Greece’s health authorities announced on Wednesday 3,227 new coronavirus cases and another 59 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-19 patients hit one more record reaching 499.
Total cases have reached 85,227 and death toll 1,347.
The pandemic situation in Thessaloniki remains crucial despite the fact that the area is in lockdown since November 3.
Normal wards and ICU beds in the city are getting dangerously full, even though there are government efforts to strengthen the health system with new ICU beds.
However, even if they open dozens of ICU beds, 5-6 specialized nurses are need for their operation, Pulmonary Diseases Professor Theodoros Vassilakopoulos told state broadcaster ERT said on Thursday afternoon. Commenting on the Health Ministry call for private doctors to work at the hospitals in Thessaloniki, the professor underlined that again
Authorities prepare a so-called “Covid-Train” for the transport of Covid-19 patients form Thessaloniki to hospitals in Athens.
Greece ordered the closure of some of its land border crossings in an effort to contain the spread of the pandemic in the North.
On Wednesday evening, health minister Vassilis Kikilias presented on Wednesday evening, Greece’ national plan for covid-19 vaccination.
Official data November 19
According to the official daily bulletin on Thursday, 4725(5.5%) of the total coronavirus cases are related to travel abroad and 21605 (25.3%) are related to already known infection case.
The remaining infections are whiteout known source.
53.6% of the infected are men.
The number of intubated patients in ICUs increased to 499 !!! from 480 day earlier. Their average age is 65, among them are 153 women. 81.6% have underlying health problems or are aged over 70.
427 people have been discharged from ICUs since the start of the pandemic in Greece.
Fifty-nine more deaths in the last 24 hours increased death toll to 1347. Of the deceased 547 were women. The average age of the deceased was 80 and 97.2% of the deceased had an underlying condition or/and was over 70 years old.
Rolling weekly average cases at 2661 from 2409 last week.
Total tests since begin of outbreak are …
Tests in the last 24 hours: 23,325 with 13.83% of them positive. A good, normal number with less reason for concerns is when positive is below 2%.
Daily growth at +3.9%
Geographical distribution November 19
Of the 3227 new coronavirus cases, 11 were detected at the country’s entry points.
Number of regional units with 3-digit new cases has risen to 9.
11 of the new cases were detected at entry points; another 0 travelers already in the country sought laboratories after they developed symptoms.
The remaining cases are:
646 Attica
774 Thessaloniki
48 under investigation
156 Serres
155 Larissa
149 Pella
112 Drama
109 Imathia
107 Magnisia
103 Pieria
77 Karditsa 73 Halkidiki 68 Kilkis
61 Florina 52 Achaia 46 Kavala
43 Evros 38 Trikala 35 Xanthi
31 Rodopi 27 Aitolokarnania 26 Grecena
22 Fthiotida 20 Heraklio
Each18 Kozani, Chania
Each 17 Rhodes, Kalymnos
15 Lesvos
Each 14 Arkadia, Evritania
13 Ilia 12 Messinia
Each 11 Kastoria, Ioannina, Kefalonia
10 Viotia
8 Rethymno 7 Evia
Each 5 Paros, Lakonia, Fokida
Each 4 Corfu, Arta
Each 3 Zakynthos
Each 2 Argolida, Thasos, Thesprotia, Corinth, Preveza
Each 1 Mykonos, Lasithi, Limnos, Samos, Sporades, Chios
Maps in comparison: November 19, 18
Map of infections per 100,000 people in the last ten days, according to regional units – based on infected permanent or temporary residence – more charts here.
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At some point one must ask, what is the point of these ridiculous lockdowns when it clearly isn’t working?
the question that must be asked of the government is why it delayed lockdown until the virus was so widespread, and impossible to contain.
The response to this second wave is the exact opposite to what was done in the spring with such success. Then, the government declared we are putting human lives at greater importance than our economy, and locked down early and quickly. The economy suffered, but many many human lives were saved.
This fall, the government declared we are putting the economy ahead of human lives and refused lockdown as the coronavirus numbers kept climbing. The end result is the worst possible one which we are in now, a late lockdown where many many people are dying each day as the economy suffers.
Why, after such a successful strategy in the spring that brought attention and praise from countries around the world, would you do the exact opposite just months later… at an unbearable cost.
The answer is that an intelligent person (and some colleagues) decided on the first lockdown. The second one was determined by idiots in the government and some ministries. They are also the ones who decided that it would be a clever idea last summer to bring in young tourists and open up the night clubs for them to spread the virus more efficiently.
Clever people do clever things; malakes do malakia.
That’s the thing. Without the tourists bringing it back here we would be pretty much living normal life without a care in the world. Now we’re stuck on lockdown that doesn’t help one bit because it was started way way too late.