Social Welfare Deputy Ministry on purple alert over rising variety of Covid instances in nursing houses

The Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare is on excessive alert after an alarming rise in each day Covid infections in outdated peoples’ houses all throughout Cyprus in latest days.

That is what Philenews reported on Monday, including that previously week alone the variety of new infections reached a stunning whole of 238. Particularly, from Saturday, January 22 to Saturday, January 29.

The brand new infections both arose from transmission chains in particular nursing houses or had been recognized individually throughout inspections carried out each day in these areas.

On the similar time, from Friday, January 14, until Friday, January 21, the variety of optimistic instances recorded was 96. And though nonetheless fairly excessive it was, nonetheless, a lot decrease in comparison with the times that adopted.

Due to the alarming rise recorded the Well being Ministry had introduced that as from January 6 residents of nursing houses, retirement houses or residential care services, usually, needed to stay in place.

And that they weren’t allowed exterior/out of doors visits, excursions or in a single day stays.