The existence of a "hidden" cemetery in Kyperounta, where people with tuberculosis were buried, came to light. Yesterday, Sunday, March 21, a trisagion was held in the community for the victims of the disease.
For the first time he saw the light of publicity and the cemetery in which these people were buried, who did not have the opportunity to see a relative before they died. In fact, a relevant post in which photos from the site are published states that the families of these people even proceeded to change their name in order not to be identified with the person who had the disease of tuberculosis.
The mayor of Kyperounta spoke at noon and something. In Kyperounta, there was a sanatorium for which the residents reacted according to what the mayor said on the show. "Some people then, around 1948, when the disease was in full swing, were hospitalized without anyone coming to see them. The cemetery was recently discovered and it is possible that Turkish Cypriots are also buried there.
The locals were against the construction of the sanatorium. They believed that the disease was contagious. "With the intervention of the then mayor, the sanatorium remained", said Mr. George Panagiotou.
"The villagers, out of fear, when they went to their orchards in the area of Karvounas, went to the other side of the Hospital because they were afraid that the disease was contagious," he added.
The memorial service that was held yesterday in the area was an initiative of MP Costas Costas and Dr. Voniatis, said the mayor, while other people were present.
Source: Sigmalive