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Women wearing face masks are reflected on the window of a closed shop, in central Nicosia, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) 1/17/2021 TNH Staff
Two weeks after bringing a second lockdown to slow a resurgence of COVID-19, Cyprus’ advisory committee is looking at pulling back on it, if the number of hospitalizations slows.
The head of the panel, Constantinos Tsioutis, told the Cyprus Mail it’s an iffy situation for now as health authorities are closely monitoring the numbers to see if stores can operate again conditionally to prop up a battered economy.
“The most decisive factor and the most decisive indicator for us to transition safely to relaxation is for the situation in the hospitals to improve. What led us to propose tougher measures was the pressure (on the health system) because of the large number of people who needed hospitalisation. Therefore, this will be the precondition for relaxations,” he said.