Readjustment Plan on Restrictions against COVID-19, as of 22 April 2022

 

*SafePass required for spaces over 100 m²

HIGH RISK:

  • *Entertainment establishments, music and dance venues serving more than 150 people (1 person per 1.5 m²)
  • *Catering establishments (restaurants, taverns, cafes, pubs, snack-bars, bars, coffee shops) serving more than 150 people with a dance floor (1 person per 1.5 m²)
  • Events, including weddings and christenings in catering establishments and reception venues serving more than 150 people (1 person per 1.5 m², with maximum 500 persons)
  • Visits to senior people’s homes, closed structures, if the management of the establishment so permits
  • **Visits to public and private hospitals

 

* SafePass is required only to indoor areas of catering establishments, entertainment establishments, and music and dance venues, as of 22 April 2022

AVERAGE RISK:

  • Entertainment establishments, music and dance venues serving less than 150 people (1 person per 1.5 m²)
  • *Catering establishments (restaurants, taverns, cafes, pubs, snack-bars, bars, coffee shops) serving more than 150 people without a dance floor, or serving less than 150 people with or without a dance floor (1 person per 1.5 m²)
  • Events, including weddings and christenings in catering establishments serving less than 150 people (1 person per 1.5 m²)
  • Hotels, tourist accommodation places
  • Stadiums (70% capacity)
  • Places of worship (70% capacity)
  • Gyms (1 person per 4 m²)
  • Casinos (70% capacity)
  • Barbershops, hair salons, beauty and tattoo centres (1 person per 4 m²)
  • Public transport
  • Holding conferences and trade fairs (70% capacity)
  • Swimming pool areas for use by the public
  • Organised camps for children
  • Persons entering asylum seeker reception and hospitality areas

 

* SafePass is required only to indoor areas of catering establishments, entertainment establishments, and music and dance venues, as of 22 April 2022

LOW RISK:

  • Theatres, amphitheatres, cinemas, performance spaces (100% capacity)
  • Schools
  • Higher Education Institutions
  • Gaming and betting establishments (1 person per 4 m²)
  • Playgrounds, theme parks (1 person per 4 m²)
  • Examination places
  • All private afternoon schools and education centres
  • Ferry, passenger, recreational fishing, diver transportation, private use, business purpose vessels in operation
  • Holding conferences of governmental authorities or service departments

 

 

 

 
PERSONS WITHOUT VACCINATION HISTORY, OR WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR VACCINATION SCHEME AND THE PERIOD OF 7 MONTHS HAS ELAPSED, OR HOLD A CERTIFICATE OF RECOVERY AND THE 90-DAY PERIOD HAS ELAPSED: Rapid test: 24 hours or PCR test: 48 hours

 

(for persons 6-17 years old the obligation is for a 72-hour Rapid or PCR test)          

 

**Visit to hospitals, over 6 years old: 24 hours Rapid test or 24 hour PCR test 

                                       

 Rapid test: 48 hours or PCR test: 72 hours    

 

(for persons 6-17 years old the obligation is for a 72-hour Rapid or PCR test)

 

 Rapid test: 72 hours or PCR test: 72 hours    

 

(for persons 6-17 years old the obligation is for a 72-hour Rapid or PCR test)

 

(for Primary Education pupils, the obligation is for Rapid or PCR test twice a week)

 
PERSONS WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE THIRD DOSE OF VACCINE, OR HAVE RECEIVED TWO DOSES FOR TWO-DOSE VACCINES, OR ONE DOSE FOR THE JJ VACCINE AND THE PERIOD OF 7 MONTHS HAS NOT ELAPSED, OR HOLD A CERTIFICATE OF RECOVERY AND THE PERIOD OF 90 DAYS HAS NOT ELAPSED: Rapid test: 48 hours or PCR test: 72 hours   

 

*Visit to hospitals, over 6 years old: 24 hours Rapid test or 24-hour PCR test 

                                       

(for persons 6-17 years old the obligation is for a 72-hour Rapid or PCR test)

 Demonstration of a valid certificate of Vaccination or Recovery Demonstration of a valid certificate of Vaccination or Recovery                   
 

PLACES WHERE THE DEMONSTRATION OF A SAFE PASS IS NOT REQUIRED (regardless of m²)

(1 person per 4 m²)

–     Fruit markets

–     Supermarkets

–     Grocery stores

–     Butcher shops

–     Fish markets

–     Businesses/organizations, Public Sector Departments/Services which provide services to the public

–     Archaeological sites, museums, historical spaces, art galleries

–     Banks

–     Retail trade

–     Shopping malls

–     Kiosks, mini markets

–     Open air markets, Flea markets, Festivals

–     Bakeries

–     Take Away services

–     Pharmacies
SAFEPASS CONDITIONS FOR WORKPLACES:  EMPLOYEES IN HOSPITALS, MEDICAL CENTRES, MEDICAL OFFICES AND REHABILITATION CENTRES

EMPLOYEES IN SENIOR PEOPLE’S HOMES AND CLOSED STRUCTURES:
PERSONS WITHOUT VACCINATION HISTORY, OR WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR VACCINATION SCHEME AND THE PERIOD OF 7 MONTHS HAS ELAPSED, OR HOLD A CERTIFICATE OF RECOVERY AND THE 90-DAY PERIOD HAS ELAPSED: Rapid test: 48 hours or PCR test: 72 hours    

 

 

 

 

 Rapid test: 24 hours or PCR test: 48 hours
PERSONS IN POSSESSION OF A VALID VACCINATION OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE: No obligation Rapid test: 72 hours or PCR test: 72 hours

Important clarifications:

  • As of 22 April 2022, SafePass is required only at the indoor areas of catering establishments, entertainment establishments, and music and dance venues.
  • The use of a protective mask is required to indoor/closed areas only.
  • SafePass is required for spaces over 100 m².
  • Persons who cannot be vaccinated due to medical reasons, and hold a medical certificate issued by the Ministry of Health, the obligation is for a 72-hour Rapid or PCR test.
  • The check of persons with a valid vaccination or recovery certificate in the areas of high risk shall be carried out as follows: a) the vaccination or recovery certificate will be checked through the CovScan Cyprus application and b) then the negative test (Rapid or PCR) will be presented in printed form or in a written text message.

It is reminded that:

  • Individuals who are positive to the virus are automatically released on the 7th day, without a rapid antigen test, provided that they do not have active symptoms. The release of persons earlier than 7 days is possible with a negative PCR test result on the 5th day since the diagnosis and the cost shall be borne by themselves. Special arrangements apply to closed structures, Senior people’s homes and hospitals.
  • Individuals who are close contacts of a confirmed positive case, who according to the Protocol must be isolated, shall self-isolate for a period of 5 days, provided that they do not have active symptoms. A Rapid test on the 3rd and the 5th day after contact is required.
  • Teleworking is recommended at 25% in businesses and organisations of the public and wider public sector, as well as in local authorities.
  • Visits to patients in public and private hospitals are allowed upon presentation of a 24-hour rapid antigen test (1 person per visit).

(NG)

Source: Press Releases Article – PIO