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The government is trying to avoid a general lockdown in the country due to the outbreak of new coronavirus infections by taking a series of new restrictive measures to stop the pandemic.
A teleconference of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with the infectious disease team of specialists is currently underway, which will examine, among other things, whether further action should be taken immediately.
Yesterday’s record of 2,166 new cases “froze” the government and infectious disease specialists as they saw the spread spread throughout the country, while in some areas the situation tends to spiral out of control.
Government personnel in collaboration with the Infectious Diseases Committee, in addition to the number of cases in the most affected areas, are anxiously observing the evolution of the number of intubated.
Yesterday the number jumped to 169 with those responsible ringing the bell for the NSS resistance.
Scientists emphasize that next week will be crucial for decision-making both for Attica and for other areas with a large epidemiological burden.
If the cases, the positivity index and especially the pressure on the health system continue to increase, the next step is the general closure as in spring, with the exception of schools and in particular primary and secondary schools.
However, so far, Attiki is one step ahead of the Attica blockade. Today’s government spokesman, especially for Attica, said that with current data the chances would be 20% for a local lockdown.
In any case, it appears that the situation will be assessed next week and then final decisions will be made.
The possibility to ban travel from prefecture to prefecture is open
The government, despite setting a new record in Attica yesterday, emphasizes that the situation is not out of control and that it is still far from putting the region in a state of local lockdown.
“In Attica we are not close to a lockdown,” said government spokesman Stelios Petsas, while regarding the ban on leaving Attica over the weekend, he significantly said that the issue of inter-prefectural travel has been ours. worry for a long time.
“We have to see how the measures we have taken will pay off. It seems that in Kozani and Kastoria they act.” If necessary, we will ban travel from one prefecture to another, “said the government spokesman.
In any case, the special team monitoring developments on the front lines of the pandemic seems to give a bit more leeway before further emergency measures are taken. However, it is not ruled out that if there is an exponential increase in cases in Attica or other “red” areas, tougher measures will be taken sooner.
“Voices” for tougher measures
Microbiology professor Alkiviadis Vatopoulos spoke about the new negative record and the measures that need to be taken, emphasizing, among other things, that confinement decisions must be made quickly.
“I do not know if we can afford to wait for the measures to be effective. The committee of experts proposes stricter things than those that are adopted.”
The professor, speaking about the ban on moving from prefecture to prefecture, said that it was within the recommendations of the experts, however, it is partially covered by the measure prohibiting traffic after 12 pm
In the event of a general shutdown, Mr. Vatopoulos speaking with SKAI said it will last 15 days. 
“Scream” of agony from the doctors
In the Society Hour MEGA program, Matina Pagoni, president of EINAP and Christos Papastergiou, doctor at “Papageorgiou” hospital, described the needs that exist and described the coming months as difficult.
“Things are really difficult. This was demonstrated by the increase in cases in a short period of time. The biggest problem is Thessaloniki and generally northern Greece and then it is Athens,” Ms Pagoni emphasized adding:
“In Athens, if we are not careful, we will continue to Thessaloniki. The problem is how many coronavirus patients are treated in the clinics, a percentage of whom will definitely be intubated.
So the number of patients is important and we will see how things will evolve with the measures that are taken. In addition to hospitals in large cities, there are also hospitals in small cities. There is a plan for the surrounding cities that have some ICU beds to transport patients there. The point is not to get there. The next few months will be more difficult, there are other viruses like the flu that will start soon, ”said the president of EINAP. 
“There is a great need for blood. Those who look and may rush to donate blood. There is an increase in needs and limited assistance from blood donors due to the climate that has been created,” said Mr. Papastergiou, emphasizing the needs that exist.
“There is no more space in the hospital units. In our hospital there were 20 beds, they tripled and were covered immediately. There is also a problem for other patients. There is a small cake to share. Yesterday there were a number of patients who had to be intubated and could not decide where they would go and their intubation was delayed. Finally they went to other hospitals. Because other hospitals use ICU beds, these people are not monitored by their doctor, who knows their condition. And this generates several problems ”He continued, describing the“ suffocation ”to which the hospitals have been driven.
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