In the midst of a major outbreak of the coronavirus, flu and other viruses, schools open tomorrow.

Scientists advise parents not to send children to class if they show symptoms, while the Minister of Health estimates that the cases will reach their peak in the next two to three weeks.

Sunday morning at an on-call pharmacy in the center of Athens, queues and waiting either for a rapid test or to buy a self-test in view of returning to the desks.

Of course, some know by now that they will not send their children to school since they are already suffering from a respiratory infection.

At the same time, parents and their children are flocking to the hospitals, with emergency rooms full of parents with children who have symptoms of respiratory infection.

With the explosive cocktail of corona flu and syncytial virus, EODY gave analytical instructions for the return of students to schools, while the absences of children with a positive corona test will not count.

“Schools have opened safely and in more difficult conditions. Although the mask is not mandatory nor is it recommended – parents choose to send their children with a mask”, comments professor of pulmonology Theodoros Vasilakopoulos.

The pressure on the NHS is already visible. With experts expecting the wave to peak in the coming weeks.

In fact, the Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis, emphasized that in two to three weeks there will be a peak of the flu wave.

Experts urge parents to keep children at home if they have symptoms of a respiratory infection.