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Doctors and authorities hope that after the holidays there will be an increase in the number of illnesses in Romania again, after we are now in a plateau period, and therefore the alert state will most likely be extended he said Saturday night. , at Digi24, the head of the Department of Emergency Situations, Raed Arafat.
“Of course, after the holidays it is possible to grow again, it depends on how big and steep it is, I also said on other occasions, it is not the same to grow slowly or grow in a controllable way, to stop at a plateau.” Lower or increase rapidly and achieve a greater impact on the health system, as we had 2-3 weeks ago, especially in ATI, ”said Raed Arafat.
“It is likely that we will see an increase after the holidays, especially by those who did not comply with the measures, many complied, passed as a family, but it is clear that some did not comply, as evidenced by thousands of fines in recent days.” of the year, said the Secretary of State of the Ministry of the Interior.
He stressed that starting vaccination does not mean stopping the problems caused by the pandemic and it is not the case of relaxation either.
“Starting vaccination is not the same as completing the problem and beginning a relaxation, it means the beginning of a path that will last several months and we will see the expected effect and until we see that a significant number of the population has been vaccinated, we have two fronts running. in parallel, the battle front with the virus and the vaccination front, which will lead to a return to normality, the vaccine is a light at the end of the tunnel, but we still have a long way to go before that light ”, Raed Arafat said.
When asked whether the alert would be extended under these conditions, Raed Arafat said he was convinced that the alert would continue and that it will be discussed next week. “I can’t make up my mind, it is proposed at a high level, but I don’t think we have passed the moment to renounce the state of alert, we have not yet left the port, it is still possible to see increases again. It is possible to expand it, it will be discussed next week ”, declared the head of DSU.
However, he said that nothing was discussed about possible new restrictions and generalized confinement is excluded. However, local measures are still possible, as they have been until now, depending on the epidemiological evolution.
As for the reopening of the schools, this will be another discussion and “decisions will be announced” at the right time, Raed Arafat told Digi24.
