Efforts to minimise FMD impact on farmers and supply says Antoniou

Efforts are being made by the government to contain the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and minimise the impact on the farmers themselves and the supply chain, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said on Tuesday.

Speaking on state TV, Antoniou said the investigations would show how the disease spread from the north, however “the distances are so small, it was just a matter of time” for it to happen.

“Distances are exceptionally small, so it was something we had in mind.