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The coronavirus is sweeping our country without precedent, putting significant pressure on the NSS and mercilessly striking even the very young ages.
The pressure on the health system in northern Greece is unprecedented and experts emphasize that we need 10-15 days to see the effect of the lockdown on EODY’s daily figures.
Increases the number of young people treated in intensive care units
At the same time, more and more young people are admitted to hospitals with severe symptoms, while admissions and intubation increase between the ages of 40 and 64.
With the number of patients in the country already exceeding 1,750 and imports breaking record after record, reaching 295 yesterday, the average number of patients needing treatment is decreasing. 
It is indicative that 79 of those intubated are between 40 and 64 years old, of which 18 are between 45 and 54 years old.
Dozens of young people are being treated for pneumonia in the country’s covid clinics, while 3 patients aged 19 to 39 receive mechanical assistance. The virus strikes with the same fury in all ages.
For a young person to arrive at the hospital, as the experts explain, it is not necessary that they have underlying diseases.
SOS at Ippokratio Thessaloniki
6 children, from 2 to 12 years old, are being treated at the Hippocratic Hospital of Thessaloniki. Infections in young people, as reflected in EODY reports, are increasing, a fact that worries doctors, since they estimate that more and more young people will be admitted to hospitals in the coming weeks.
More cases again in the co-capital
Attica (493 diagnoses) yesterday showed a slight burden of the epidemiological situation, exceeding 500 diagnoses per day, however, we continue to see an explosive increase in the epidemiological burden in Thessaloniki (693 diagnoses), which per unit of population presented up to 6 times more diagnostics. compared to Attica. Now we see an increase in the burden in other less dense urban and non-urban areas of the country in which more than half of the diagnoses were registered at the national level. ” 
Age characteristics
According to Mr. Majorkinis, young people aged 19 to 39 continue to have the greatest impact, exceeding 600 diagnoses per million inhabitants, followed by the age group 40 to 65, which also approached 600 diagnoses per million population.
Ages 1 to 18 years (mostly school-age) have maintained significantly lower levels with fewer than 150 diagnoses per million inhabitants, but the increase in diagnoses between the ages of 65 and over, which exceeded 150 diagnoses per million inhabitants, it is still worrying.
In school age, the incidence of the disease is still 4 to 6 times lower, said the teacher, than in other age groups, “a relationship that has remained stable during the last 2 months.” “This is in line with the world literature, where diagnoses in children, especially those under 10 years old, are much lower than in other age groups.” 
Shocking estimate: we expect a drastic increase in deaths in the coming days
Yesterday, during the standard briefing at the Ministry of Health, Mr. Majorkinise spoke about a dramatic increase in deaths in the coming days.
“The seven-day average of deaths has exceeded 10 per day,” he said, referring to deaths from the deadly virus. “Unfortunately, we expect this number to increase dramatically in the next few days,” he added.
The coronavirus is pushing the NSS
The country is entering a new lockdown with 1,854 people receiving treatment in hospitals across the country.
Yesterday 292 patients were added and on Thursday so many more were added, so the health system is suffocating.
Yesterday, 234 people were hospitalized in the Intensive Care Units (ICU), of which 196 were intubated.
Letters from Europe that scared infectious disease specialists
The charts from the European Center, in combination with epidemiological data presented to the Prime Minister by S. Tsiodras and the Commission’s infectious disease specialists, sparked fear at the observed increase.
An increase that the NSS is testing and that would surely shake the good functioning of the hospitals.
According to the European CDC, the cases per million registered in Greece on November 5 reached 4,498.87, while the confirmed deaths per million reached 64.57. 
As for the tests that have been carried out in our country from March to today, this figure reaches 1.83 million. 
At the same time, the CDC graph of the cases registered in our country shows its dramatic increase this month, since while the upper curve (the orange one) is almost straight, in November it escapes alarmingly. 
In total, the confirmed cases in our country until November 5 were 46,892 cases, while the death toll reached 673. 
One of the scare charts was the one showing confirmed cases. That is to say, although until August the curve was low and the increase relatively small, starting in mid-October and then in the first days of November, there is an impressive increase, eventually reaching more than 2,000 per day. 
However, relative to other countries, Greece is in a better situation.
Specifically, the positivity index in our country remains orange compared to other countries that have almost the same population as us. 
The specific index in Greece remains between 3% and 5%, while in Belgium it has escaped from 20%.
Greece is last among other European countries in terms of cases, registering 195.95 cases per million inhabitants. In fact, all countries have shown an exponential increase lately, in contrast to June, which were all at very low levels, except Sweden. 
However, our country is not the last in daily deaths, as this country is occupied by Sweden.
Specifically, yesterday 29 deaths were registered in our country, while 87 were registered by the Netherlands and 47 by Portugal.
The second blockade will drastically reduce the epidemiological burden of the country
Looking at the previous data, but also estimating, based on mathematical models, the pressure that the SEN received without taking new drastic measures, experts believe that the second blockade will drastically reduce the epidemiological burden in our country.
A key element is the restriction of close social contacts with people from other households, in order to drastically reduce the transmission rate (Rt).
“When we come in contact with people who are not in the same house, we must wear a mask, keep our distance and ventilate the space very well,” said Mr. Hardalias.
The Undersecretary of Civil Protection highlighted the importance of protecting the elderly and vulnerable. He even said that people leaving urban centers should be careful not to inadvertently spread the virus, stay in their homes, and not come into contact with other homes.
Worrying outlook for rapid tests: 31.5% of samples tested positive
Extremely worrying is the outlook presented by rapid test results in some parts of the country.
EODY teams conducted a series of tests across the country on Friday, at a time when there is an exponential increase in coronavirus cases across Greece.
According to EODY data, more than 30% of the tests in Gravena were positive. On the other hand, in Pieria the positives in the tests exceeded 20%.
The areas where the rapid trials were carried out were Elefsina, Patras, Pieria, Kilkis and Grevena. 
The EODY data is as follows:
1. Heroes’ Square, Elefsina – West Attica
In total, 660 rapid Ag antigen tests were performed and 7 were found positive (1.06%). They are 6 men and 1 woman, with an average age of 38 years.
2. Democracy Square, Patras – Achaia Prefecture
In total, 134 rapid Ag antigen tests were performed in Rome and all were negative.
3. In Deskati Square – Grevena Prefecture
A total of 89 rapid Ag antigen tests were performed and 28 (31.5%) were found, 13 men and 15 women, with a median age of 49 years.
4. Lofos Square – Pieria Prefecture
A total of 34 rapid Ag antigen tests were performed, with 8 positive (23.5%), 5 men and 3 women, with a mean age of 66 years.
5. Town Hall Square (Latsia Square) – PE Kilkis
741 Ag antigen rapid tests were performed and 51 positive cases (6.9%) were detected. They are 29 men and 22 women, with an average age of 42 years.
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