Information on the coronavirus by the Deputy Minister of Health Mina Gaga, the Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and member of the Committee of Experts Vana Papaevangelou and the Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and member of the Committee of Experts Gika Majorkinis.
Gaga: The distribution of antiviral pills begins
A relaxation of the measures is starting, but we still have to be careful, Ms. Gaga stressed.
He then announced that the antiviral pills will be available for those suffering from coronavirus and will be delivered at home, from next week.
“These pills are for people over the age of 18 who have health problems and coronavirus disease and not for pregnant women,” he explained.
He also stated that EOPYY will communicate with the patient, will give consent for the administration of the pills and then will agree on the shipment of the medicines.
The reduced cases are related to reduced controls, Papaevangelou points out
Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and member of the Committee of Experts Vana Papaevangelou spoke about a reduced number of cases of coronary heart disease, as it appears from the data, adding that this is probably related to the reduced tests that have been done recently due to bad weather.
In any case, the viral load in our country is very high and the micron mutation has prevailed.
The number of active cases has not decreased significantly, it is still around 150 thousand while the seven-day rolling average appears at a slightly lower level with 18,000 new cases per day, he said.
An increase in cases is observed only in Thrace and some islands while in most regions stabilization is seen.
Forced stay at home due to bad weather could show a further reduction in cases in the coming days, he explained.
However, the tough pandemic rates for intubation and deaths remain steady, while last week’s positive rate was stable, which can not be easily assessed in recent days due to reduced controls.
The pressure on the Health System is still of concern to the specialists, stressed Ms. Papaevangelou. Coverage in single beds is estimated at 57% and 85% in ICV COVID beds.
Ms. Papaevangelou stated that there is a decrease of 12% in new imports, most likely due to the stable dominance of micron in the country.
The number of people who lose their lives every day to the virus is still high.
One in four people in need of treatment has a Delta mutation. The few patients who died with the Omicron strain were either elderly or had multiple health problems at the same time.
In any case, no matter how mild the disease with Omicron, it is not a simple cold, he underlined “ringing the bell” for Long Covid syndrome, which, as he estimates, will concern us in the near future.
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