 Cyprus
finds first cases of Indian COVID variant
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[May 19, 2021]
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus has recorded its
first cases of a COVID-19 variant first detected in India, its health
ministry said on Wednesday, adding they involved individuals who were
swiftly isolated and quarantined after arriving on the island.
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 Authorities said the variant was found in four people who tested
positive for COVID-19, while the South African variant was found in
two individuals. They had arrived from India, Pakistan, Philippines
and Nepal, countries from which people need special permission to
travel to Cyprus, with testing before or upon arrival and a
compulsory two-week quarantine.
The individuals were placed in compulsory quarantine and isolation
and had no contact with other people, the ministry said, reporting
on the results of specialised tests on cases 'mostly' recorded in
April.
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 Cyprus has recorded 348 deaths
from COVID-19, and 71,398 infections. COVID-19
cases spiked in March and April, triggering a
third lockdown.
Numbers are now markedly lower following
widespread testing and an inoculation programme
to vaccinate 65 percent of the population by the
end of June.
(Reporting By Michele Kambas, Editing by William
Maclean)
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