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The opening of the spaces organized before (from June 1) is on the table, said the main newsletter of SKAI, the professor of Infectious Diseases, and member of the expert committee of the Ministry of Health, Nikos Sypsas on the occasion of images full of people on beaches and beaches.
“We have one more reason, as long as the curves of the epidemic and the effect of previous measures allow us to do so,” he said.
When asked if it would be better to have organized beaches, cafes, and restaurants open for people to sit according to rules and distances, instead of crowding, he said that the original idea was to open large spaces to give the world a place. For they are far from each other, “This does not seem to have been understood by the world and we are overcrowded,” he admitted.
“I am concerned about crowds on the beaches. The cause of the spread of the pandemic is overcrowding. If the distance of two meters is not observed, the virus is transmitted much more easily, whether we are outdoors or indoors, by what we risk certain things with overcrowding. ” That is why the open squares and the large beaches were chosen in the first phase so that people can keep their distance, but it is not observed and this is a little worrying.
“A person infected with the virus can infect two or three people, but only if there is no overcrowding. If there is overcrowding, it can infect five or ten people, 10 can infect 100, which means a lot of aggression.” of the virus, “he said. According to Mr. Sypsas, a study from the University of Thessaly showed that bathed beachgoers with many people were much more likely to get a respiratory infection or gastroenteritis than those with few people.” It just came to our attention then. The basic guide is the two-meter distance, “he said of the instructions for the beaches to be made public.
As for the opening of schools and stores on Monday, he explained that R0 is below half, temperatures are high, the only thing that worries him is the uncontrolled overcrowding in unorganized areas that may be the focus of the epidemic.
Mr. Sypsas warned that “the state cannot control everyone, we must learn to live differently, these images will turn sour because we will have sources of over-transmission, if we stand with a drink on top of each other there will be dispersion and do not wait tourism or economic recovery, it’s not just a matter of public health. ”
“Daily testing on thousands of children is very difficult. The model we follow is very rapid detection and isolation of a child with COVID symptoms. But children are a low-risk group,” said the infectious disease specialist.
For the elderly, Mr. Sypsas explained that the “stay home” directive existed when there was a high risk due to the high circulation of the virus, it is now so low that it is more dangerous to stay home all the time. “We say they go out and follow the safety rules, go to their villages, and when it comes to the grandchildren we say ‘yes’ as long as they go to school and don’t live with other children.” They have to go out and not be afraid. ”
He also described molecular testing on tourists as a very good idea.
Source: skai.gr
