On the table is an extension of the lockdown in Attica by one week, according to Professor Charalambos Gogo, who leaves open the possibility of opening the shops from 1 March by the method click away, while at the same time there are concerns about the opening of the schools. He points out that despite the stabilisation of epidemiological data, the new cases by coronavirus continue to put pressure on the health care system.
Professor of Pathology at the University of Patras and member of the Expert Committee, Charalambos Gagos, notes that the situation seems to have stabilised and that «we are in a period of transition. From the era of viral dominance we are now moving into what we hope will be a phase of viral dominance. vaccines. At this stage we have to be particularly careful. We have good news, the curve has stabilized somewhat, RT remains and in the Attica below 1, although there are more difficult areas, such as the Achaia which is a little bit higher and things are more pressing, but in general epidemiological throughout the country things have stabilised.».
Shops open from 1 March with click away
According to Mr. Gogo, the response of the health system, especially in the ICU, it will be delayed. «Unfortunately, the pressure is still there. At the moment there is an intense effort to open new beds COVID, mainly ICUs, and will operate if necessary,» he noted, but did not rule out the opening of the retail trade by the method of click away, from next Monday 1 March. «There is a basis for discussion to open the retail trade from Monday in the sense that it doesn't seem to affect this operating system much, since there is mobility anyway,» he said, referring to the opening of the stores.
Concerns about the opening of schools
The Professor of Pathology, pointed out that the big issue remains education, as the children have been out for a long time school. He stressed that there is a big problem in the higher education. «The discussion will be on both and we will see which one is safer to start,» Charalambos Gagos. As regards the vaccinations, said that «they are moving faster and more massively and we hope to have an immunization to open more things» adding that already the mortality rate is lower than it used to be. As he assessed. Gagos, this may be the last hard lockdown, adding that restrictive measures may be in place from time to time, but will be significantly less.
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