Response to COVID‐19 in Cyprus: Policy changes and epidemic trends

Objectives In late July, Cyprus experienced the second epidemic wave of COVID‐19. We present the steps taken by the government and evaluate their effect on epidemic trends. Materials Cyprus Press and Information Office data were analysed. Using an R‐based forecasting program, two models were created...

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Published in:International Journal of Clinical Practice 2021-04, Vol.75 (4), p.e13944-n/a
Main Authors: Kakoullis, Loukas, Eliades, Elias, Papachristodoulou, Eleni, Parperis, Konstantinos, Chra, Paraskevi, Constantinidou, Anastasia, Chatzittofis, Andreas, Sampsonas, Fotios, Panos, George
Format: Article
Language:English
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Airports
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cyprus - epidemiology
Epidemics
Humans
Original Paper
Original Papers
Pandemics
Prediction models
Public Policy
SARS-CoV-2
Trends
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Summary:Objectives In late July, Cyprus experienced the second epidemic wave of COVID‐19. We present the steps taken by the government and evaluate their effect on epidemic trends. Materials Cyprus Press and Information Office data were analysed. Using an R‐based forecasting program, two models were created to predict cases up to 01/09/2020: Model 1, which utilised data up to 09/06/2020, when airports reopened to foreign travelers with COVID‐19 screening; and Model 2, which utilised data until 24/06/2020, when screening for passengers from low‐transmission countries was discontinued. Results PIO data revealed no significant policy changes between 24/06/2020 and 31/07/2020. Prediction models were robust and accurate (Model 1, R2 = 0.999, P 
ISSN:1368-5031
1742-1241
DOI:10.1111/ijcp.13944