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The alarm sounded in the briefing yesterday of the professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Patras and member of the Committee of Experts of the Ministry of Health, Charalambos Gogos, highlighting that the situation in Greece is “critical in terms of the period” for reduce the virus. and dispersion so that we do not have weight in October and November.
“It is clear that the pandemic continues with a great worldwide spread.” No one can question its size or its impact, “Gogos said.
As an indication, he affirmed that more than 26 million cases and more than 800 thousand deaths have been registered worldwide.
The professor of Infectious Diseases spoke of a “coronavirus outbreak in Europe”, a kind of “second wave in Europe in which Greece also participates”, as he characteristically said, adding that this outbreak is related to the lifting of restrictive measures at the beginning of summer and relaxation. observed.
In addition, he stated that in Greece from the beginning of August until today, 841 imported cases have been registered in a total of 6,320, noting that 30% of them are asymptomatic, while 66% come from contact with an established case. In addition, he noted that during the same period, 698 were located in areas such as hospitals, camps, etc., and 168 in closed structures.
Emerging problem of closed structures: we must reduce dispersion
Particularly for closed structures, he described it as an “emerging issue”.
“We are in a critical situation, I would say in terms of the period in which the cases appear. It is time to do what we can to reduce the virus and the spread so that we are weightless in October and November. “That is where we must put all our means,” he stressed.
As he explained, health can be characterized as unpleasant but it is manageable and not critical.
However, he stressed that it is essential because we must limit the spread, pointing out that in this context we have three “weapons”: early diagnosis and treatment, as well as follow-up.
How close we are to the new measures
For his part, Nikos Hardalias pointed out that there is a significant increase in cases in the Attica region, while adding: “Restrictive measures have already been announced, which will increase the number which is still high.
Mr. Hardalias said of the possibility of a lockdown: “We are far from that possibility. We have many tools, measures in our quiver to avoid a lockdown.”
He also pointed out, among other things, that more than 15,000 coronavirus tests are carried out daily, while he noted that “we have approached 17,000.”
The undersecretary stressed that “our concern was, is and continues to be, to ensure public health. No one remains from this effort. For the measures to be effective, the cooperation of the State, society and citizens themselves is necessary.” Only together can we stop the spread of the pandemic and win the battle with the invisible enemy. “
The shift in the disease curve at ages 50-60 is terrifying
At the same time, scientists are particularly concerned about the shift in the disease curve at the ages of 50 and 60.
As he mentioned yesterday in a relevant question about the spread of the virus in our country, the professor said in simple words that the spread begins more than in young people, however lately it has been observed that the virus is transmitted to middle-aged people. He even stressed that the 50s and 60s are not far from the serious disease.
“The age curve for August shows that the cases were between the ages of 20 and 29, and slowly the curve shifts to older ages and reaches the average age of 39 and may go even higher. This is projected to happen. , because the spread begins in young people, and what we fear is the transfer to fifty and sixty, which are closer to the asymptomatic ages. “These ages are not far from being a serious disease and this issue worries us and we must pay attention to attention, “he said.
First negative in Attica: 495 cases in 5 days
However, the Attica cases continue to be of more concern to the competent authorities.
Indicative of the situation, the figures for this week since in just five days, that is, from Monday to Friday, 495 of the 1,066 cases found nationwide in the Basin were identified.
Due to the recent growth trend of the virus, the Undersecretariat of Civil Protection announced new rules for the employees of the Elderly Care Units, emphasizing that in the next ten days the Units throughout the country will have been proactively reviewed, by time that announced new measures for employees. These, such as postponing leave, testing for coronavirus 48 hours before returning to work, and avoiding travel abroad.
The latest in new vaccines
Regarding vaccines, Mr. Gogos noted that the news is encouraging.
In fact, he said about the Russian vaccine that the immune response is almost 100%, while as he said we expect phase 3 for all vaccines.
Mr. Gogos was relatively optimistic about drug treatments, noting that we have developed an algorithm for treatment and we have good data for all treatments. “We are examining the triptych for chloroquine, cortisone and antivirals,” he said of the protocols, noting that mortality in Greece is below average.
The professor expressed his optimism for the autumn, that observing the measures for coronavirus, “we will reduce other diseases” such as seasonal flu.
“We need to protect the health system free from the virus. We need constant information directed to the world. Control is very important.” Vaccines are needed for the winter, “he noted.
Closing the briefing, Mr. Gogos called on citizens not to have “open ears to misinformation.” “Another scientific discussion and another misinformation.” I am optimistic that we have better treatment options, “he said.
Finally he said that it is very good to do continuous tests and especially rapid antigen tests.
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