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An alarming growth trend continues to be recorded during the course of the pandemic in our country, with experts highlighting that there is a clear trend to exceed 300 cases per 24 hours.
Epidemiologists stress that the pandemic situation remains critical and unsustainable.
The concern and concern of infectious disease specialists now refers to the large number of cases registered in the center of Athens, but also to the increase in intubated patients who reached 71.
At the same time, the voices of scientists suggesting a short-term closure in Attica are increasing, while the Undersecretary of Civil Protection did not rule out the possibility of returning SMS to the elderly.
The epidemiological picture that Attica presents at the moment is particularly worrying, but controlled, as the competent authorities are quick to point out. In this context, the voices of epidemiologists in favor of local confinement in the Basin, which is also the area where most cases are identified, have been increasing in recent days. 
However, the government’s message is that the imposition of a blockade is the last resort. “If the measures are followed by everyone, if our recommendations are accepted and respected, especially by the elderly, I think we are far from any confinement,” said during today’s briefing on the evolution of the pandemic, the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection , Nikos. Χαρδαλιάς.
“The best block is the implementation of the measures by all of us universally,” he emphatically added.
For his part, the associate professor of the EKPA School of Medicine and member of the Expert Committee of the Ministry of Health, Gikas Majorkinis, pointed out that the confinement “we know is very effective, but it is always the last resort.” And we have many steps we can take to get to this point. We are far enough away to get to this point. “
The new measures
New measures for Ática were announced by the Vice Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, after the “explosion” of the cases in the Basin
As he said, the Attica region is between moderate and high risk, with three cases per 100,000 inhabitants per day. The situation, he said, is constantly increasing, so we must act quickly. “We are in orange, do not go in red,” he said.
Thus, from Monday, September 21 to October 4, the following measures will be applied:
– A maximum of 9 people for indoor and outdoor meetings (excluding areas where special distance measures apply, such as health shops)
– Indoor and outdoor concerts are suspended and projections in indoor cinemas are suspended
– A maximum of 20 people at weddings, funerals and baptisms
– Restrict the movement of people over 65 years of age to what is absolutely necessary and avoid contact with people other than their immediate family environment and avoid travel by public transport.
– For Attica, the residence of asymptomatic positive cases belonging to vulnerable population groups is also decided – for example. immigrants- in quarantine hotels
– The following measures are taken to protect the health of workers:
1. Mandatory telecommuting for public and private sector employees who perform office work or work that can be done remotely. Commute to and from work in three waves for the public sector: at 7, 8 and 9 in the morning.
2. Introduce flexibility in the arrival and departure of private sector workers in four waves. Within two hours from the start and end of the working day.
3. Scan checks of employers and employees who do not comply with the protection measures in the workplace. That is, the mandatory use of a mask.
4. Extensive checks with rapid EODY testing at workplaces and meetings in distressed areas of Attica and on public and private sector services deemed necessary for the continuous and smooth running of the state and economy – for example. schools, public transport and especially hospitals.
The coronavirus is galloping
Yesterday, the National Public Health Agency announced 339 new cases of coronavirus. The total number of cases is 14,738, of which 55.7% are men.
Of these, 2,541 (17.2%) are considered related to travel from abroad and 6,191 (42.0%) are related to an already known case. 
The case map
- 39 cases during controls carried out at the country’s entry gates
- 1 imported case that came voluntarily to be tested
- 164 cases in the Attica region, of which 25 are associated with known outbreaks, while 6 report recent travel within the country
- 12 cases in PE Thessaloniki, 2 of which are connected by a known confluence
- 2 cases in PE from acaya
- 1 case in PE Grevena
- 2 cases in PE Evros, associated with a known confluence
- 1 case in PE De Evia
- 4 cases in PE Imathia
- 2 cases in PE Heraklion
- 7 cases in PE Ioannina, of which 4 are connected by a known confluence
- 2 cases in PE Kavala
- 1 case in PE Kalymnos
- 1 case in PE Karditsa
- 3 cases in PE Kastoria
- 2 cases in PE Kilkis
- 9 cases in PE Kozani, of which 3 are associated with a known confluence
- 3 cases in PE Corinto, of which 1 is associated with a known confluence
- 17 cases in PE Larissa, of which 8 are connected by a known confluence
- 13 PE Lesbos cases, 10 of which are connected by a known confluence at Moria Hospital
- 2 cases in PE Magnesia
- 4 cases in PE Pieria
- 1 case in PE Preveza
- 3 cases in PE Rodas, 2 of which are connected by a known confluence
- 7 cases in PE Samos, all connected with a well-known influx in the KYT of Samos
- 11 cases in PE Trikala
- 1 case in PE Fthiotida
- 1 case in PE Florina
- 3 cases in PE from Halkidiki
- 20 cases are under investigation
71 intubated
Meanwhile, 71 of our fellow citizens are being treated by intubation. Their average age is 69 years.
Of these, 20 (28.2%) are women and the rest are men. 87.3% of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years or older.
At the same time, 177 patients have been discharged from the ICU.
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