The four-year-old girl being treated for strep A at Makarios hospital remains intubated and in a serious condition, the minister of health said on Wednesday.
He said she is being cared for in the intensive care unit of Makarios hospital and will be transferred overseas if deemed necessary.
Communication is being kept open with a paediatric intensivist and infectious disease expert from Israel.“The latest update I have been given is that the child remains in a serious condition, which is critical,” he said.
Doctors on Tuesday said the girl was too ill to be transferred to Israel after the doctor came the previous day to assess her condition.
Assistant professor of paediatrics and infectious diseases at the University of Cyprus Maria Koliou told Alpha that it’s possible Israel may have a piece of equipment not available in Cyprus.
“We have excellent units and professionals here… but perhaps they have a machine which we don’t have in our units as perhaps we only have one such case every six years,” she said.
Meanwhile head of the Paediatric Society Michalis Anastasiades called on parents to make themselves aware of the symptoms of strep A, adding that it is not the first time it has been seen in Cyprus.
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