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Asked in particular about what will apply during the five Thessaloniki holidays, Mr. ZervasHe stressed that on Tuesday, no later than Wednesday, there will be new ones and the relevant decisions will have been made. However, as he stated: “It is something that will be decided in the coming days. We are a week away from the holidays, but as we are very concerned about this situation, very soon, if not tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, all these decisions will have been made to celebrate the three days in our city. I am very afraid that unfortunately we will not enjoy this celebration.».
Mayor ThessalonikiHe said early Monday after the end of the teleconference he had with the Prime Minister, Kyriako Mitsotaki, that “no new restrictive measures have been decided” against him coronavirus.
According to information from GrTimes.gr, Mr. Zervas highlighted the need to address his new wave coronavirus with composure.
He called on everyone, especially young people, to pay attention to their contacts and encounters and to follow the instructions of the experts.
He characteristically said Mayor of Thessaloniki:
“One out of every two positives in our city is between sixteen and twenty-nine years old. The average age of the cases in our city is thirty-three years. This shows something … That to a great extent the coronavirus outbreak in our city has to do with carelessness, unjustified carelessness. Today, this is not allowed. If we want to have the city open, the shops open, the schools open, we all have to be very careful. The coronavirus does not discriminate and that is where we must focus. I appeal to everyone, especially the young. To pay too much attention to their fellow citizens, to pay too much attention to social gatherings, to events, which take place in open or less open spaces ”.
At the same time, he announced that starting tomorrow EL.AS controls will be intensified. and the municipal police, with mixed scales, to avoid situations in public places, which could lead to an increase in cases.
“The Thessaloniki City Council, its municipal police, in cooperation with the Hellenic Police, will from tomorrow organize comprehensive checks to prevent these overcrowding phenomena, so that we can help to successfully cope with this third wave. I am absolutely sure that that we will achieve it for the third time, as we did in March, as we did in summer, so we will do it today … It takes a lot of effort, but is extremely optimistic that we will succeed again, “he continued. .
“We are very close to the ‘orange'”
Sir. Zervas He said that the city is very close to the “orange”, in the third stage of Civil Protection, although it remains in the second stage and therefore, it was decided to intensify the controls, in order to better attend the third wave of the pandemic.
«Thessaloniki is very close to the color orange., is very close to the third stage. To avoid the worst, the fourth stage, the “red” stage, we all have to work very hard, and in this logic in which I spoke to you before. We are currently in the second stage, but we are very close to stage three. We have prepared everything that needs to be done, so that we do not have an aggravation of the situation ”.
The mayor also announced that “in Thessaloniki there are already EODY scales, (there are) new examination centers and for that a very good job is done and we have the statistics, unlike the two previous periods, in the first and second waves of the pandemic. That’s why we can focus so much more. “
Finally, he added that since the morning the efforts of other services of the municipality have been intensified, together with the municipal police, such as the areas of light, green, etc., in order to ensure better treatment conditions with their interventions in the middle environment and outdoors. of the pandemic.
What was discussed during the extensive teleconference
Earlier, epidemiological data from Thessaloniki and the health burden observed in recent days, were discussed in a meeting held tonight via teleconference with the Prime Minister Kyriako Mitsotaki.
The meeting was attended by Minister of State George Gerapetritis, Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias, Regional Governor of Central Macedonia Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Mayor of Thessaloniki Konstantinos Zervos and Prof. S., expressed great concern about the increasing trend of cases in Thessaloniki and neighboring municipalities.
The fact that the average age of the cases was 33 years was especially highlighted, which means that the problem is more pronounced at younger ages.
During the meeting, the need for a strict application of sanitary norms was highlighted and the ways were discussed, mainly through supervisory mechanisms, in order to reduce the observed picture of relaxation, the continuation of which would lead to the transition of Thessaloniki to the “orange”. level of precautionary measures and rules.
At the same time, according to the announcement of the Prime Minister’s Press Office, the options available for October 26, the day of the patron saint of Thessaloniki, Agios Dimitrios and the anniversary of the liberation of the city were discussed, given the special conditions this year and measures to avoid synchronicity were considered.
The increasingly important role that local government must play in dealing with the pandemic was underlined.
Karaoglou: Faithful observance of measures is required
In addition, the need for the faithful observance of precautionary and protection measures by coronavirus The Deputy Minister of the Interior of Macedonia-Thrace stressed on Monday, Theodoros Karaoglou, while expressing concern for increased epidemiological burden in Thessaloniki.
“We should all observe basic precautions and discipline ourselves,” he said. Karaoglou, on the sidelines of his visit to the North Greek State Theater.
The Undersecretary seemed concerned by the crowded images seen in various central points of Thessaloniki while insisting that “a possible blockade would have enormous consequences for the local economy».
“We must all respect public health which is the highest good, observe basic precautions, wear the mask as much as possible indoors and outdoors. “Beyond that, we must discipline ourselves and impose the self-control necessary to face the coronavirus pandemic.”
He reiterated the need for “all of us to demonstrate responsibility, seriousness and self-control”, and expressed the opinion that “united and strong we can overcome the problem of the pandemic.”
EODY: 438 new cases and 11 deaths – 85 intubated
At the same time, the evidence of its spread remains worrying. coronavirus In our country. THE ΕΟΔΥ reported 438 new cases, while deaths rose to 11 for the first time.
In more detail, today Monday they announced 438 new cases of the new virus in the country, of which 62 are associated with known influxes and 42 were detected after controls at the country’s gateways.
The total number of cases is 25,802, of which 55.6% are men.
Of these, 3,560 (13.8%) are considered related to trips from abroad and 10,337 (40.1%) are related to an already known case.
In the meantime, 85 of our fellow citizens are being treated by intubation. Their average age is 66. 26 (30.6%) are women and the rest are men. 94.1% of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years or older. 258 patients have been discharged from the ICU.
Finally, we have 11 more deaths recorded and 520 deaths in total in the country. 197 (37.9%) women and the rest men. The mean age of our deceased fellow citizens was 79 years and 96.2% had an underlying disease and / or were 70 years or older.
