Athena Linou / The measures should have already been taken – The cases are too many
Masks, distances and reduction of fullness should have already been imposed – There are too many almost 10,000 cases from less than 100,000 tests
Speaking to Mega, Athena Linou, professor of Epidemiology, expressed her intense concern about the case jump that was announced yesterday and mainly about the very high degree of positivity.
“We have too many cases and great positivity, almost 10,000 cases with less than 100,000 tests, is of great concern at least in terms of the number of cases. We do not know how the morbidity will develop due to Omicron, but worldwide the cases are increasing dramatically “, said Ms. Linou. “I am afraid that the large dispersion of Omicron will last over a month. “In countries he arrived earlier, it continues very dramatically,” he added elsewhere.
He also confirmed the data from the US that show that Omicron has a special spread in children, “Especially in young children. “And he has hospitalizations for very young children, who do not have the opportunity to be vaccinated.”
«The measures already had to be takenAs he clarified. “Not in the sense of lockdown but mainly of fully informing the population about the use of the mask, keeping distances, especially indoors, reducing congestion in areas that can be crowded, as quickly as possible. To delay the increase of cases, while at the same time we will try to increase the vaccinations a lot. The combination, not in a smaller number of cases and hospitalizations “.
He also said that “indoor entertainment could be enhanced. In Boston e.g. there are partially covered but open spaces, they have occupied the streets, not just the sidewalks. “At least during the day they could eat and have fun outside.”