in-cyprus 14 May 2020 -Bouli Hadjioannou
Two people have tested positive for coronavirus after 1659 diagnostic tests on Thursday, with experts sounding an optimistic tone that the second week since the first relaxation of restrictive measures was coming to a close without any upsets.
“The figures we announce today are particularly encouraging. The low R0 (reproduction rate), the low number of hospitalisations and the low number of new cases fill us with optimism,” Dr Leontios Kostrikis told a daily press conference.
“As we approach the end of the second week since the relaxation of measures, there have been no reversals,” he said.
Today’s results are:
None through tracing of the contacts of positive cases (120 tests today)
None from public hospital labs (247 tests today)
One from private initiative (352 tests today)
One from special health groups (48 tests today)
None from testing of workers in retail and construction sites (6766 tests today)
None from repatriations (153 tests today)
None from pupils and teachers (63 tests today)
This brings the total number of cases in Cyprus to 907, 12 of which in the British Bases.
At 3 pm on Thursday, there were five patients at Famagusta Hospital, all in good condition.
There are three intubated patients in ICUs, all at Nicosia Hospital. Their condition is described as critical but stable.
In addition, there are two confirmed Covid-19 cases in hospital wards other than Famagusta Hospital.
