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The return of the “SMS”, the prohibition of night traffic and the prohibition to leave the regional unit of Attica are some of the new measures that have been put on the table in the case of curbing the coronavirus pandemic in our country.
Attica is already on an orange alert with the government to take effect from Monday and for the next 15 days new measures with the eyes of experts at the end of October when they expect a new outbreak of the coronavirus together with the coexistence of seasonal flu. .
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As Manolis Dermitzakis, professor of Genetics at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva tells “NEA”, if we enter with 300 cases of coronavirus a day in winter, it is certain that we will soon pass 1,000, with really worrying results for the country ”. .
“We are facing a really critical situation and we must do everything in the next two months and before going home to reduce the number of cases we have every day,” warns the professor.
Asked about how much the daily cases of coronavirus registered during this period should fall to achieve a relatively smooth entry into the winter season, he responds without thinking twice: “In numbers below 50 cases. This is because if we go to winter With the epidemiological picture that we give today, it will no longer be enough to wear our masks inside to face the pandemic, ”he adds in a characteristic way.
The new measures go into effect on Monday
The new measures announced with an implementation horizon starting Monday and for 14 days focus on public meetings with a ceiling of nine people, while establishing restrictions on social events (weddings, baptisms, funerals). They also provide for the freezing of cultural events and teleworking in the public and private sectors.
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 case map
Attica remains at the center of the pandemic and of the 240 new cases announced today, 99 are in the Attica region.
Specifically, according to an announcement by the National Public Health Organization (EODY), the total number of cases is 14,978, of which 55.7% are men.
Of these, 2,576 (17.2%) are considered related to trips from abroad and 6,297 (42.0%) are related to an already known case.
Specifically
-34 cases during controls carried out at the country’s entry gates
-99 cases in the Attica region, of which 15 are related to known outbreaks, while 4 report recent travel within the country
-5 cases of PE Thessaloniki, of which 1 reports a recent trip within the country
-4 cases in PE from acaya
-2 cases in PE Evros
-1 case in Evritania prefecture
-3 cases in PE Heraklion
-1 case in Thira prefecture
-12 cases from Ioannina Prefecture, of which 6 are associated with a known confluence
-1 case in Kavala prefecture
-2 cases in PE Karditsa
-1 case in Kastoria prefecture
-1 case in Corfu prefecture
-8 cases in PE Kozani, one of which is associated with travel within the country
-3 cases in Larissa prefecture
-22 cases in PE Lesbos, of which 21 were related to a known influx at Moria Hospital
-2 cases in PE Magnesia
-1 case in Messinia prefecture
-4 cases in Pella prefecture
-6 cases in PE Pieria, 3 of which are associated with a recent trip within the country
-2 cases in Rethymnon prefecture, 1 of which is related to a recent trip within the country
-4 cases in PE Trikala
-1 case in PE From Halkidiki
-2 cases in Chania prefecture
-1 case in Chios prefecture
-1 case on Mount Athos
17 cases are under investigation
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