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KEDE decided to stop the production of masks for the students, after the failures registered on the first day of classes were restarted.
As it is emphasized, “after the announcement of the General Secretariat of Public Health, that it is considered necessary to reformulate the original specifications of the masks, which it developed and therefore the problem arose with the size of a certain number of masks for ages. specific to children, we asked the contractors of the contest to stop their production, restarting it based on the new specifications that the Ministry of Health will send us ”.
Previously, the General Secretariat of Public Health issued a statement indicating that the dimensions given by the relevant committees were in line with the relevant international standards, however “they referred to the size of the fabric before sewing and not to the final size. Of the two types of masks “.
“The wording of this distinction between the initial and final dimensions was unclear, so several of the masks distributed were larger than appropriate,” he said, adding that he had resubmitted the correct specifications to local manufacturers.
The new measures are handed over to the government
At the same time, the list of possible new measures to address the increased epidemiological burden observed in some parts of the country, especially Attica, is being presented to the government.
The scientists’ suggestions will be delivered to the government no later than tomorrow, in order to release periodic information on the evolution of the pandemic in the afternoon.
How announced during update The government spokesperson, the objective of the measures is to scale locally or generally, while the government takes into account the “outbreak of cases at the international level and the fact that there is greater mobility of the population after the opening of schools “. .
Suggestions
According to the information, the pool of measures includes measures similar to those implemented in Poros with a possible extension of store closings from 12 pm to 7 am, limiting the number of people in public and private meetings and limiting the number of clients. on the table seats.
At the same time, proposals are being studied on how to avoid co-painting in open spaces such as public ones, where the possibility of more specific measures for a more dispersed placement of the benches is being considered.
Finally, the possibility of an even stricter recommendation on the use of a mask outdoors in places where overcrowding can be registered is examined.
Previous EODY reported 180 cases, while the number of deceased has reached 310 and that of admitted to Intensive Care Units, 59.
Attica is back in the spotlight
Based on the geographic distribution of cases, Attica is firmly at the center of the epidemic.
Of the 180 new cases, 102 were located on the outskirts of the capital while 21 were registered at the gates of the country.
The first “bell”
The first day of the mandatory use of the mask in schools was accompanied by a remarkable demonstration of consistency by the students, a fact that the Prime Minister himself praised.
However, in addition to the above-mentioned flaws, there were also some “minor offenses”, most seriously the attack that a teacher in Chania was attacked by a father, because he did not allow the perpetrator’s son to enter the school without a mask.
The perpetrator, according to the teacher’s complaint, this morning caused him bodily harm and also insulted and threatened him, because when the students arrived he did not allow his son to enter the school grounds without the protective mask. of the coronavirus.
The professor went to the hospital for first aid and then to the Chania police station where he filed a lawsuit, while the father was arrested.
