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Less than a week has passed since the general lockdown was imposed in the country and on Friday, November 13, new stricter measures and a traffic ban from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. are implemented, in order to stop the second and most sweeping wave of the coronavirus.
Given that the new cases show a constant upward trend and we do not know when we will reach the peak of the pandemic in this second wave of the coronavirus, the government and experts are calling for quarantine to decongest the National Health System.
Pressures on the health system due to the coronavirus outbreak
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A system that is under intense pressure, something that is outlined most brilliantly on “Black Thursday”, a day in which Greece recorded a sad triple record regarding the pandemic.
We remind you that, according to EODY, the country registered 3,316 new cases of coronavirus, while 310 patients are being treated in the ICU. In addition, for the first time in our country, there are 50 deaths related to a pandemic in a 24-hour period.
In this context and given that the most suffocating pressure is found in Thessaloniki and northern Greece, the government is looking for solutions that help the proper functioning of the hospitals.
According to the Minister of Health, Vassilis Kikilias, in statements to the main SKAI newsletter, private ICUs are also being recruited in the fight against the coronavirus. “For the first time in the history of the NSS, today the vigil of Hippocrates in Thessaloniki is assisted by the Inter-Balkan, which is a private hospital,” said the Minister of Health, adding: “We have already used Military Hospital 424, but also in his UCI. In addition, the Blue Cross entered the battle and tomorrow (ss Friday 13/11) “Agios Loukas”, who belongs to Euromedica “enters. He clarified that the infectious diseases committee warned that “no Covid clinic or any Covid clinic should be involved and since we need as many ICUs as possible, we do not transfer Covid cases to ICUs from private clinics.”
Mitsotaki’s New Video Message: To Be Safe, We Stay Home
The prime minister posted a video on his social media accounts with the message: “To be safe, we stay home.”
As he underlines in the caption, sending an optimistic message, “we will be able to overcome this great difficulty to be victorious.”
See the position of the Prime Minister:
“I am sure that the Greek society will responsibly embrace this new endeavor. And that we will be able to overcome this great difficulty, to emerge victorious from this battle with the fewest possible number of wounded,” wrote Kyriakos Mitsotakis on his personal Instagram account.
Controversy in Parliament over the management of a pandemic
The management of the pandemic and the UCI across the country became the subject of controversy in Parliament at noon, with the government accepting the fire from the opposition and the Prime Minister himself calling once again for consensus and calm on a sensitive issue, which after all seriously affects the whole world.
But what epidemiologists and the government are looking at is the course of the pandemic, without for the moment we have seen the culmination of this second wave. In this sense, the anxiety of the citizens lies in whether the confinement will be extended, beyond the three weeks initially planned, but also if a continuous deterioration will bring new measures.
On Wednesday, government spokesman Stelios Petsas gave a first idea of the government’s moves as of now.
Children in elementary schools are safe, says Skertsos
Referring to the issue late Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Akis Skertsos said: “Obviously we are examining everything. It is a dynamic phenomenon. We are waiting to see the results in the next 5-7 days and we are evaluating everything.”
However, Mr. Skertsos noted that elementary schools that remain open “are safe and parents and teachers should feel safe around them.” Earlier, it was announced that the government intends to conduct a coronavirus test for middle and high school students, in order to see if it can open high school or if it will extend distance education at these levels.
The new stricter lockdown for coronavirus
As announced on Wednesday, travel starting Friday, November 13 will be limited to what is absolutely necessary between 9:00 PM and 5:00 AM.
This means that citizens will be able to move during this period not only to go to and from work, due to health problems, but also to take their pet a short distance from home.
Practically, for the hours from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am the next morning, it is still required to send an SMS to 13033, but it is valid only for code 1 (in case of travel for health reasons) and the code 6 (accompanied by a pet). Of course, employees will also be able to travel with the corresponding employer certificate.
Supermarket hours are changing
Meanwhile, as Deputy Minister of Development Nikos Papathanasis announced on Thursday, the opening hours in supermarkets will change from Monday.
Supermarkets will close on 20:30 from Monday and Sunday November 15 will not openDeputy Minister of Development and Investment, Nikos Papathanasis, told ERT.
“At this time the flow is normal and there is enough, there is no reason for them to open on Sunday,” said Mr. Papathanasis, clarifying that today and tomorrow they will operate until 9:00 p.m. and on Saturday normally until 8:00 p.m. . The measure will take effect during the confinement.
Normally delivery after 21:00, which applies to take away
As clarified on Wednesday, home delivery and take away services in operational stores (take away) from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. will operate normally, according to an announcement by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection.
Specifically, the announcement says:
Regarding the take away and delivery operation between the hours of 21: 00-05: 00, we clarify that there is no problem of prohibiting delivery services during these hours (delivery) during these hours.
We also clarify that the collection in stores in operation continues after 21:00 and during all their opening hours, but not as an independent reason to move, but within the movements allowed during these hours.
Example: if a citizen travels during those hours returning from work, he can stop at a restaurant to take away.
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