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The lifting of the restrictions imposed by the closure, but also the issue of schools are causing a “headache” to experts from the Ministry of Health, who are expected to meet within a week.
The government intends to open schools before the holidays. The Prime Minister himself, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, had stressed that schools will open first and then retail and catering. The statements of the Minister of Education, in a recent interview, were on the same wavelength, as Niki Kerameos stressed that opening schools remains a key government priority and that the most likely possibility is that they will open before the holidays, with elementary schools first.
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However, as he explained, final decisions will be made in the near future, depending on the cases and the course of the pandemic in the country.
Sypsas: estimates that nothing will open on December 7
Infectious Diseases Professor Nikos Sypsas, speaking to ANT1 today about the opening of schools, responded that his personal opinion is that nothing should be opened on December 7 (the date the closure regime ends in the country), including the retail and catering. .
“My assessment is that nothing will be opened on the 7th of the month. Neither do schools. “I wish there was a quick de-escalation, but with the current data I don’t think so,” he characteristically said. Mr. Sypsas stressed on the television channel and the program “Good morning Greece” that the cases have shown a significant reduction lately, however the same does not happen with the intubated ones, and therefore he considers that the measures should continue.
Papaevangelou: To open elementary schools
For her part, the professor of Pediatrics-Infectious Diseases of EKPA and member of the committee of the Ministry of Health, Vana Papaevangelou, speaking today about SKAI 100.3 insisted on the opening of primary schools. Ms Papaevangelou pointed out that elementary schools need to be opened, but at this stage the committee is processing data from the schools to see the actual cases that were registered with them before they closed.
Peacock: do not open schools before January
The view that schools should not open before January was also expressed by the president of the Athens-Piraeus hospital doctors, Matina Pagoni, speaking on SKAI TV. Ms Pagoni stressed, among other things, that schools should be open in January, after the holidays, noting that the days are very few. As he said, although children do not transmit, the problem focuses on parents, grandparents who will move to take and bring children to school, and this should be avoided.
OLME President: Opening after the holidays and with proof
At the same time, speaking on radio Thema 104.6, OLME president Theodoros Tsouchlos suggested that schools open in January, while the main thing will be the possibility of having tests for the coronavirus.
When talking about the cases of contagion detected in the school community, he said that 5,000 cases have been registered, up to 17 years. At the same time, he said, 1,000 units had been closed due to one case.
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