The extension of the existing measures until the beginning of March was decided by the Council of Ministers, confirming the position of the epidemiologists that February is not the month of relaxations. After the decision of the Minister, the reopening of gyms and restaurants is postponed and the distance learning for High School, A 'and B' Lyceum students, the traffic ban during the evening hours as well as the traffic by sending sms remain.
The first signs
According to the first information, the students will return to their desks from March 1, a day when the gyms are expected to reopen, while for the second fortnight of March, the reopening of the dining areas and the abolition of the sms are preferred. However, none of the above has been locked as everything will depend on the course of the pandemic in the country and the vaccination coverage of the population.
No security
The epidemiological picture of Cyprus may be improving day by day, but epidemiologists insist that it is still too early for us to open it safely, due to the fear of mutations and the low vaccination coverage of the population. So far, about 3% of the population has been vaccinated with the first dose, which does not allow the relaxation to be extended, without endangering the situation in the hospitals. In addition, the drop in the number of cases recorded daily is spectacular, but it does not yet fall within the limits set by the ECDC. The test positive rate remains below 1%, but the cumulative impact of new cases in the last 14 days is over 150 infections per 100,000 citizens, so it is not possible to accelerate the relaxation.
