Well being Minister says We aren’t apprehensive by the rise of COVID-19 circumstances

Cyprus Well being Minister, Michalis Hadjipantelas, mentioned on Thursday that they aren’t apprehensive concerning the improve within the variety of coronavirus circumstances recorded over the past days, noting nevertheless that “the alarm has sounded.”

Replying to questions by the media throughout a go to he paid to Cyprus Neurology and Genetics Institute, the Well being Minister mentioned that the rise is because of sufferers on ships that have been within the space, whereas some optimistic circumstances involved individuals who got here from Greece, whereas others turned identified at a later stage.

Hadjipantelas mentioned that on Friday he’ll temporary the Council of Ministers concerning the suggestions of the Advisory Committee on COVID-19, one in every of which is the discount of the age of people that get vaccinated with the third jab to 60 years previous and the inclusion of weak teams of the inhabitants as diabetics on this class.

Furthermore, the Minister mentioned that the termination of using face masks outside isn’t amongst doable relaxations within the measures aiming to include the unfold of COVID-19.