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Due to the prevailing situation in hospitals of the country but also the availability of ICU, in the middle of its second wave pandemic from coronavirus, the Minister of Health is informing citizens, Vassilis Kikilias, who stressed that citizens must show absolute responsibility, adding, however, that “the government has a plan, but the forces of the National Health System are not unlimited.”
Mr. Kikilias presented detailed data on health professionals, emphasizing that in September 2019 there were 88,690 health professionals, while in November 2020 this figure reached 100,984 people.
Because of the situation in the ICU
He does not Vassilis Kikilias He referred to the available ICU beds, noting that in June 2019 there were 557 ICU beds, while at the end of 2020 234 new beds are being created, with a total of available beds reaching 1,082.
According to the slides presented by the Minister of Health, in 2020 there are 297 vacant ICU beds, while he pointed out that every year during the months of October and November we had between 30 and 35 expectations per day regarding ICU.
“We received from the previous government, in July 2019, 557 ICU beds, and in November 2020 we reached 1,082 and by the end of the year another 234 new ICUs,” said Mr. Kikilias.
He noted that “today we have zero expectations for an intensive care bed in the middle of a pandemic, in contrast to 30-35 expectations last year.”
“No citizen is waiting for the UCI,” clarified Vassilis Kikilias.
Across the NSS, there are 4,590 Covid 19 single beds, to support its vast expanse. coronavirus and cut the great pressure that hospitals are receiving.
Primary Health helps in the fight against coronavirus
As Mr. Kikilias also said, a total of 224 Covid 19 Regional Health Centers and Clinics entered the “battle” against coronavirus. At the same time, in Primary Health Care, 30.03% of the total tests are carried out against coronavirus. This means that there is now a lot of help for hospitals and ICUs, since tests are now carried out in a significant percentage in Health Centers. Across the country, 30% are now going to be examined or receive medical instructions at every call that exists in health centers or regional clinics.
He assured that the NSS offers services to all those in need and not only to the coronavirus.
For Covid 19 testing
Regarding the tests, he pointed out that in our country they have been carried out so far in total 2,000,000 tests (PCR and Rapid).
He stressed that Greece is the first country in Europe to have used the rapid test by more than 98%.
Positivity is 32% in Thessaloniki
Also speaking of Thessaloniki, Mr. Kikilias said that “the time of the great battle has come».
«Positivity is 32% in Thessaloniki“He said and pointed out that”this is a great scatter».
“We will do everything necessary to overcome this crisis together with Greek society”
The Prime Minister, the government and he personally did, are doing and will do what is necessary, what is humanly possible, but also what is considered necessary case by case “so that together with Greek society we can overcome this crisis”, said the Health Minister.
“The forces of the NSS are not unlimited, we have shown that we have a plan and that we can implement it,” he emphasized.
Shooting at Tsipras: “SYRIZA exercises a populist opposition with lies and fake news”
Vassilis Kikilias also criticized the president of SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras.
“Against the national effort, there is Alexis Tsipras and those colleagues who follow this populist opposition with lies and fake news about public health at this difficult time. I want them to know that they are not hitting us, they are hitting the citizens. “They did it at the beginning of the pandemic, they are repeating it mercilessly and now,” he said.
“The Prime Minister and I will do everything humanly possible to overcome this crisis together with Greek society.” I want to give a big ‘thank you’ to the doctors, nurses, bankers, cleaners, EODY staff who are fighting the coronavirus ”, stressed the Minister of Health.
Kotanidou: The “heart” of the system is the ICU
Opening her presentation, Anastasia Kotanidou, Professor of Pulmonology, thanked the employees who fight day and night for people’s lives, mentioning the doctors, nurses, cleaners, everyone who works as a team at NSS.
“What appeared in this unprecedented crisis is that the ‘heart’ of the system are the ICUs that are called 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to face difficulties, to make the effort to save lives,” he said. Ms. Kotanidou. .
«ICUs are not just machinesMs. Kotanidou added, “It is the staff, the health, the physiotherapists, the cleaners, a team trying to save people’s lives.”
