"If we see that we have to convene a meeting again, we will convene it during the holidays and we will listen to them and act accordingly," he said.
We are constantly monitoring the situation regarding the Omicron mutation, said in a statement the Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjipandelas.
As he said, "instructions were given yesterday by the Ministry, so that all the patients who are admitted to our hospitals, to be checked if they are positive in the Omicron variant and we see the numbers, the hospitalizations every day and we react accordingly".
Regarding the statement of Dr. Kostriki, who also mentioned yesterday in "Tomes sta Egonota" that by the end of the year Omicron will prevail in 90% of the infections, answered that this mutation will be all over the world, not only in Cyprus.
Asked if the assessment of Mr. Kostrikis is confirmed, there is a possibility that it will lead to extraordinary decisions before the end of the year, Mr. Hadjipandelas answered that "in order to make any additional decisions we must see the number of cases and hospitalizations. Fortunately, in the last two days we have had a reduction in hospitalizations. We will see these results in the coming days and if we need to take additional measures we will take them. But we will always take these measures after consulting the Experts ".
"If we see that we have to convene a meeting again, we will convene it during the holidays and we will listen to them and act accordingly," he said.
"It is a new variant that is transmitted very easily, it will be transmitted in our country as well. The point is to take timely action if needed, but before we take any action we should all help in this situation by wearing our masks during the holidays, to do our self tests before our gatherings. If we observe these measures, I believe that we will do very well ".
Regarding the increased number of patients in the Intensive Care Units, he noted that most patients do not have COVID19 while noting that it is an issue that was discussed yesterday with OKYPY and private hospitals, from which there is an intention to help.