Mitsotaki address for the lockdown at the end of the week

Mr. Petsas, speaking on r / s “MAX FM”, added that the individual behavior of all of us can lead to victory or defeat. “And that is why we, on the part of the government, call on all citizens to contribute in a different, but equally important way, to face the pandemic, to the common goal of being able to cross. “We are in the middle of the river and we have to cross the turbulent waters of the pandemic,” he said.

A difficult week started with two conflicting characteristics, Petsas noted. “First, we will see a reduction in cases. And secondly, the number of intubated and unfortunately also the deceased will continue to be high, because the cases were very high in the previous period and many people are hospitalized in the ICU.

The prime minister is collecting data from scientists and is expected to comment before the weekend on what will be born after December 7. Then it will be clearer to everyone, which areas of economic and social activity can be safely opened, when and according to what rules.

We must all bear in mind that this is the first time that we have a ray of light in front of us: it is the vaccines that will arrive on time. But until a sufficient percentage of the population is vaccinated, we must all continue to follow the rules carefully. The facts are somewhat positive, that cases are decreasing, the transmission rate is decreasing throughout Greece, but at a slower rate than one might expect. And this is because there is a fatigue in the population, after 10 months of fights with the invisible enemy, the coronavirus, which leads to a slower decline in cases.

Congratulations to the citizens of Patras

Congratulations to the citizens of Patras, said Mr. Petsas, emphasizing that the real picture is that the local authorities, the local government and the Church, especially the Metropolitan, but all the citizens have responded to this call, they show you the best of themselves. “All the houses of Patras and Patras celebrate today, but let’s avoid the colors.

Together we can overcome this health crisis and defeat the virus. However, for there to be no third wave, it will depend on our long-term behavior. “We want to be constant in complying with the measures, despite everyone’s fatigue, to avoid unpleasant situations in the future,” he said.

“We are implementing a prevention strategy, sounding the alarm in many areas of the country that have big local holidays. Like today from Agios Andreas and then from Agia Varvara, Agios Nikolaos, Agios Spyridon. They are big local holidays in many parts of the country. We try to sensitize the public, so that there is no outbreak of the virus, through the colors that these festivals provoke. Better a poor horse than no horse. “And that is why we call on each and every one of our fellow citizens to comply with the measures, “he stressed.

No EODY data reliability issue

Regarding EODY, K. Petsas clarified that confusion undermines the joint effort. “We are firm on this,” he said, adding that “there is no question about the reliability of the data. The announcements and the answers to all these questions will be detailed this afternoon by Mr. Arkoumaneas, the head of EODY, at the session. Standard informative at 6pm.

The data of each individual hospital, each EODY mobile unit, each gateway to the country is collected in the EODY registry, which makes a relevant announcement every day. It is fully controlled and has led us safely so far. There should be no confusion because confusion undermines the joint effort. “

There was no one who needed an ICU and did not find it

Regarding the criticism of the opposition to the state of the health system, Mr. Petsas pointed out that the panorama is that we are doing well in relation to other countries, European and not only, to face the second wave. We did not have, as he said, images of northern Italy, as some of the opposition are trying to put into their vocabulary.

He also claimed that there was no one who needed a bed from the Intensive Care Unit and could not find one. He didn’t ask for a respirator and couldn’t find it. Patients are transferred from one hospital to another, so that they have the best care and endure, with the resources of the Health System, the pressure everywhere, throughout the Territory. “We are facing a war crisis and that is why the whole country is a Health District, in order to allocate resources so that we can win the war,” he said.

“The easy recipes and the labels that many times, unfortunately, even on this very critical issue, the Opposition tries to adopt, collapse before the reality of the numbers. And the reality of the numbers is that the Health System has endured. The fact that we have increased deaths when we have so many cases, compared to the first wave of the pandemic, is something that we sadly have to look forward to.

The point is that every patient who ends up in the hospital can find the care they deserve. And this is done with the superhuman efforts of doctors, nurses, administrative staff, everyone. “And they deserve congratulations,” he stressed.

“We have already more than doubled the number of beds in the Intensive Care Units compared to what we received: we had more than 1,260 ICU beds. Last week we received 557 beds. More than 7,000 temporary employees were hired, mostly permanent, such as nurses and doctors, with high scores Why should those who entered the fire of battle be rewarded, when in fact it was very difficult to deal with the coronavirus?

We also proceed with the reinforcement, if necessary, of equipment, making very good use of large donations to have a more permanent legacy in the Health System. “We will come out of this crisis stronger both in personnel and equipment and, of course, in the experience of managing such a big crisis, which is global and occurs once every hundred years,” he said.

The solution to the focus equation is a difficult subject

Referring to the gradual opening of economic activity, Mr. Petsas highlighted that it is a difficult issue to solve the focus equation, while he continued saying that “Restaurants and cafes are different, for which there is always the possibility of opening nightclubs they will not open, as well as standing shops.This is a fact.

In the first phase of any opening of economic and social activity it will certainly not be the center of attention. It may be schools and retail stores, but this is a topic that we will discuss towards the end of the week. We have to be careful and safe. “Positive prospects in 2021 impede snap elections

Positive prospects in 2021 prevent snap elections

Petsas also pointed out that the recession for 2020 is expected and deep and worries everyone. What matters, he argues, is that in 2021, if we quickly overcome the health crisis, growth will be strong. Our goal is to keep workers and businesses in place, not have too many locks and a huge rise in unemployment, so everyone can get a fair share of the economy restart.

“It just came to our attention then. Therefore, 2021 onwards is expected to be years of strong growth, which of course will translate into income in the pockets of citizens. And when to expect a strong recovery and an acceleration of the Income growth in the country, why trigger snap elections? Kyriakos Mitsotakis has ruled this out. “The elections will be held at the end of the four years,” he said.

The Patras-Pyrgos highway got stuck due to SYRIZA’s decision to split a project

Finally, regarding the projects in western Greece, Mr Petsas highlighted that the Patras-Pyrgos road could have been completed years ago. However, as he noted, it stalled due to SYRIZA’s unusual decision to split the project. “We have managed, in consultation with the European Commission, to break it. The funding has been found and it will be done.

This project will give great encouragement to Western Greece, not just Ilia and Achaia. Now there will be the possibility of connecting all of western Greece. “Because the new highway to Ioannina is a very important project for the entire Patras area, which is a metropolitan center and sees distances disappear suddenly,” he concluded.