Maria Koliou, assistant professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Ailments on the College of Cyprus, stated that the well being system in Cyprus could also be additional burdened by the massive contagiousness of the Omicron variant. She stated that Omicron has come at a time when the well being system is already burdened by circumstances of the Delta variant. Nonetheless, she famous that the vaccination protection in Cyprus is excessive and this performs an necessary function within the state of affairs of the well being system. She notably harassed, that the booster shot protects very successfully and urged individuals who haven’t accomplished it to take action instantly.
She additionally referred to the constructive expertise recorded in the UK, the place as a result of excessive vaccination proportion there was no particular cost on the well being system, although the variety of confirmed circumstances has elevated impressively.
Moreover, she added that based on the assessments of the Advisory Scientific Committee, the fifth wave of the pandemic is predicted to culminate the second or third week of January.