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The next few days are crucial to draw conclusions about the course of the pandemic in our country, since the epidemiological data for the coming period will show some impact on the cases due to the relaxation of the holidays.
Infectious disease specialists await data in the next few days, expressing fears about the possibility of a large spread of the coronavirus, which will be seen in mid-January.
Experts warned in advance before the holidays that January would be a very difficult month with obstacles, dangers and shocks that could potentially push the Health System to its limits. Furthermore, the pressure on the NSS remains strong and has not been reduced as it should.
The government imposed a strict one-week closure, which runs from today until January 11, with the aim of opening schools safely. This lockdown is expected to “slow down” the spread of the virus as it stops mobility due to the open market and clicks.
On January 11, together with the schools, the objective is, as government sources have stated, to return to the operation of click away, hairdressers, nail care services, KTEO and hunting and fishing activities, as they were during the holidays .
Fears of a third wave
“Until January 15, we will be on high alert, especially in Attica,” said Nikos Sypsas, professor of Pathological Physiology of Infections and member of the infectious diseases committee of the Ministry of Health, warning that January and February are expected to be the months of winter.
Indeed, the experts’ concerns are centered in Attica, which continues to have the highest number of cases, but also in other parts of the country, which are being closely monitored.
“Ten days after the New Year we will have a much better picture of what is happening in Greece and especially what is happening in Attica.” Unfortunately, epidemiological data is changing rapidly and epidemic outbreaks occur in a week, they do not warn us “Nikos Sypsas commented. 
“We are in a state of fear, and why are we afraid?” We fear that in the last 15 days there has been a huge dispersion in Greek society. And we are especially afraid of what is happening in the Attica basin. You know that when one is dispersed, one is silently dispersed. We do not understand anything, it is under the radar of epidemiology, and what we see we see 15 days later. So we fear in the coming days what we will see in mid-January, if indeed there has been a great dispersion, there is a risk of an epidemic outbreak and the big question is how we will deal with it. “
“We no longer start as in September with ICU licenses, we start with more than 70 to 80% full, if we have an explosion that we are going to be able to attend to our patients, this is our great fear, because consecutive locks need calm, we are in a red line, “he said.
The professor explained that epidemic outbreaks appear 2 weeks after the dispersal, so that until January 15 we will be on high alert, especially in Attica. We will choose health or we will choose the economy. The measures create an embankment and it is a precautionary measure, in my opinion this decision should be made.
Kapravelos: The Book of Tragedy Has Not Yet Been Written
Nikos Kapravelos, ICU director of the “Papanikolaou” hospital, warned about the pressure and reduced resistance of the NSS.
“It just came to our attention then. There are still many intubated. Unfortunately, the large increase from November continued into December. We were not expecting it either,” admitted Mr. Kapravelos. “We got to the day we lost 70 patients!” He told OPEN.
In fact, he was in favor of the new strict blockade. “The virus is destructive. Apart from the ICU, there are others that cannot breathe on their own. The de-escalation is slow. The NSS cannot withstand a new pressure from an increase in cases.” We are not doctors either, “he stressed.
Sarigiannis: The de-escalation in the ICU is slow
Demosthenes Sarigiannis, professor of environmental engineering at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, expressed concern that the decline in ICUs is occurring at a very slow rate. 
In these cases, de-escalation has also started to decrease. Which means it’s also going to be the most delusional time of the year. Well, the government announced new measures. If we let it go, we would have a reversal and we cannot allow this to happen in the ICU. Rather, they were cautious. “They did well and took action,” he said.
Regarding when it will be safe to open all activities, he stressed that “the issue is for the market to open safely. Open trade with zones. In areas for example, like islands that are not connected to other areas or other areas with low viral load. In Athens and Thessaloniki we should also disinfect the indoor air. “
Gogos: “No” to open accordion
Professor Charalambos Gogos stressed to SKAI that the increase in restrictive measures will significantly help to balance any negative impacts of the holidays. However, he stressed that in our country the conformity of the people was quite good, we did not see what was happening in other European countries.
The teacher pointed out that no one adopts the accordion tactic (open activities – closed). He pointed out that while we move towards normality, measures must be observed to reach 70% of the vaccination in the population and build a wall of immunity.
At the same time, the president of the Hellenic Infection Society and member of the Expert Committee, Panagiotis Gargalianos, stated that everyone wants to open schools, but open safely.
He explained that the problem of the closure of activities is not created by experts from the Ministry of Health, but by rioters, who often mention the “crown parties.”
Mr. Gargalianos clarified that things are stable, but there are doubts about some areas of the country.
He stressed that the country’s activities will gradually return, one by one, so that experts know exactly what is happening in each case.
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