The latest developments regarding the management of the coronavirus pandemic in Cyprus, are discussed at 10:00 in the morning by the President of the Republic Nikos Anastasiadis with the scientific advisory team for the treatment of the coronavirus. The meeting takes place in the aftermath of the 13 cases that were diagnosed on Thursday and the worrying yesterday's announcements that again focused on Limassol.
After the meeting, important announcements are expected from the Minister of Health, who will give a press conference at 12:30. It should be noted in the whole frame that on Thursday the minister called for an extraordinary meeting in the presence of members of the Advisory Committee, in an effort to make the best possible coordination in view of the critical day today.
The situation is, according to experts, at a key point, with today's decisions to determine tomorrow. According to information from ANT1, they suggest that the use of a mask be made mandatory by everyone in closed and busy areas. Furthermore, they suggest a significant increase in airport sampling, from the 600 currently being conducted to 1000.
The Minister of Health, Konstantinos Ioannou stated that "unfortunately there is complacency in the community and this has led to an increase in cases. "I believe that with the measures we have taken, if they are observed, there is no cause for concern, the situation can be controlled and will be controlled."
The Assistant Professor of Pathology at the European University, Dr. Konstantinos Tsioutis said that "where there is a closed space and people, the use of a mask is mandatory. It will be officially announced tomorrow, but it is a proposal of ours. "
At the same time, the Professor of Molecular Virology, Dr. Petros Karagiannis stated that "maybe we should increase the controls by giving more importance to people of category B who come with certificates and maybe we should do a larger number of controls".
The Epidemiologist and member of the Epidemiological Team of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Zoe Dorothea Pana noted that "this makes it difficult for the tracking team and this will lead to an exponential increase in cases in the long run".
Decisions on police and health checks will also be taken during the meeting.
The Police is also taking action in this regard, which, in addition to the more intensive inspections in premises, will carry out on-site inspections at the addresses of people who are placed in compulsory 14-day quarantine, after the "cases" of disorder observed, endangering public health. .
In the "drawer" more stringent measures
Although more stringent measures were put on the table, the meeting of the Minister of Health with members of the Advisory Committee was concluded with the assessment that the data currently do not justify them. Therefore, the suggestion of a change in the status of specific areas of Greece remains in the drawer, where an increase in cases is recorded, while the possibility of returning the state quarantine to hotels for those repatriated from category C countries does not seem to be in favor either.
Source: Ant1
