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Yesterday our country was once again above the “psychological” limit of 200 cases, at the same time that many experts believe that some measures taken on August 15 seem to have positive results.
However, experts do not seem to have a complete epidemiological picture yet, as there are many licensees returning to their homes and workplaces these days.
Scientists are waiting to see if the last few hikers will make it back to cities without carrying the virus to high levels, so it will take a few days to get a better picture.
After all, this was the reason why it was decided to open schools on September 14, while at the same time children will have an additional time limit to adjust to the new reality.
The open fronts of the experts
At the same time, three seem to be the fronts of concern to experts.
On the one hand, there are the famous Mykonos beach bars that isolated all the employees after detecting at least ten positive cases.
At the same time, concerns remain about closed accommodation structures, such as the example of the nursing home in Asvestochori where so far 20 elderly people have lost their lives, shows that the coronavirus is deadly if it manages to enter them.
At the same time, attention has not left the refugee structures, since as it became known on Wednesday morning, the first case was registered in Moria, which gave an alarm signal to the health authorities.
Active cases of coronavirus are estimated at 10,000
As Deputy Minister of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias said during Wednesday’s briefing, there are currently 3,386 active cases in the country.
However, speaking today in Mega, the professor of Medicine at the University of Geneva, Manolis Dermitzakis estimated that “multiplying the number of daily cases by 50, active cases are estimated at 10,000. “It’s not far from what we know.” Mr. Hardalias stated that the state is aware of 3,000 active cases, “Mr. Dermitzakis characteristically noted, emphasizing that the two numbers are not enough.
Vatopoulos: Three Reasons Coronavirus Is ‘On Fire’ Ready To Ignite
The reasons that demonstrate that the coronavirus is, as he characteristically claimed, a fire ready to be kindled, microbiology professor Alkiviadis Vatopoulos told SKAI.
“First we know that there are asymptomatic or very mild symptoms, and that is a problem. “Secondly, we have cases throughout Greece and thirdly, there are confluences, this combination shows that we have a fire ready to light, we must be vigilant so that it does not ignite,” the professor warned.
The first “bet” to reduce the pandemic, he said, is the transfer of cases from young to old, I hope we will not see it. The second “bet” is the secondary cases. “The two cases and the 20 cases are very different in a nursing home. The 20 show that we had a security gap in the measures.” It is important to see how many secondary cases we have at each confluence. “” The number of cases out of three digits combined with outbreaks in various places shows that the virus is everywhere in Greece, so it is very easy to escape, “he noted.
As Mr. Vatopoulos pointed out, “the virus cannot disappear suddenly, the bet is to have the fewest possible cases, less serious and not have great confluences”. “There is no answer to never get rid of the coronavirus.” Phase 3 of the vaccines has not yet started well, “he clarified. 
Concern about closed structures
At the same time, concerns remain about closed accommodation structures, such as the nursing home in Asvestochori, where so far 20 older people have lost their lives.
“Until now we had managed nursing homes or other guest structures to be covid-19 free. Suddenly we see two or three of those cases and indeed with a number of cases there.” In a closed structure, having two cases is not much more worrisome than locating 30, “Vatopoulos said, speaking to ANT1’s main newsletter.
“Those in charge of these structures must be extremely strict in complying with the measures. Nor would I want to see sudden cases in vulnerable groups of the elderly as a result of transmission of the coronavirus from youth. That is why we urge you to be very careful and not pass the virus to people who are likely to become seriously ill, “he added.
Sypsas: Caution for parents: improper use of a mask increases the risk of spreading the coronavirus
Professor Nikos Sypsas, among others, referred to the issue of the days that are nothing more than the opening of schools and the way they will work. According to the teacher, regarding the use of a mask by children, if it is done incorrectly, the risk of contagion of the coronavirus increases.
However, as he explained speaking to Open, the competent committee suggested its use by young students, on the one hand because it has been found that especially primary school students are the safest age group in terms of pandemic and on the other hand Children learn from teachers and “imitate” other children around them, so wearing a mask will become part of the educational process. 
Possible new measures next winter
At the same time, the new measures have not left the table of experts and the government.
Speaking to SKAI, the professor and director of the Microbiology Laboratory at the EKPA School of Medicine, Athanasios Tsakris, did not rule out the possibility of new measures in the coming months. “We will probably have new measures next winter,” he said characteristically.
Tsiodra’s optimism about the vaccine
Regarding the issue of the vaccine, Mr. Tsiodras said that he is upset that it has become a subject of political controversy, however he qualified as positive the fact that so far 7 vaccines have shown a satisfactory antibody response.
In addition, Tsiodras was optimistic about the launch of the vaccine in two billion doses in 2021 “for the whole world”, while pointing out that in October we will have the first clear results regarding its effectiveness.
Commenting on the statement of the director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Hans Kluge, that “Europe can live with the covid-19 pandemic without a vaccine, managing outbreaks with local confinement,” the professor explained that this does not It means that we are worried.Maybe in the end there will be no vaccine, but until there is one we must learn to live without it:
“I think the Director of the European Department of the World Health Organization referred to this strategy precisely because there is no vaccine at this time. Not because he is not waiting, like all of us, for a vaccine, only the vaccine issue is multidimensional for this virus. It is, as I said before, different production technologies, different study schedules. “Currently, of the 177 vaccines, 9 have phase 3 clinical trials scheduled. One has not started, seven are working and one is preparing to start,” he said, noting that what they all want is for the vaccine to be safe. that is documented. that it is effective in epidemic conditions, “he said. 
What you’re not sure about vaccines
Regarding the points of which he is not sure, the professor stressed that he still does not know how long a vaccine can last.
“What I’m not sure about vaccines is how long they will last. That’s why I said, maybe we should see a vaccine that has doses, in most cases, and maybe every year.” And from the immunity data and from the reinfection data he heard in the last few days, 2-3 cases, it seems this is probably true, “the professor noted.
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