Easter and a festive table, without restrictions and bans, after two whole years for Cyprus.
Cypriots can finally celebrate their Easter again, almost like in pre-pandemic times. Times that were sorely missed by all. And although this makes everyone happy, the need for individual responsibility is more important than ever to avoid any setback, which, truth be told, no one can manage anymore.
"We are trying two years after the start of the pandemic to see how we are going through a transition period. So in this transitional period that we are in now, we should not consider that we are done with the pandemic," Dr. Zoe-Dorothea Pana, Lecturer in Paediatrics at the European University and member of the Epidemiology Group.
She noted that adaptability and easing of measures does not mean that the situation cannot turn again, nor does it mean that we are finished. "Of course, we are heading optimistically in that direction, however, we must keep our reservations and continue to assess the data, as we are doing," he noted.
Easter with individual responsibility
Asked about the most important individual measures that each of us is called upon to take in view of the Easter celebration, whether it is the festive table or our visits to churches, Dr. Zoe-Dorothea Pana, spoke of six points.
"We must keep in mind that each one of us must do an introspection so as to reduce the risk and ensure our protection," she said, noting the following:
- If one has symptoms (which we now know very well) before going anywhere, do a slef-test at home or even undergo a laboratory test.
- Testing even if we have no symptoms and have been vaccinated or sick, or even if we received the vaccine dose a few days before the holiday[/B] table.[/B]
- If we know we are high risk individuals, then contact our personal physician, and if necessary, then take an antiviral treatment to protect ourselves.
- Use a mask in areas of increased confusion (whether indoors or outdoors).
- Individuals who fall into vulnerable or other groups where the 4th dose is recommended, then do so, thus building an even better wall of immunity.
- Certainly care should be taken at the holiday table to keep windows open for better ventilation of the room and spacing should be observed.
In conclusion, Dr. Zoe-Dorothea Pana reminds that if we are going to meet with persons who are elderly or suffering from a disease, "be doubly and triply careful because we must not forget that the virus is still among us".
In general, as she stressed, "the logic of individual responsibility will be the one that should prevail."
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