Great concern for the next period, when the number of coronavirus cases is expected to increase even more EODYas, only in the last 24 hours, 299 admissions were recorded in the country’s hospitals, while the viral load shows a rapid spread.

According to experts, the peak of its spread Covid-19 for this winter it is expected after the Lights, as then those who stuck to the New Year’s Eve and the night entertainment of the days, which was particularly intense and massive, will be added.

According to the EODY data, the last 24 hours 229 new imports were recorded of Covid-19 cases, of which 64 were in Athens. A total of 1,395 covid patients are hospitalized in the country’s hospitals in ordinary beds and 83 in ICUs.

With his statements to ERT, the professor Gikas Mallorca he referred to the pressure that the country’s hospitals are already under:

“We have more than tripled the number of patients with coronavirus and hospitals are under a lot of pressure. The coronavirus is not going away, we have to learn to live with it.

The recommendations of EODY state the following:

1. It is necessary to vaccinate as soon as possible with the updated vaccine for Covid, as well as with the flu vaccine, people over the age of 60 and people with underlying diseases – as recommended by the National Immunization Committee.

2. It is extremely important to use a protective mask in all areas of health facilities (e.g. Hospitals, Health Centers), in Elderly Care Facilities as well as in closed Structures that host vulnerable populations.

3. Especially for people who belong to the vulnerable groups of the population (elderly, people with underlying diseases), upon symptoms, to seek medical advice in time, with the aim of making a timely diagnosis and immediate treatment.

4. It is essential that people living in aged care facilities and other closed vulnerable population structures adhere to preventive measures and get vaccinated against influenza and Covid with the updated vaccine.

5. In addition, it is strongly recommended that the general population observe the measures to prevent viral respiratory infections: hand hygiene, systematic ventilation of closed spaces, isolation upon symptoms, continuous use of a mask especially in crowded areas, limiting contacts with vulnerable people and carrying out diagnostic tests.