New relaxations in the measures against the pandemic were "locked" today by the Council of Ministers following the recommendations of the members of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Minister of Health, Michael Hadjipandela.
As reported in a previous Cyprus Times[/URL] article, it was decided to suspend the SafePass at entertainment venues, weddings and christenings and to increase the number of people visiting hospitals.
The Minister of Health, Michael Hadjipandela, immediately after the Council of Ministers said that "the epidemiological picture of our country continues to improve, with a noticeable[BR] decrease in both the number of cases and the number of people hospitalised in[BR]
hospitals. This improvement in the epidemiological indicators allows us to[BR]make further relaxations, evaluating the[BR]scientific data on a daily basis in order to take careful and targeted[BR]decisions."
He added that "collective and individual responsibility has contributed greatly to the response to the pandemic, and therefore, I want to stress once again that positive developments should under no circumstances lead to complacency and non-[BR]adherence to personal protection measures."
Finally, Michael Hadjipandela reminded that we must "continue to wear our mask, and keep the right distances, in order to ensure the health of each of us personally and of our loved ones".
Taking the above into account, the Council of Ministers has decided:
a) from 15 May 2022, to suspend the mandatory Safe Pass measure in entertainment centres, music and dance venues and events including weddings and christenings.
b) from 15 May 2022, to allow visits to patients in public and private hospitals with a maximum of 2 persons per day, on presentation of a 24-hour Rapid test (1 person per visit).
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