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Although a week has passed in the city, the positivity is not limited. What Kikilias is examining. In the battle of ICUs and private hospitals.
THE quick coverage even of additional ICU beds insured for him coronavirus in Thessaloniki, the greater positivity in the community and the danger that looms for the saturation of health units, but also for vulnerable population groups, the Minister of Health brought to the city this morning, Vassilis Kikilias.
In the presence of the Secretary General of the Ministry, the entire government mechanism that deals with the issue is in the city and will thoroughly examine the situation that has developed to take new measures.
The fact is that the spread of the virus in Thessaloniki has escaped. Now public health is under threat and not just the resilience of hospitals. The tragic data on the treatment of wastewater in the city, the daily number of cases, admissions to ICUs, the number of intubated and the increase in positivity have created an explosive mix in the urban complex.
Only in AHEPA, which was on duty yesterday, imports were 70, while in one night in Thessaloniki there were 30 intubations, with ICU beds exhausted.
Sources from the Ministry of Health stressed to Voria.gr that “as it resulted in the first wave of the pandemic, no matter how strong the health system is, if there is an exponential increase in the spread of the coronavirus, it cannot be treated.”
Mr. Kikilias will be informed by the presidents of the two Health Regions of Greece (3rd and 4th), who are in charge of all health units in Thessaloniki and Central Macedonia, but also by specialists and intensivists in infectious diseases about the course of the events. You have a clear picture every day, but you want to see all the data in the field. This will contribute to a better assessment of the course of the pandemic in Thessaloniki over the next ten days and the preparation of the system to manage this second wave, which hits the city harder than the rest of the country.
The widespread dissemination of the virus in the community (positivity 32%) implies many asymptomatic carriers, circulating in the city, with the result that the transmission of the virus cannot be limited.
“It is not a question of care, but mainly of public health. Vulnerable groups, heart patients, diabetics, etc. are at risk. Their lives are threatened. It is extremely worrying that a week has passed in which Thessaloniki is locked up, but the positivity does not diminish, ”said the same ministry sources.
The main objective of shielding the health system is how and how quickly the 50 multifunctional ICUs in the city’s hospitals will be able to operate. Additionally, the addition of additional private hospital ICU beds will be considered, such as the addition of 50 beds at the Interbalkan Medical Center.
Preparation for transferring patients to other areas will also be considered, although this need is not yet present.
The purpose of the meeting is to improve and increase controls for compliance with protection measures and avoid synchronization of the population, while the examination of epidemiological data does not rule out even an increase in the level of alarm in Thessaloniki, which will mean a harsher closure with the rest of the country, at least until the positivity and spread of the virus in the community is limited.
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