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The coronavirus epidemic in Greece in the context of the second wave shows clear signs of a further steady spread with the number of new diagnoses increasing and now consistently reaching more than 400.
In fact, the age group of 18 to 39 years It is the one that at the moment has emerged as the largest in terms of confirmation of new cases, said the associate professor of the EKPA School of Medicine and member of the Expert Committee of the Ministry of Health, Gikas Majorkinis during the talk about the course of the epidemic in the country.
Majorkinis said no, the moving average of our fellow citizens who finish now has increased to 7-8 per day, while youThe critical point for the NSS, that is, the number of people intubated, remains at relatively high levels, that is, more than 80.
“The dynamic growth that we have seen everywhere in the last 7 days has clear geographical and age data. In principle, the growth of the epidemic is driven by the age group 18 to 39 years at a rate of 60-70. % more than expected. This age group seems to be strengthened by around 10-20% in the last days, in its participation in the epidemic, compared to the previous weeks, “he said.
In the other age groups, the 40-64 group has increased their participation in the epidemic dynamics in the last 2 months with a percentage 30% higher than expected. However, in the last week, the 18-39 age group appears to be reducing their participation rate in their favor.
Furthermore, the age group 1 to 18 remains at a rate of 40-50%, lower than expected and the age group 65+ has on average a participation 40% lower than expected.
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Majorkinis noted that the second characteristic of the last days is that There are several outbreaks outside of Attica, which represent more than 50% of the registered infections.
Specifically, he mentioned 5 areas that are in a state of greater epidemiological burden.
“Indicatively, the epidemiological burden has increased especially in the regions of the relatively northern part of the country, such as Thessaloniki, Kozani, Ioannina, Serres and Kastoria.”
Finally, he stated that those with blood type 0 are given a little protection against the coronavirus of up to 10%. “As long as those who have a blood type, do not consider themselves invulnerable,” he concluded.
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