Filenews 2 November 2021
An extension of the existing measures against the spread of coronavirus is the prevailing scenario currently being studied by the Government, which is called upon to take its final decisions at the meeting of the Council of Ministers next Thursday.
As the CNA is informed, the existing measures will be extended for another two weeks and will be reviewed in conjunction with the epidemiological data, as they will be formed in the coming days. It is noted that the decree with the current measures expires on November 8 2021.
The ministerial meeting, in which it will be noted the continuation of taking all necessary actions in order to avoid deterioration of the epidemiological picture of Cyprus, takes place in the wake of the sharp increase of cases and the advent of the Delta Plus mutation.
According to the same information, the concern in the Ministry of Health for a possible deterioration of epidemiological indicators, as well as an increase in hospitalizations, is evident, so any decision will take into account the winter season that follows, the expected outbreak of seasonal infections, but also the broader situation prevailing throughout Europe with the reintroduction of strict restrictive measures in some states.
A source from the Ministry of Health told CNA that the emergence of the Delta Plus mutation, which is estimated to be more contagious than delta, exacerbates concern about a new pandemic wave in Cyprus, with which many European countries are facing.
No thoughts about a general lockdown
Meanwhile, the scenario of putting Cyprus back in a general lockdown is very remote and is not in the government's plans.
''t the moment there are no thoughts of a lockdown in Cyprus. It is an extreme scenario, also due to the high vaccination rate in the country," the same source said.
However, going deeper into the winter and with a possible serious deterioration in the epidemiological picture, the extreme scenario of a new lockdown cannot be ruled out.
Fully vaccinated 79.8% of adults
According to the data, by October 29, 2021, 79.8% (572,768 people) of the adult population had been fully vaccinated, while with at least the first dose of vaccine 82.2% (588,118 people).
Also, in the 16-17 age group, 39.9% (7,543 people) were fully vaccinated, while with at least the first dose of vaccine 42.3% (8,000 people).
For the 12-15 age group, 26.2% (9,505 people) were fully vaccinated, while with at least the first dose of vaccine 28.6% (10,351 people).
Moreover, 66.4% of the total population was fully vaccinated, which corresponds to 589,816 people, while the third dose was received by 39,850 citizens.
Finally, close to 100,000 citizens were vaccinated at the Walk-In Vaccination Centres.
CNA
