. We have seen a decline in cases in many areas, he said, adding that the average coronavirus infection is close to 2000, Attica it is below 400 and in Thessaloniki below 600.
“The reduction is slower than we wanted,” he said. Papaevangelou. “Even today in some areas of our country the cases are increasing,” he added and stressed that this is due in part to the well-known confluences.
The average age of new coronavirus cases is 48 years old
In addition, the infectious disease specialist observed a further increase in the average age of new cases, which last week reached 48 years. In addition, 3,200 new cases affect people over 65 years of age.
“The NSS will continue to push and the pressure is still critical and it seems that it will continue to push more during the week,” said Vana Papaevangelou.
Average mortality from coronavirus is shocking
At the same time, the death toll is now 85 on average per day. “In conclusion, although we have a clear reduction in new cases, this is happening at a slower pace … the second wave does not say to let us,” says Ms Papaevgelou.
“The committee has not yet considered phasing out the measures and will be discussed next week,” said Vana Papaevangelou. As he highlighted, a hasty lifting of the measures would lead to an immediate and abrupt outbreak of cases. “The sooner social distancing stops, the sooner we will see a resurgence,” he said.
Hardals: Concern for Western Greece and 18 regions of the country
Nikos Hardalias in the information on the coronavirus referred to the 18 particularly stressed areas of the country, but also those that are on the rise.
Specifically, the Undersecretary of Civil Protection stressed that despite the general level of cases in Greece, there are 18 areas that continue to look particularly burdensome and their situation raises concern.
The 18 particularly distressed areas in Greece:
- Lump,
- Drama,
- Thessaloniki,
- Grevena,
- Florina,
- Pieria,
- Imathia,
- Serres,
- Larissa,
- Kilkis,
- Chalkidiki,
- Magnesia,
- Blonde,
- Karditsa,
- Marble,
- Evros,
- Kavala,
- Trikala.
Then, Nikos Hardalias addressed the areas where there is a continuous increase in viral load. These are found in Western Greece and specifically Achaia, Ilia and Etoloakarnania, with the Undersecretary standing in the communication of the Prime Minister with the Mayor of Patras. Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighted the importance of strict enforcement of the measures in the western Greek regions in the near future.
Finally, regarding the lifting of the confinement and Christmas, Nikos Hardalias affirmed: “It is premature to discuss the lifting of the measures at this time. Christmas, like the rest of the world, will be different. During the next 10 days, the strict compliance with the measures “.
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Coronavirus: 2,013 cases, 607 intubated, 101 deaths
Today we announce 2013 new cases of the new virus in the country, of which 14 were detected after controls at the country’s gateways. The total number of cases is 101,287, of which 53.1% are men.
4,865 (4.8%) are considered related to trips from abroad and 26,718 (26.4%) are related to an already known case.
607 of our fellow citizens are being treated by intubation. Their average age is 65. 169 (27.8%) are women and the rest are men. 79.7% of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years or older. 538 patients have been discharged from the ICU.
Finally, we have 101 more registered deaths and 2102 deaths in total in the country. 842 (40.1%) women and the rest men. The mean age of our deceased fellow citizens was 80 years and 97.0% had an underlying disease and / or 70 years or more.
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