Minister of Well being Michalis Hadjipantela and the Scientific Advisory Committee will urgently convene on Wednesday within the wake of the upsurge of COVID-19 circumstances reported on Monday in Cyprus.
The assembly will happen at 1600 native time on Wednesday and follows Monday’s announcement of 1.925 new COVID-19 circumstances. Final week, Hadjipantela had stated new measures can be thought of relying on the epidemiological scenario.
Dependable sources informed CNA that in the course of the assembly, there can be an analysis of the scenario and the scientists’ options can be considered so as to determine what motion to take, i.e. whether or not modifications ought to be introduced this week or options to be put ahead for Monday’s assembly with the Minister earlier than they’re taken earlier than the Council of Ministers assembly scheduled for fiveth January.
The scenario and numbers recorded by the epidemiological are always evaluated, the sources added.
An essential issue is hospitalisations, noting these have stabilised in state hospitals in latest days. On the similar time, sufferers are being referred to the personal sector to offer state hospitals a respite and permit them to deal with any strain within the coming days.
Requested what the ministry has to say about Monday’s spike in measures, the identical sources stated it was anticipated, though not from at some point to the following. The essential factor, the sources stated, is to guage the hospitalisations that are at present steady subsequently there is no such thing as a have to panic however to stay composed and correctly consider the information and see how issues will develop within the subsequent few days, all the time making an allowance for the options of the Scientific Advisory Committee.
Invited to say if there’s a risk of a lockdown, the identical sources stated there is no such thing as a such risk, noting any measures taken can be to limit the diaspora.
Right this moment’s circumstances are anticipated and on Wednesday the assembly will happen to listen to out the scientists on what to do.
Relating to vaccinations, the identical supply informed CNA that it’s progressing very passable and there’s a nice response concerning the vaccination of kids aged 5-11.