For one de-escalation backdrop of the pandemic that will soon allow citizens to move around without wearing protective gear mask spoke the professor of Pulmonology, Nikos Tzanakis.
He himself speaking on the show Today stressed that at least outdoors the use of a mask in the near future will not be necessary. “We can to take off the masks outdoors. Especially if we are alone on the street or walking with our friends “.
THE de-escalation He continued, focusing on the decompression of the health system: “We live in an environment where the virus does cause infections and we see it as the cases are kept high, but the health system is not pressured. We are seeing a decrease in hospitalizations and intubation. “We have been at a relatively low level since October and that is very important.”
Commenting on complete relaxation of measures in England but mainly the lifting the quarantine for the sick stressed that such a thing can not be applied in Greece and he expressed his question about the reasons for this decision: “The quarantine for the sick should not be lifted in Greece either. Especially until we achieve a high vaccination rate over the age of 60. I consider it healthy too bad this measure, I do not know how they tolerated it. England has one of the most advanced health systems in the world, maybe the reasons are political. “.
However, he did not rule out the possibility of one new mutation of the coronavirus clarifying that statistically, every six months, a strain emerges that causes concern: “I do not say this to scare, statistically every 6 months a new mutation occurs. “I say this more to make those responsible think about extending vaccinations to the rest of the world so that we can push the virus.”
Finally, he pointed out that due to the endemicity of the virus seasonally, we may have new outbreaks and possibly create a double vaccine for influenza and coronavirus.
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