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The reason why the first confinement was successful, unlike the second, which we are currently going through, was mentioned, among others, by the professor of Microbiology and member of the scientific committee of the Ministry of Health, Athanasios Tsakris.
As Mr. Tsakris explained, the success of the first shutdown in Greece was that we got it earlier, that is, before the pandemic began to spread rapidly.
On the other hand, with regard to the second blockade, he explained that it is “quite elusive to end the blockade on December 1, very difficult, a little later some restrictions can be lifted.” We will see if the children can go back to primary school ”.
As he explained, there is the possibility of opening retail – catering before Christmas. “There is a plan organized by the competent ministries, if epidemiological data allow it, but it must be organized according to specific rules, and not with deviations as in the previous phase,” he stressed in statements to SKAI.
“Let’s see how this will affect the effectiveness of the measures taken. We will see in the coming days and weeks before we see where we should go to better face the epidemic,” he noted.
There is a slowdown in the pandemic
It is a fact, he added, however, that here there is a slowdown in the epidemic as recorded by EODY epidemiological data.
“I am optimistic. We will see if the slowdown continues. There is a drop in the active reproduction rate, we will wait a few days to make some recommendations.” The fall (of cases) will be small and gradual if we succeed and if the weather conditions do not generate new data, “he estimated.
“Europe underestimates the dynamics of the virus for the second time”
Finally, referring to the second wave of the pandemic, which hits all of Europe, he estimated that the entire Old Continent underestimated the dynamics of the virus for the second time.
“The first was in February-March when we thought that the virus was only for China. It was not well understood that the virus would follow the classic epidemiological wave that begins with the first changes in temperature.” The whole of Europe found itself with a high burden epidemiological, with tourism, synchronicity, relaxation of measures, concentrations, “he said, referring to the increase in the number of cases in the second wave.
He also highlighted that all of Europe did not realize that with the first changes in temperature the epidemic would begin and we see it registering half of the cases every day on our planet. “Europe is being severely affected by the epidemic,” he said.
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