At noon and something, Dr. Leontios Kostrikis was hosted. A few hours before the announcement of the new stricter measures, Dr. Kostrikis revealed that we are probably going for a local lockdown in Limassol and Paphos.
"It was a thorough briefing on Monday. The local lockdown in Limassol and Paphos was discussed. The situation is worrying.
Many infections are recorded. They stabilized at a very high level. The desired result is the reduction of daily infections to manageable levels.
The measures implemented did not reduce the cases but stabilized them. This is explained by the epidemiological pressure. In other words, it seems that stabilization cannot be done. "We have to set up a higher barrier to stop the situation," he said.
Idiot general or local lockdown
"My personal opinion as submitted was for a peculiar general Lockdown. After a thorough discussion, however, I think the opinion of a local lockdown prevailed. If this eventually prevails I hope it works. The outbreaks of infections are in Limassol and Paphos, my only thought is that maybe more than a local lockdown was needed due to the distances in Cyprus. "I hope if this is the measure then it will work to the extent we want, that is, to reduce infections," said Dr. Kostrikis.
Further, Dr. Kostrikis commented on the opinion of George Panos who suggests universal tests. I respect him completely, this is an extremely good idea that we must always keep in mind. This idea probably did not pass due to problems at the technical level as explained by Dr. Kostrikis.
Source: Sigmalive