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Thessaloniki, Larissa and Rodopi will go to the red level starting tomorrow, Friday, as announced by the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, during the emergency round.
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis had previously announced the development to the minister on Thursday morning, indicating at the same time that it would announce new measures on Friday.
“As of today, some extraordinary decisions must be made. Thessaloniki, Rodopi and Larissa enter the ‘red’. This means that most functions are suspended, but, I emphasize, of commerce and school”, Kyriakos Mitsotakis noted in the cabinet.
The measures and the exception until Monday morning
Starting tomorrow at 6:00 am, the measures provided for level 4 (Increased risk) will be applied with the only exception, According to Mr. Hardals, the theme of land, sea and air connections, but also transport to and from these areas, for practical reasons related to citizen planning.
THE travel exclusion of the general measures of level 4 for these three areas will be valid until Monday at 6 in the morning. However, in the next few hours, the travel issue will be reassessed across the board for all Level 4 areas.
1,955 active cases in Thessaloniki
According to Hardalias, in Thessaloniki there are 1,955 cases and 4,459 close contacts who are in quarantine. Respectively, in Larissa we have 343 active cases and 721 close contacts. In Rodopi, 217 active cases and 488 close contacts were registered in quarantine.
“The decision to raise the alarm level in Thessaloniki, Larissa and Rodopi is based on the data, measurements and criteria related to the evaluation of the situation of the last days, which require that these areas be set at the ‘red’ level of increase “said the Vice Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management. At the same time, he highlighted that the average age of the cases as well as the detailed reports of the daily follow-up show that there is a great correlation and connection of the cases with fun activities, sports but also massive social and other gatherings, which is also evaluated by epidemiologists and the government and has been taken as an important parameter in the elaboration of the new measures that are currently being considered.
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Likewise, Mr. Hardalias announced that after today’s extraordinary meeting of the commission responsible for the map of epidemiologists, it was decided that starting tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. the alarm level will be raised and the regional units will go to level 3 , orange. Pella, Drama, Evros, Xanthi, Kilkis, Halkidiki, Kavala, Pieria and Imathia. The prefectures of Messinia and Arcadia are raising the alarm level, which from level 1, “green” to level 2, “yellow”.
Hardals also pointed out that dealing with the second wave of the pandemic requires preparation, vigilance, immediate reflexes, adding that especially at this stage where data is constantly changing and cases are growing faster, our strategy is also necessary. to adapt accordingly. “
“We are adopting dynamic measures and every day, even at this moment, we are evaluating the real data of our country, but also of Europe and the whole world. The state mechanism is on full alert and every decision is dictated by concern and desire of the government, our epidemiologists and all the people on the front line to reduce the spread, seal the epidemiological multipliers, protect our National from pressures. “Health system, that is, protect our fellow citizens, our fellow men, that surround us ”, he pointed out.
Mr. Hardalias also reiterated that “for the good scenario to become a reality again, for our country to continue to be an example to be imitated, the participation of all is needed.”
“Because this is how we managed to successfully deal with the pandemic, in the spring, and together we can stop the second wave. The next few days are really crucial. We can, it is necessary, we must make a difference again,” concluded Mr. Hardalias .
Shortly before the Nikos Hardalias briefing, EODY announced 1,211 new cases of coronavirus in our country in the last 24 hours.
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