The Decree of the Minister of Health was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic, which regulates the mandatory control of SafePass possession with the application CovScan Cyprus, as well as the groups that are excluded on the basis of yesterday's announcement of the Ministry of Health.
The decree itself:
The Minister of Health, exercising the powers given to him by Article 6 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g) of the Law on Infectious Diseases, Chapter 260 and which were assigned to him By Decision of the Council of Ministers dated 2 September 2021, issues the following Coronavirus COVID-19, the protection of public health, but also the prevention of possible collapse of the health system from the spread of the virus, taking into account the requirements in human resources and logistics that will be necessary to deal with the rapid spread of the virus and because it is necessary to take Measures, and Because with a Notification published in the Official Gazette of the Republic, after authorization of the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Health declared as infected local areas with Koronovirus COVID-19 pursuant to Article 4 of the Infection Law, Chapter 260, the Provinces of Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Famagusta and Paphos, and Considering that by 16 November 2021, 83% of the adult population had received the first dose of the vaccine 80,6% completed the vaccination schedule, but at the same time, from November 4 to November 16, 2021, 3,011 cases were recorded, while the average number of patients treated daily is between 70 and 90 patients per day and given that during the above period were recorded 3 deaths of patients with the ultimate cause of death being the disease COVID-19, and that the rate of positive diagnostic tests for Coronavirus disease COVID-19, is close to 0,5%, the following Regulations are issued for the Provinces of Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Famagusta and Paphos:
1. This Decree will be referred to as the Infection (Definition of Measures to Prevent the Spread of the Coronavirus) COVID-19) Decree (No. 42) of 2021.
2. With effect from 22 November 2021, its Regulation 86 on Infectious Diseases (Definition of Measures to Prevent the Spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19) Decree (No. 41) of 2021, is repealed and replaced by the following new Regulation 86:
«86. For control purposes in the areas to which access under this
Decree presupposes the demonstration of either a negative laboratory test or a rapid antigen test for his disease COVID-19, either a certificate of integrated vaccination regimen, or a certificate of recovery from his illness COVID-19, these documents and / or certificates are checked by scanning the QR code of the European Digital Certificate COVID and the check is carried out through the electronic application "CovScanCyprus": It means that persons 65 years of age and older, minors, Turkish Cypriots areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government does not exercise effective control, as well as persons who have been vaccinated in States outside the European Union, the European Economic Area and Switzerland, may display such documents and / or certificates in printed form. instead of in the form of the European Digital Certificate COVID. ".
3. This Decree enters into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic.