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In the great battle that our country is waging against the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias reported Saturday morning.
Speaking at the Open, Mr. Kikilias stated that “we are trying to balance reasonably with the health data. As the weather becomes more difficult and we approach winter, the conditions become more difficult.He stressed that an effort is being made not to go into winter with bad health data.
Referring to the pressure on the health system due to the coronavirus pandemic, he noted that On Monday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis inaugurates 50 ICU beds at Sotiria Hospital. “We will hold on as long as people sympathize with their neighbor, we can all do it together,” he said, adding that “we will do what is humanly possible for the health system to endure.”
Concern about a new blockade
The fear of entering more areas in Level 4 high risk in the Health Protection and Safety Charter is now intense. At the moment, only the Kozani Regional Unit is at this level, so since Friday it has been in a confinement regime with the citizens forced to apply strict restrictive measures.
The epidemiological burden in this area is particularly high, which is reflected in the health structures in the area. As told CNN Greece the Deputy Mayor of Kozani Mr. Konstantinos Kyriakidis, Kozani’s Mamatsio Hospital is rife with coronavirus cases, with the result that the hospital is forced to “expel” patients to other nearby structures.
“Greece is in a stable epidemiological situation, but with a lot of pressure,” the undersecretary of Civil Protection said yesterday. Nikos Hardals, describing the stability that is always observed compared to other European countries where the pandemic has entered a new accelerated “fragile” phase.
The same expression was used by the associate professor of the EKPA School of Medicine and member of the Expert Committee of the Ministry of Health, Gikas Majorkinis, to characterize the panorama in Attica, pointing out that the stabilization of the epidemic can change at any moment.
As the professor characteristically said, high levels intubated patients at higher levels 80 (81 yesterday), create constant stress in the SEN, while the large number of deaths means that there is a high penetration of the virus in vulnerable groups of the population (the elderly and people with chronic diseases such as dementia, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, etc. .). “This population has not been protected as it should,” he said, reiterating his call to citizens to adhere to protection and social distance measures to protect the elderly. As mentioned by Mr. Majorkinis, it is estimated that the reproduction number of the virus Rt stays close to 1while the number of active cases at the moment, although very difficult to calculate, does not seem to exceed 20,000 in Greece.
Kozani’s Hardalia Appeal
The Undersecretary of Civil Protection Nikos Hardals found today in Kozani since the entire Regional Unit has passed since yesterday in Level 4 Increase in Risk in the Health, Safety and Protection Charter of the Greek Government with the result that strict measures have been implemented.
Following the meeting held in the Western Macedonia Region with the Regional Governor, mayors and representatives of the region, the Undersecretary expressed concern about the epidemiological picture presented by Kozani, but also by cities such as Kastoria, Thessaloniki and Ioannina.
Noted that “The situation is critical for the whole country” and he called on the public in the coming days to “strictly and reverently observe the measures recommended by epidemiologists.”
Said there may be fatigue phenomena but stressed that “under no circumstances should we allow the efforts we have made to be wasted.” He stressed that “the Greek people have shown that in difficult situations they have reflexes” and said with optimism that “we will all be victorious in this battle.
He described the situation in Kozani as “critical” and stressed that all residents must “observe with discipline and respect the measures proposed by epidemiologists” and that the use of a mask, distances and personal hygiene must be a high priority. . Hardals stressed that the first wave of last March started from Kozani and “From the same area we find that the second phase of the pandemic begins”. He expressed optimism that “West Macedonia, having won the battle in a shock last spring, will achieve the exact same thing today with the confrontation of the second wave.” He asked the public, regardless of intensity, irritation or fatigue, strictly observe the measures to bring the area back to level 3.
Finally, responding to a question about the protests of the mayor of Kozani for the cooperation with Civil Protection, he affirmed that his cooperation with the mayor is good, everything that had to be done for the region has been done by EODY and added: “as a former government local I have a different comfort of communication with the mayors of the area ”.
Upcoming lockdown in Ioannina?
Nikos Hardalias arrived in Kozani by Civil Protection helicopter accompanied by the Secretary General of Civil Protection Vassilis Papageorgiou, while after the end of his meeting with the Kozani bodies and the Regional Governor he left for Ioannina.
On Friday, the Assistant Secretary of State sounded the alarm of the Janina, pointing out that the situation there is extremely critical.
As he said, the limit of dispersion established by the EU (150 cases in 150,000 people) exceeded in Kozaniin Ioannina it is very close to it, while in Attica it is far below it.
How far is Attica from level 4?
Referring to the situation in the basin on Friday, Mr. Hardalias pointed out that Attica is currently further from this level than other areas, because at this time the Central Sector in relation to 150 may be at 128, but a few days ago this percentage was much older.
He said that “there is a limit set by the EU. We went from orange to red. The first to cross this limit was PE Kozani, with a limit of 150 PE Kozani is at 159.7. At the same time, the central sector of Attica is below this limit. It has a stability in the last days that we are monitoring. At the same time, in Ioannina this index is far from 150, but not significantly. “
He reiterated that we are in the middle of a second wave and “anything that is not absolute surveillance, surveillance, will be on the verge of crime.” At the same time, he again called on everyone to implement the measures.
“The state mechanism will do everything it has to do, and it does it from the first moment. In each town, in each city, in each town, in each regional unit ”, he pointed out.
Regarding the cases of Attica, Hardalias emphasized that today they are below the average that Attica produces every day in relation to the national total, but they must see if these 69 confluences concern the region, they concern the clusters of Attica.
“This is complex work, which is done every day. The general conclusions do not help in this phase. There is no doubt if we are concerned about some areas.” We are concerned about all areas, because very easily in 48 hours, small clusters or small sprouts or small multipliers in areas can create a big problem, “he noted.
The new epidemiological map of the country
According to the updated map with the epidemiological burden of the coronavirus, these are the areas that are most at risk.
In Red zone (level 4) Kozani is found.
TO Orange zones (level 3) belong to the following areas:
East Attica, Achaia, North Athens, West Attica, Athens, Zakynthos, Heraklion, Thira, Ioannina, Karditsa, Kastoria, Kea-Kythnos, Athens, Kozani, Lesbos, Athos, Pella, Samos, Trikala
TO Yellow zones (level 2) the following areas remain:
Etoloakarnania, Argolida, Boeotia, Grevena, Evia, Imathia, Thessaloniki, Corfu, Kilkis, Corinth, Cos, Laconia, Magnesia, Naxos, Xanthi, Paros, Pieria, Preveza, Rodopi, Rhodes, Fdio, Chloe
Negative record
New negative record cases coronavirus recorded our country on Friday, with EKPA professor Gika Majorkinis and Vice Minister of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias calling “Bell” of risk for outbreak if measures are not followed.
Initially, Mr. Majorkinis, when reporting to the Ministry of Health, said that there are 7.2 million cases in Europe.
He pointed out that we have a slight upward trend in cases in our country, while for the first time more than 500.
the 227 new cases were detected in Attica Y 67 in Thessaloniki.
With the drop in temperature, the situation may get worse, he warned.
He recalled that the “basically arms” against the pandemic is the use of a mask, distances and personal hygiene.
He also said about Attica that “we have less than half of the cases, we are waiting to see the first positive points, but it will take time».
