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In Thessaloniki, which is already blocked, 823 new cases were detected yesterday (photo: INTIME NEWS / PAPANIKOS GIANNIS).
The country, and not just Attica, is heading for a blanket lockdown until the end of the month, beginning Saturday at 6 a.m. This was yesterday the official presentation of infectious disease specialists at the meeting that took place under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, since in recent days, despite the measures, there has been an exponential increase in cases throughout the country, which has put enormous pressure on the health system. That is why the experts said that “we cannot wait and assess the course of the virus in two weeks, as the situation can be completely avoided.”
According to information from “K”, in yesterday’s marathon of the meeting of specialists in infectious diseases, all the news from the front of the pandemic was put on the table, with above all the suffocating pressure of the health system. Although Attica “still endures” yet shows rapid deterioration, experts suggest a general lock for 15 days to protect the healthcare system. It is characteristic that Thessaloniki, according to government sources with whom “K” spoke, not only is on its borders, but also faces the risk of “Italianization” last March. Therefore, the health system of Athens is already under pressure from the situation in Thessaloniki, with the result that the slightest increase in Attica, which was expected in the coming days, would function like a domino and the health system would collapse. , with unpredictable consequences for the entire country. .
The blockade will probably mean the return of sms, the closure of retail, while only kindergartens and primary schools will continue to function normally, the final decisions being announced today at 12 noon by the Prime Minister himself, together with Mr. Σωτ. Tsiodra.
A first thought was to have a closure only in Attica, which of course would be accompanied by a travel ban to and from the prefecture, to avoid moving in view of the weekend and avoid phenomena such as Serres, where all Thessaloniki was transported. The scenario did not qualify, as it was considered that it would send the wrong message to the areas that will not enter the blockade, where also in the last days there was an exponential increase. For example, the Peloponnese is all yellow, so if there is not a general closure the restaurants would operate normally, while the transfer from prefecture to prefecture would be allowed, something that in the coming days would undoubtedly create a problem there, transmitting the problem. back to the central health system in Athens.
The government’s goal is a “more normal December.” November is statistically the worst month for the market movement throughout the year, even before the coronavirus. Therefore, it was considered more “painless” for professionals to put a hard lock now, so that there will be a “mini” return to normal in December. However, the experts’ estimates suggest that until next March we will go with accordion-shaped measures. One will loosen and the other will harden, so that we can get out into a spring clearing, where a large part of the population will have been vaccinated.
