Today the decisions of six new measures



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Rapid developments in the face of your pandemic coronavirus causes the rapid increase in the number of cases, which reached 1,547 yesterday, setting an all-time record for Greece. During yesterday, however, another national record was also broken deaths from the pandemic “broke” the psychological barrier of 600 people causing deep concern in the country, but also strong reflections in the Infectious Diseases Committee.

The obvious anxiety about the resilience of the national health system, but also the effort to stop the spread of the virus throughout the country. they discussed at an extraordinary meeting of the Commission last night (by teleconference), transmitting – with this movement – a danger signal for the Greek public opinion. Indicative of the criticality of the moments was the fact that the subject of the extraordinary meeting was the suggestion of new measures by the scientists to the government, without the participants in the discussion even rejecting the possibility of a total emergency shutdown.

After France?

In particular, we are neither close nor far from such a possibility, as it is an unpredictable disease, the professor and member of the Infectious Diseases Committee explained to SKAI TV. Charalambos Gogos, a few minutes from the announcement second, monthly blockade in France, but also the implementation of a partial blockade from next Monday in Germany, despite strong opposition from Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The possibility, after all, that Greece is subjected to stricter protection measures, reaching total closure, is a possibility that the professor of Infectious Diseases did not deny – although he classified it as a last resort. Sotiris Tsiodras, capturing the liquidity of the situation, during his last television appearance.

However, the scenario of a total lockdown remains active on the Megaro Maximos table, even if such a move would cause many shocks and effects on the Greek economy. However, without rejecting this, the Minister of Public Works, Adonis Georgiades he was quick to explain Wednesday – with a post on social media – that “Avoiding a new total blockade will be judged in the coming days by the behavior of all of us. If we do not avoid it, the consequences for our economy will be tragic. Don’t let the irresponsible few destroy us all, after so much effort it will be a shame“, Calling on citizens to, at the same time, isolate any criminal behavior from now on.

Speaking of “critical times”, the Minister of Development publicly advised people belonging to vulnerable groups “to try to restrict their movements, to always wear masks and keep safe distances with religious reverence”, while emphasizing that if the measure ” masks everywhere observed, it will work. “

In addition to the total blockade, the package of new measures being developed by the Committee of Experts includes:

Your transition Thessaloniki in the level 4 (“red”, increased risk level), given that 384 new cases were registered in the area yesterday,
· The application of stricter measures in areas of level 3 (“orange”, increased vigilance), such as Attica,
· the further reduction in restaurant opening hours (maybe until 9 pm)
· The restriction of movement outside level 3 and 4 areas

The extension of the curfew and the afternoon -except midnight- hours
strengthening telework

Asked, in fact, to confirm whether the restoration businesses will operate until 9:00 p.m., the Minister of Development postponed the discussion to a second year, stating that “this measure is not current. The evolution of the pandemic will determine the measures. Today is not the next measure to reduce the hours in the restaurant ”, but avoiding referring to the near future.

Alarm for Thessaloniki

At the same time, the assessment for the transition of the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki from level 3 to 4 is almost overwhelming among the members of the Infectious Diseases Committee, as 384 new cases were identified yesterday.

Experts’ concern is intensified by the fact that very few tests are carried out in the city, while the number of examinations has decreased due to festive events, leaving the feeling that the situation is much worse than that registered yesterday. The experts. Raising the level of alarm and prevention, The rapid tests will be held today by the EODY stairs in the city from 10 in the morning until 8 in the afternoon., to record the extent of the city’s infection by the virus, but also the exact degree of exposure to it.

The map blushes

Furthermore, with the exception of Western Macedonia, i.e. the Kastoria and Kozani prefectures, The prefecture of Serres, as well as that of Ioannina, turns red today at 6 am, as mandatory protection measures are further intensified. In particular, in 4 “red” prefectures of the country, the mask is mandatory everywhere, movement outside the prefecture is prohibited, while traffic is not allowed from 12.30pm to 5.30am the next morning.

At the same time, their areas appear to be in poor health. Rodopi and her Naxos, which, based on yesterday’s data, go to level 3, that is, that of the orange alarm, from the yellow one, where it was recently located.

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