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An alarm has sounded in the government and a committee of experts after yesterday’s outbreak of their cases coronavirus. On Wednesday, EODY announced 865 new cases of the new virus in the country, of which 82 are associated with known outbreaks and 44 were detected after checks at the country’s gateways. Attica became the champion in infections with 331 cases, while 181 were registered in Thessaloniki.
This morning there will be a meeting at Maximos Palace under the prime minister, Kyriako Mitsotaki evaluate epidemiological data, assess the situation and decide on new measures to prevent its spread coronavirus.
Government sources They told CNN Greece that after the morning meeting it will be decided whether the prime minister will address a speech to the Greek people, in which further interventions will be described and faithful adherence to the measures will be emphasized.
According to the same sources, Expert Committee It has developed a package of measures, which varies according to the epidemiological picture of the areas with a high level of cases, that is to say, those with a particularly heavy epidemiological burden.
The government and experts are closely monitoring new data on the development of the coronavirus pandemic and the “explosion” of cases registered on Wednesday, it will probably lead the Prime Minister to decide to impose new measures.
Meanwhile, greater measures are planned in areas of the country that are set at alarm category level 3 (greater vigilance) due to the increase in the spread of the coronavirus, in the context of the activation of the Security and Protection Charter in Health against Covid-19 infection issued by the General Secretariat. Protection.
It is recalled that the competent Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalias, announced this Wednesday that the Regional Units of Boeotia, Thessaloniki, Ioannina, Larissa and Serres are being elevated to category 3 alert (increased vigilance) due to the increase of surveillance.
«The situation is critical and greater vigilance is required on the part of all ”, stressed the Vice Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardals, in an emergency update this Wednesday, after the new record of coronavirus cases that occurred in our country.
Once again, Hardalias called on the residents of the aforementioned areas to remain vigilant against the aggression of the coronavirus.
“We have made a great effort all these months, let’s not abandon this effort now,” he said.
For his part, government spokesman Stelios Petsas in an interview with CNN Greece said, regarding the possibility of taking additional measures, after the negative history of new cases:
“At a local interest level, we have never ruled out the possibility of implementing the local closure, something that has happened in the past and recently and in the past. But before we get to that, when we talk about very large areas like the city of Thessaloniki, we must bear in mind that already, for example today, with the fact that Thessaloniki seems to be rising to the danger level and rising to “Orange”, some measures will be taken, such as teleworking or scheduling problems. “Such measures will be taken anyway in cities like Thessaloniki.”
“The issue is that the measures taken – and there are already many – to be implemented, to be observed,” said Mr. Petsas.
“It just came to our knowledge then inadequate implementation of measures, especially in specific geographic areas. And this is what worries us, it seems that the younger ages in particular do not give it the importance that they previously gave it or consider excessive the recommendation of the measures made by the experts and implemented by the government, so they ignore them . “This is a fundamental mistake, it must not continue.”
According to the information, the prohibition of night traffic and the universal use of a mask are on the table, being the final decisions made this morning, during the meeting in Maximou.
