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The need for an emergency action plan to support the local economy and the most vulnerable groups of the population, due to the measures that are expected to address the coronavirus pandemic in the region, Apostolos Tzitzikostas said.
The Governor of Central Macedonia met today with EODY President Panagiotis Arkoumaneas and Deputy Governors V. Patoulidou and C. Mittas, at the offices of the Region.
Koronovios: more than 5% positivity in the 1,500 tests carried out on the beach of Thessaloniki
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As noted after the meeting, in about 1,500 tests for coronavirus that EODY carried out today, tomorrow at noon, with its mobile units on the beach in Thessaloniki, the positivity of the cases was higher than 5%, although the panorama changes as The controls are increasing and that is why a call was made for a greater participation of the people, so that there is a better epidemiological picture at 8:00 pm.
Mr. Tzitzikostas stressed that both the central administration and the self-government and all the bodies involved, using available resources, national or even European, must ensure that after the implementation of the new measures to reduce the pandemic, companies and jobs are protected. especially in areas that fall into the “red” level of the pandemic map.
Tzitzikostas: “Each and everyone individually has in their hands if and for how long Thessaloniki will remain in the” red “
“The situation is extremely critical. Thessaloniki is now in” red “. That is, we owe it to all institutions, to the real economy, to the citizens, to each of us individually to do what we can, to try two and three times. more than we did all the previous days. To increase the controls, but mainly to realize that each and everyone individually has in their hands if and for how long Thessaloniki will remain in ‘red’ “, said the governor, who recommended follow the experts’ instructions and continued:
Tzitzikostas: “The economy of our region will enter a new recession”
“The Greek government will announce later today all the measures and when they will begin to be implemented. What I want to ask the governor of Central Macedonia as governor is to organize an emergency action plan for the economy. The economy of our region will enter a new recession, due to these measures and we must all take care, the ministries, the region of course, using the resources we have, national or European, to ensure that in the near future to support our local economy , our companies, to support jobs and above all to support our weaker fellow citizens, those who will be affected by these measures to be implemented “.
Mr. Tzitzikostas affirmed that PMK is already working on additional initiatives, as it did in the first and second waves of the pandemic, and stressed that starting tomorrow morning all PMK services will serve the public through telephone appointments and via the internet , except exceptional cases.
Arkoumaneas: “The next few weeks will be crucial, we see it all over Europe, all over the world”
“For Thessaloniki and the other two areas, which the Prime Minister announced today will go into ‘red’, we know that everyone must comply with the measures, we have seen that other areas do better when we have implemented specific local measures.” The next few weeks they will be crucial, we see it all over Europe, all over the world “, highlighted Mr. Arkoumaneas.
He pointed out that both the EODY coronavirus test, which operates at the headquarters of the Central Macedonia Region, and the other two in the central municipality will continue to operate “with more people and more hours, so more tests can be carried out by closed appointment. through public hospitals.
Arkumanas: “The more coronavirus tests the better”
Mr Arkoumaneas also referred to the course of rapid tests carried out by the EODY mobile clinics in Thessaloniki and asked citizens to rush those who wish to be examined until eight o’clock in the evening when the examinations will take place. As he mentioned, the positive cases in 1,500 tests were around 5%, but he clarified that the landscape changes as the tests increase.
“There have been many positive aspects since the morning, the positivity is higher than 5%, but that is changing. Because they came today at eight in the morning, they were waiting for us, you have to see. In general, those who come first to A very early appointment are those that have some symptoms, or are felt, so the positivity can be increased in the morning and now we will see later in the day if we will have a good image when the tests are completed. The image changes, how much more better, we have the opportunity to see several thousand. Go to the statue of Alexander the Great to be examined to have a good image, “he added.
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