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The health forces of the country and especially of Thessaloniki give a titanic fight every day to treat the thousands of patients who are now in hospitals. Doctors and nurses speak of a “state of war”, as the pressure from the second wave of the pandemic is overwhelming. This fact is reflected in their numbers. ICU Where is complete in AHEPA, Papageorgiou and Ippokratio.
In fact, to decongest the system, the transport of patients to Attica has been approved by C-130 (ss: Up to three patients can be transported), or by train- “ambulance”, with which more can be transported.
Order of private clinics in the co-capital
Meanwhile in 200 private beds for Covid-19 patients ordered in Thessaloniki by the Ministry of Health, as much as ultimatum he had given to the owners of clinics expired yesterday at 9:00 p.m. excuses The denial is that on the one hand there is a risk of spreading the virus and on the other hand the clinic staff have no experience in treating patients with COVID-19.
The relevant document of the Secretary General of Health Services of the Panhellenic Association of Private Clinics and the Association of Greek Clinics states that invitations have been sent in writing, but also made orally for the voluntary provision of patients with Covid-19 in the Thessaloniki regional unit. of the special emergency circumstances prevailing since the spread of Covid-19 and its members have refused.
ICUs are dangerously few
There are currently a total of 1,203 beds in operation throughout the country. ICU. Of these, 950 are employed and 253 are vacant (21%). The fees for ICU beds treating patients are dramatic coronavirus. Thus, although the non-COVID ICUs amount to 579 and 440 are occupied (that is, 139 vacancies, which means 24%), the COVID-ICUs are now 624 and of these 510 were occupied and only 114 vacancies. The figures raise the percentage of free beds due to coronavirus to 18%. The ICU-COVID that serves the needs of Thessaloniki (including the Halkidiki, Katerini and Kavala hospitals) causes even greater concern, since yesterday there were 211 and of these 199 were occupied and only 12 vacant. That is a percentage of only 6%.
Strong EL.AS forces in northern Greece
Seven out of ten new cases across the country are from northern Greece, according to official figures, forcing the government to make a decision on more police improvement in the area and intensification of controls to comply with the measures against it coronavirus.
Therefore, in the coming days, the police officers will be transferred to Thessaloniki and other areas to assist in the inspections. According to the information, the controls for compliance with the measures are expected to be rigorous. And that’s because Traffic can be significantly reduced, however, home, family and friendly gatherings seem to continue normally.
Next week the decisions
With these data, however, it seems that the possibility of its extension is increasingly reinforced. emergency shutdown.
the next week the experts who analyze the epidemiological data will make pertinent suggestions to the prime minister. The question, however, is how far we are from festive normality. In yesterday’s teleconference of the leaders of the European Union, however, the Kyriakos Mitsotakis He stressed that any opening up to European economies in the run-up to the Christmas holidays must be done gradually and with great care.
The truth is quarantine exit It will be done with strict measures to avoid repeating the mistakes made in the summer. Is being examined that is, enter plexiglass στα restaurants among customers (when the restaurant opens), while the proposal to give them returns subsidies for merchants purchase heating bodies use as many outdoor spaces as possible.
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