The Trenyolu Polyclinic in Lefkoşa (Nicosia), where the Ministry of Health directs patients, most of who are over the age of 60, to obtain their prescriptions, has been out of service for two days.
According to Havadis newspaper, dozens of elderly patients, mostly with chronic illnesses, have been waiting for hours in front of the polyclinic for the past two days to obtain their required medication prescription.
A public notification, of the clinic being closed, has not been given at the entrance.
Reports say that the Ministry of Health has not published an announcement on the issue.