in-cyprus 18 May 2020 -Josephine Koumettou
Only one person has tested positive for coronavirus after 1287 diagnostic tests on Monday raising the total number of cases in Cyprus to 917.
The case was found after 583 tests in workers in retail and construction sites.
Dr Leontios Kostrikis addressed parents’ concerns after two children at an Aradippou high school tested positive, saying that the situation is being watched very closely and that the two cases may come from earlier mass contagion in the area.
Dr Marios Loizou reminded that as per the WHO, the disease in children is mild.
No positive cases were found in other groups of the population as follows:
- None through tracing of the contacts of positive cases (88 tests today)
- None from public hospital labs (199 tests today)
- None from private initiative (141 tests today)
- None from special health groups (86 tests today)
- None from repatriations (129 tests today)
- None from pupils and teachers (61 tests today)
The situation in hospitals remained unchanged as follows:
At 3 pm on Monday, there were four patients at Famagusta Hospital, one in the increased care unit.
There are three intubated patients in ICUs, all at Nicosia Hospital. Their condition is described as critical but stable.
In addition, there is only one confirmed Covid-19 case in hospital wards other than Famagusta Hospital.
