The pressure on its hospitals is intense Of Northern Greece exercises the Covid-19 in the last ten days, with workers’ representatives stating that the new ICU of her Thessaloniki reaches 100%.

While the mini padlock in the co-capital is in force since Friday, according to the data published National Organization of Public Health (EODY) it seems that the downward trend in the number of intubated patients has been clearly opposed.

Specifically, yesterday the Agency announced yesterday 2,636 news cases of COVID-19 in our country in a total of 215,433 laboratory tests (in the new positivity 1.2%) and 32 additional deaths of patients who had manifested the disease. In Attica 448 of the new cases were identified, in Thessaloniki 394 and in Larissa, where the epidemic grew at a very rapid rate, 192 new cases.

The number of patients treated by intubation is 329, compared to 326 the day before yesterday and 323 on Wednesday. The median age of intubated is 65 years.

According to her data Panhellenic Federation of Public Hospital Employees, yesterday at noon did not exist no empty beds in ICV COVID in the hospitals of Thessaloniki (71 at this stage of the pandemic), while out of the 28 beds in ICU of the other hospitals in Central Macedonia, the vacancies were only four.

Gemates are also the COVID Intensive Care Units in its hospitals Western MacedoniaThe workers’ representatives are once again calling for the “return” to the hospitals of workers who have ended up on a work mission due to refusal to be vaccinated, in order to put into operation additional intensive care beds. However, the possibility of the government’s retreat on this issue was once again ruled out by the Minister of Health. Thanos Plevris in a meeting he had with the Board. of the Association of Doctors of Hospitals of Athens – Piraeus.

Asked about this by the representatives of the minister’s doctors, he stated that there is no discussion about the return of the health workers who are on a mission. Mr. Plevris and the Deputy Minister were also present yesterday Mina Gaga entered the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Mr. Jerome, in order to discuss issues of cooperation between the Church and the Minister for the Promotion of Citizens’ Health. Mr. Plevris thanked the Archbishop for the assistance of the Church in the effort to deal with the pandemic and to raise public awareness about the need for vaccination against COVID-19.

The lockdown is in force in Thessaloniki

In the meantime, the first night with restrictive measures was spent yesterday Thessaloniki, which joined on Friday and for a week -until Friday, October 8 at 6:00, at level 4 (red) of the Epidemiological Charter, because of her large spread of coronavirus recorded in the area.

After one in the morning, there were very few vehicles moving on the city streets and for very specific reasons.

According to the measures provided in all the areas that enter the red, it is valid from today traffic ban from 01:00 in the evening until 06:00 in the morning, with the exception of work reasons and serious health reasons.

In addition, music is prohibited around the clock in health and entertainment stores.

Reflection on the intervention

The epidemiological situation in Thessaloniki has raised the level of alarm in the Ministry of Health and the infectious disease specialists who are examining the possible to propose measures to the government in view of it October 28th. The government is monitoring the data prevailing in the area, noting that for the time being there is no issue of cancellation of the festive events.

In addition, government and experts are concerned about the recurrence of overcrowding during last year’s eulogy for the patron saint of Thessaloniki, which served as another overburden of the virus, leading independently, health conditions recorded.

Thus, if the epidemiological indicators remained at “red” then in the quiver of infectious disease specialists there is always the entrance for postponement of the military and student paradeRespectively the celebration of Agios Dimitrios, to be performed under draconian health protocols.