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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will proceed with a new speech at noon on Thursday, announcing new measures against the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
As announced by the Maximos Palace, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will make announcements at 12:00 noon to address the pandemic and answer questions from journalists.
Professor Sotiris Tsiodras will also participate in the briefing.
According to exclusive information from in.gr. Scientists have suggested to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that he proceed with a general shutdown across the country, while a new negative case record is expected to be announced today.
The suggestions include the prohibition of moving from one prefecture to another, while it is not excluded that the Lyceums close, as happened in Thessaloniki and Serres.
The reasons for the proposal are none other than the rampant number of new cases in Attica, but also other major urban centers in the country.
The in.gr information speaks of a suggestion that has been made, but the final decision, which is purely political, will be made by the Prime Minister himself.
Some unconfirmed reports suggest that the country could lead to a generalized lockdown starting next Friday and that it will initially last 15 days.
The government, despite setting a new record in Attica yesterday, emphasizes that the situation is not out of control and that it is still far from putting the region in a state of local lockdown.
Today’s government spokesman, especially for Attica, said that with current data the chances would be 20% for a local lockdown.
In any case, it appears that the situation will be assessed next week and then final decisions will be made.
“In Attica we are not close to a lockdown,” said government spokesman Stelios Petsas, while regarding the ban on leaving Attica over the weekend, he significantly said that the issue of inter-prefectural travel has been ours. worry for a long time.
“We have to see how the measures we have taken will pay off. It seems that in Kozani and Kastoria they act.” If necessary, we will ban travel from one prefecture to another, “said the government spokesman.
In any case, the special team monitoring developments on the front lines of the pandemic seems to give a bit more leeway before further emergency measures are taken. However, it is not ruled out that if there is an exponential increase in cases in Attica or other “red” areas, tougher measures will be taken sooner.
Six heels: On the table the necessary measures
“The necessary measures are on the table,” Athanasios Exadaktylos, president of the Panhellenic Medical Association and a member of the Committee for Coronavirus, told MEGA immediately after the emergency meeting with the prime minister. He spoke of a virus that spreads and causes problems everywhere.
He focused on the deterioration of the epidemiological situation in northern Greece, as well as on the image of the European countries severely affected by the second wave of the pandemic.
“We have conclusions about what is happening in other European countries that precede us and for us it is an advantage,” he said.
“Hesitation and delayed action often lead to a problem worse than the one one is trying to avoid,” he added.
Vatopoulos: to make quick decisions about the running of the bulls
Microbiology professor Alkiviadis Vatopoulos spoke about the new negative record and the measures that need to be taken, emphasizing, among other things, that confinement decisions must be made quickly.
“I do not know if we can afford to wait for the measures to be effective. The committee of experts proposes stricter things than those that are adopted.”
The professor, speaking about the ban on moving from prefecture to prefecture, said that it was within the recommendations of the experts, however, it is partially covered by the measure prohibiting traffic after 12 pm
In the event of a general shutdown, Mr. Vatopoulos speaking with SKAI said it will last 15 days.
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