In any case, the teacher’s assessment, based on the data observed is that the pressure from the increase of cases in the health system will be manageable and no measures will be needed at this stage.
Intervention with measures for the new increase of coronavirus cases in Greece, will be if it observes pressure in the health system, he stated, speaking to SKAIAssistant Professor of Epidemiology, Clinical Virologist and Member of the Committee of Experts of the Ministry of Health, Gikas Majorkinis.
“I think based on the data we saw in South Africa and Portugal we will also see an increase in pressure on the health system,” he said.
In any case, the teacher’s assessment, based on the data observed, is that this pressure will be manageable and no measures will be needed at this stage.
«However in any case we will follow it closely“, He stated and added that so far there is no country that needed to take further measures.
According to Mr. Majorkinis, the models initially predict a large increase, but then it will reach a “ceiling”.
It would be logical to see an increase in cases for about one to two weeks and then, after the new wave reaches this “ceilingHowever, we can not specify the number of cases, there will be a recession and by mid-August half the number of cases will be recorded in relation to the peak of the new pandemic wave.
“I do not think it will reach 20,000 diagnoses,” said Mr. Majorkinis in any case, but added that such a thing can not be ruled out.
«I believe it will be between 15,000-20,000 diagnoses by the beginning of July“, He stressed, emphasizing that the situation is evolving rapidly.
However, he considered it extremely unlikely that Greece would reach a point to take horizontal measures.
“People should use the masks, of course, depending on their personal and family environment,” he said, noting that we should protect the vulnerable and it is good for those who have not had the third dose of vaccine to launch it.
He also pointed out that now is a good time to carry out the fourth installment and those who are entitled to do so.
The end of October and the beginning of November will be, according to Mr. Majorkinis, the “turning point” at which attention should be paid to how the virus moves in the country.
As he stressed, he believes that then some mild measures may be needed, depending on the mobility without being able to make predictions.
«In other words, I believe that I will not need anything more than using a mask in some places, but again I do not want to make predictionsHe said, explaining that we had seen in the previous period that we had the Delta mutation all summer and made its “explosion” in October-November.
“October or November, depending on the availability of the updated vaccine, especially those who took the third dose about nine to ten months earlier, may find it helpful to take the fourth dose,” he said.
