The ball is now in the court of the Turkish Cypriot side over the reopening of the roadblocks, following the government's decision to open all tolls on Sunday except Ledra Street, but under certain strict conditions.
Mustafa Akinci's office has received the information and is now focusing on the reaction of the pseudo-government of Ersin Tatar and Kundred Ozersai, and on whether it will consent to the implementation of the decision, which is considered remote.
The movements will concern all Cypriot citizens and persons residing legally on the island and of course under strict observance of the conditions set.
The Deputy Government Spokesman, Panagiotis Sentonas, stated that "the traffickers will present a certificate of conducting a molecular examination for his disease COVID-19 with a negative indication and valid for at least 72 hours before each movement. In addition, the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus will conduct random sampling tests ".
Anxiety and worry
The lifting of the restrictions came as a big surprise, due to dissatisfaction with the Turkish Cypriot side's refusal or inability to report on the clear epidemiological situation in the occupied territories and the government's intense concern over Turkey's illegal air recapture. occupied.
"They do not give a clear picture of the situation in the occupied territories, but they raise serious doubts about the way and the ability to deal with the whole situation epidemiologically," he said.
The decision was preceded by a meeting between the President of the Republic, Nikos Anastasiadis, and the scientific advisory team on the corona, during which concerns were raised about the unclear epidemiological picture prevailing in the occupied territories.
In fact, the Minister of Health, Konstantinos Ioannou, stated that "the inability to secure epidemiological data from the occupied territories causes intense concern to the epidemiological team."
While Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Nicosia and a member of the Scientific Advisory Group of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Petros Karagiannis said that "there is a risk of the virus entering the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus, which we must avoid."
However, it is emphasized that in the event of a further increase in cases, the decision to reopen the roadblocks will be differentiated with the most likely re-imposition of traffic restrictions.
Source: Ant1