Well being authorities in Cyprus are on pink alert over the brand new Covid-19 Omicron variant with Well being Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas assuring the general public the scenario is being monitored.
Hadjipantelas and Everlasting Secretary of the Ministry, Christina Yiannaki, already had a gathering with the administration of the State Well being Providers Group and the Administrators of Basic Hospitals throughout the island to evaluate the scenario and change views.
Hadjipantelas has stated they determined to maneuver some sufferers from the general public hospitals to the non-public sector so in case there’s a rise within the variety of hospitalizations to have the ability to cope.
He additionally stated {that a} decree can be issued for the switch of sufferers and can embody sure wards and clinics.
Requested in regards to the new variant and whether or not the booster shot is protecting sufficient, he stated that now there’s a larger want for the booster shot, including that perhaps this is not going to provide 100% safety however 70-80% which is essential.
The Minister additionally stated that now’s much more crucial to put on a face masks.
Replying to a different query whether or not there have been vaccinated individuals who have been handled in an ICU and misplaced their lives, the Minister stated that a lot of the sufferers who died are individuals with different well being situations.
And that the quantity of people that bought each doses of the vaccine and so they misplaced their lives with out having different situations could be very small.
As regards passengers from African international locations and the method adopted by the authorities in Cyprus, Hadjipantelas stated that the outcomes of the assessments for 11 individuals are detrimental however a second verify can be performed for affirmation.