These are the new decisions taken today by the Council of Ministers in relation to the measures that will be taken to stop the pandemic:
The Council of Ministers decided to extend the provisions of the current Decree until August 31, 2021, with the following differences:
- Reduce the maximum number required for the SafePass display from 20 to 10 people, including employees of the premises / company.
- Mandatory SafePass demonstration by all persons aged 12 years and older, including patients, visitors and staff, for admission to OKYPY hospitals and private hospitals.
- Mandatory demonstration of vaccination certificate or recovery from the disease COVID-19 within the last 180 days or a negative 72-hour PCR test result from all persons 12 years of age and older, including staff and visitors, for entry into nursing homes and other enclosed structures.
- Non-permanent residents entering the Republic through legal gates must undergo a PCR or rapid antigen test from the 7th day from the date of arrival onwards. Holders of a vaccination or recovery certificate are excluded from COVID-19 within the last 180 days.
- Hold festivals only in adjacent places of worship, provided that all attendees own SafePass, including employees.
- Vaccination for people aged 12 and over starts on Monday, August 2, 2021, with mRNA technology vaccines (Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna), following the recommendation by the Cyprus Pediatric Society and the Scientific Advisory Committee on coronavirus. The vaccination will be voluntary and with the necessary consent of the parents or legal guardians. Already in several European Union countries, such as France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania and Greece as of today, they are vaccinating children aged 12-15, in an effort to achieve greater protection of the population.
- Free rapid antigen test performed on citizens holding a certificate of recovery from COVID-19 within the last 180 days.
The above decisions will be regulated by Decree and will be valid until August 31. More details and information will be given in an announcement of the Ministry to be issued later.