Well being Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas is urgently assembly with scientists advising the federal government on Covid-19 at 4pm on Wednesday following the surprising single-day report excessive of infections on Tuesday.
And the Cupboard can also be holding an unscheduled assembly at 6pm to be adopted by bulletins on attainable information measures to be taken to curb the unfold of the virus.
The brand new state of play got here after the island reported 2,241 infections on Tuesday, up from 1,925 a day earlier than. So far, there have been 154,926 circumstances reported and 630 deaths.
On the identical time, member of a scientific advisory committee to the federal government Petros Karayiannis stated the Omicron variant could have arrived sooner than thought in Cyprus.
The professor of microbiology and molecular virology on the medical college of the College of Nicosia additionally stated that Omicron is extra contagious than earlier strains of the coronavirus.
However two research up to now week recommend that these affected are much less more likely to require hospital therapy.
Cyprus reported its first case of the Omicron variant on December 10.