Committee on the increase of coronavirus cases meets – There is no question of measures

It meets today at 14.00 Committee of Experts of the Ministry of Health in order to evaluate the epidemiological data, in the middle increase in coronavirus cases in our country.

According to information from the Ministry of Health, there is no question of proposing restrictive measures.

Majorkinis: Manageable growth – The indicator that will judge developments

“We will also see an increase in piping, but we believe that it will be manageable,” he stressed on SKAI TV this morning. Assistant Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology of EKPA, Gikas Majorkinis.

He explained that a resumption of measures could be considered in the event that the pipelines exceed 250-300, but that we are still far from that possibility.

Regarding the number of cases, he said that by July 10, large numbers are expected in diagnoses that will average 20,000 and this is due to two reasons:

1. In the Omicron 4 and Omicron 5 mutations that are much more contagious in the context of our immunity.
2. In the high number of tests we have decided to do as a country. “We are second in Europe and that is why we have the greatest diagnostic capacity at the moment,” he noted.

“On average, we estimate that the peak will be at 20,000 and a little above that. This means that some days we may have 30,000 cases and some other days 15,000 “, added Mr. Majorkinis.

However, he pointed out that contrary to what he said yesterday in his post on social media, there is a possibility today that we will not see the number of 20,000, and if this is finally confirmed, it means that we have entered a slowdown and the peak can be completed faster .

Tzanakis: 30,000 cases will arrive – After July 15, the peak

For his part, o Professor of Pulmonology Nikos Tzanakis He also told SKAI that the models “show” the current cases between 17,000 and 22,000. At the peak of the pandemic wave, the cases may reach 30,000.

The professor stressed that the upward trend will last about a month and that the peak of the pandemic wave is expected after July 15 “without seeing it exactly yet”.

“On July 15, we will have an upward trend. If we follow the Portuguese hat that “looks” to us very much and socially and the season and tourist and we measure the crackers correctly, we do the tests, we will probably reach the height that was at least “Omicron 2”, 20,000 to 30,000 cases at the peaks “, stressed characteristics.

Mr. Tzanakis warned that there will be one relative pressure in single beds hospitals and deaths will increase. “The new hospital admissions have already quadrupled, from 80 to 250.”

He called on the citizens if they are stuck to declare it and not to go to social events even with a simple sneeze, as even the doctors can not distinguish the symptoms of which virus it is.

For fourth dose, urges those over 60 or with concomitant illnesses to do so and those between 50 and 60 to think about it.

“Under 50, anyone who has taken three doses or three doses plus disease and has no serious problems or has well-regulated comorbidities, a hypertensive, a little thyroid, in my opinion should not come to get the vaccine. “There is nowhere, no finding to say that these people have any benefit from it.” stressed.

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