Three viruses are currently circulating in Cyprus, causing increased morbidity, health authorities have warned. The large number of tourists and travelers in the active summer season facilitates their spread, BNR reported.
Acute viral pharyngitis, acute viral gastroenteritis and Covid-19 are putting the summer holidays of Cypriots and visitors to the island at risk, the health insurance organization said. At the height of the tourist season, experts pointed to airplanes as one of the riskiest places to get infected.
The increase in the number of coronavirus cases registered in Cyprus in its fifth summer is due to the new variant of the virus, which belongs to the group called flirt and appeared in Europe from the United States, the Scientific Advisory Committee on the Pandemic to the Ministry of Health specified.
Doctors urged caution because illness from the new virus begins with mild symptoms, but subsequent lower respiratory tract infection requires immediate therapy. There are already hospitalized patients with it.
"The Reassurance" for this summer is that newer anti-covid drugs are very effective in treatment.
Adults over 65 are recommended to get vaccinated.
Medics reminded citizens to observe personal hygiene and protection measures.