This year, no restrictions related to COVID-19 are expected to be in place during the Christmas and New Year holidays, the Health Ministry’s communications advisor Constantinos Athanasiou has told CNA, noting that the ministry is expected to issue in the coming week some simple recommendations ahead of the holidays.
In statements to CNA, Athanasiou ruled out the possibility of measures being imposed in view of the holidays, stressing that the relevant Ministry would go ahead “only with recommendations” and that what is in place is the responsible behaviour of each individual.
Invited to comment on the number of new cases reported in the previous seven days, he said that both the positivity rate and the number of people receiving treatment in hospital for the disease are dropping.
The Ministry expects that there will possibly be an increase in new cases during the holidays, he said, adding however that this should not be a cause of concern.
At the same time, replying to a question about the vaccination rate he said that the Ministry continues to inform people about vaccines and that between November 1st and December 14th, 24,000 people were vaccinated.
On a daily basis, he noted, between 600 and 700 vaccinations take place.
Source: Cyprus News Agency