Original title: more than 4700 new cases of severe epidemic in Greece, experts call for reducing visits to high-risk areas
Beijing, December, novel coronavirus pneumonia reported that the Greek National Public Health Organization announced in December 11th that the new 4761 cases of new crown pneumonia in the past 24 hours were now diagnosed in 999652 cases in the past 24 hours. There were 72 new deaths on the same day, with a total of 19157 deaths.
In an interview with mega, George burbasacos, director of the Greek pulmonary clinic, talked about the epidemic situation before Christmas. He said that he was in an undisturbed "balance of terror": "at present, we are in panic. There are many critically ill patients every day, more than 1000 patients are in special wards, and the number of inpatients in the country is about 4500. In these days, we need to pay special attention."
He stressed that people need to reduce travel in high-risk areas, and he suggested that the government take corresponding epidemic prevention measures in churches. He said: "Experts believe that the current epidemic situation has improved, and the pressure we are facing has decreased. The beds in the general ward and ICU ward are limited. We are in a period of more meetings and more travel. I hope we should be more careful during this period. The authorities should consider the problem of citizens' travel in high-risk areas, and I hope the government can teach them The church shall implement corresponding epidemic prevention measures. "
Referring to how Greek citizens should spend a safe Christmas, George bulbasacos said: "at Christmas, we should spend it with our loved ones. We should avoid participating in multi person gatherings and reduce the spread of the virus."
With regard to public complaints about VIP ICU Wards, Director George bulbasacos believes that patients have no choice: "some of our compatriots have intubation treatment in the general ward, and they need to wait for several days before they can be transferred to the ICU ward. At present, the hospital has an agreement on how to transfer patients to the ICU ward. Although the hospital does not select patients, the hospital has specific standards for transferring patients to the ICU ward." (Tan Shuyin)