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At level B: higher risk of the Health Protection and Safety Charter join from today at 6 in the morning, regional units Halkidiki, Lassithi and Zakynthos. Specifically, after an extraordinary meeting at the Civil Protection Operations Center and after a relevant suggestion and consent of the National Committee for the Protection of Public Health against the Covid-19 coronavirus, which met in an extraordinary way yesterday, taking into account the epidemiological data that have emerged in Lassithi and Zakynthos by order of the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalia and by decision of the Secretary General of Civil Protection, Vassilios Papageorgiou, for urgent reasons to address a serious risk to public health and in particular to limit the spread of the effects of COVID-19, the following additional measures are taken:
– Traffic ban from 18:00 to 05:00
– Live operation of the gyms from 02/01/2021
– Distance education for high schools
– Places of worship: Carrying out services with a maximum of 9 people
– Retail operation with the click away method and operation of clothing, footwear, bookstores, hairdressers and personal care stores with a predetermined appointment (click-in-a-shop) and with 1 person for every 25 m2.
– Shops are closed on Sundays
It is recalled that in addition to the additional measures, the horizontal measures applied throughout the Territory.
Halkidiki: Call of mayors to respect coronavirus measures
Halkidiki enters “red” as of today, Monday, after the announcement of the General Secretariat of Civil Protection. The mayors of Kassandra, Anastasia Chalkia and Nea Propontida, Manolis Karras, inform APE – BPE that they are on standby and in “open” communication with the competent bodies, while at the same time addressing ask its citizens to comply with protection measures against a pandemic.
“The situation in Cassandra is very critical. Unfortunately, confirmed cases, asymptomatic and not only, are found in almost all our municipal districts. I urge everyone to be especially careful. Do not overcrowd, respect the protection measures, go to the Center for Health in case of the slightest symptom or discomfort “ said the mayor of Cassandra Anastasia Chalkia- Dimitropoulou.
As he points out, he is already in constant contact with his commander all these days. Halkidiki General Hospital and EODY and he is informed about the evolution of the cases, which unfortunately is increasing, but also about the state of health of the Cassandra patients who are under treatment.
“Since yesterday afternoon we are at level B and from the information we have, the municipality of Nea Propontida shows that its epidemiological burden is particularly heavy” states or Manolis Karras, mayor of Nea Propontida. He points out that throughout the municipality the necessary measures have been taken to protect against the coronavirus, additional cleaning is being carried out in schools and disinfection and citizens will respect with religious reverence the measures given by civil protection.
“Our goal is to protect public health and we will be waiting for better epidemiological results to be declassified from the red zone. “Given that Halkidiki has suffered in the field of tourism, catering and retail and we are a tourist municipality, which basically lost the 2020 season, a second lost season would be a tombstone for the municipality.” adds Mr. Karras.
In “red” the Lassithi Regional Unit
In Level B / Increased Risk of the Health Protection and Safety Charter, the Lassithi Regional Unit and the restrictions provided, apply from six in the morning. This evolution occurred due to the increase in cases registered in the previous days in ‘St nicolas, where in ten days a total of 56 cases were identified. Thirty of them were in the last four days and 25 were related to the cases found in a kindergarten of the Municipality. In fact, in 20 of the 25 cases a test is carried out to determine if any of them refers to a mutated virus.
“Unfair to the Sitia, Ierapetra and Lassithi Plateau areas” characterized the development by the mayor of Agios Nikolaos Antonis Zervos, who added, however, that the need to follow the measures with due care is more urgent than ever.
«I recognize that in other areas the problem may not have been so severe that restrictive measures had to be taken, but we are a regional unit, so together we must address this and do what we can to end it quickly. “ Mr. Zervos clarified to APE-MPE that he added that they await instructions from the Protection Policy or EODY, in case the self-government needs to help in any way.
Zakynthos: in “red” with 28 active cases
Until Sunday night, the Zante 28 active coronavirus cases, of which five are hospitalized in the coronavirus clinic of the Zakynthos General Hospital, a mother and her newborn were transferred to the Rio Hospital, while the remaining active cases are in quarantine at home.
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 36 cases have been registered in Zakynthos and all their contacts have been traced. The increase in coronavirus cases in Zakynthos, suddenly came to the island, since for weeks it was not on the case maps published daily by EODY.
According to the information, the first cases of coronavirus diagnosed on the island, had recently left the island or had come into contact with people who had traveled and returned. The cases then appear to have transmitted the virus to family members and people who had daily contact.
The happy thing is that all of the Zakynthos cases are in good shape and on the mend. Zakynthos Regional Deputy Governor Mr. George Stasinopoulos, who pointed out that “We are in a constant fight to keep Zakynthos safe. The PE Zakynthos services are constantly on the streets and reviewing preventive measures against the coronavirus, in the companies that are open “while then he put himself in the sense of responsibility of the citizens of Zakynthos for which he stated that” this we brought here where we are and this will come out of this situation to which we have come.
Subsequently, Mr. Stasinopoulos referred to PE Zakynthos’ efforts on measures for the spread of the coronavirus, stating that “On Saturday we conducted 183 rapid tests in collaboration with the Zakynthos Mobile Health Team (KOMY) in the villages of Kallipado and Lithakia, which in recent days had a high epidemiological burden. “All the tests were negative, and I want to thank the presidents of the Communities and the voluntary associations for their help.”
Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
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