Coronavirus: Latest Update

[Paphos Life]

I am now summarising the latest news here:

https://www.paphoslife.com/directory/en ... us-updates

[Dominic]

I am pinning this post and will update it when the situation changes to include the latest news.

Until then, the thread will be locked to avoid pollution.

If you wish to discuss the virus please use the two threads that are running:

For info as it happens:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11392

For debate as to the nature of the virus and how it is being handled:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11500


Please don't start any other threads on the virus. These three will be plenty.

[Dominic]

Schools to close for a week:

https://in-cyprus.com/coronavirus-all-s ... -one-week/

[Dominic]

From the Tourist Board:

In case you have not been informed, I am forwarding you a notice of the postponement of the CYCLING RACE Cyprus Gran Fondo 2020 (27th - 29th March)

[Dominic]

https://www.paphoslife.com/news/coronav ... category_2

UK back to Category 2 starting Saturday 14th.

The Health Ministry has revised its travel advice for passengers who have travelled in the past 14 days after an evaluation carried out by the European Centre for Disease Control and the ministry’s team of experts in consultation with the Foreign Ministry and the deputy ministry for tourism....

[Dominic]

Larnaca and Paphos International Airports are open and are operating on a 24 hours basis, seven days a week, Hermes airports announced on Saturday while urging passengers to consult their representatives for airline changes in their flight schedule.In an announcement on its website and on Twitter, Hermes Airports added:...

Read the article and chat about it below...

[Dominic]

Updated with clarification of what constitutes proof of residency.

https://in-cyprus.com/coronavirus-inter ... er-cyprus/

[Dominic]

Updated with the latest from Jet2 Holidays.

Also, reordered the information, so that the more relevent information about the virus was at the top.

NB: this looks like the old Jet2 announcement, but it is a new one.

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[Dominic]

Updated with the following:

Original Source, Cyprus Mail. Text now updated from K News.

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/new ... prohibited

Addressing the nation on Monday night for the second time since the coronavirus pandemic broke out in Cyprus in early March, President Nicos Anastasiades announced that all unnecessary travel will be banned as of 6pm on Tuesday until April 13.

According to the televised address of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, due to the nature of the ‘invisible enemy’ and in view of the careless behaviour observed by a portion of the public, the inter-ministerial committee that convened on Monday chaired by Anastasiades decided on the following measures:

1. Prohibition of unnecessary travel from 6pm of March 24 2020 until April 13. Only the following reasons for travel are excluded from the ban:

Travel to and from workplaces
Travel to secure supplies of essential items from businesses or stores that are allowed to operate and that are not able to be delivered
Visiting a doctors or a pharmacy
Visiting the bank if electronic transactions is impossible
Visiting with the aim of assisting fellow citizens who are unable to take care of themselves or are part of vulnerable groups or are in self-isolation and/or quarantine facilities.
The attendance of ceremonies such as funerals, weddings and christenings by first and second degree relatives, given those present do not exceed 10 persons
Leaving the house for a run or to walk pets, provided that this not done in groups of more than two people and that these travels are confined to the persons’ neighbourhoods.
Those leaving the house for any of the above reasons should carry identification at all times, as well as additional proof of the purpose of their travel.

Anastasiades said that further details on the method of inspections will be announced by the authorities at later on.

2. Also as of 6pm of March 24 2020 until April 13, the following spaces will be closed to the public:

Parks
Playgrounds
Open sports grounds
Public meeting places, including squares, dams, excursion sites, beaches, marinas
3. All retail businesses shall suspend their operations except those listed in a relevant decree to be issued by the Minister of Health within the day.

4. Open air markets, bazaars and street vending are banned

5. Works on sites other than public utility works shall be terminated, subject to the permission of the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works.

6. It is forbidden for citizens to attend religious places, such as churches, mosques or other places of worship.

7. Prohibition of the custom of the Easter bonfire called ‘lambradjia’, while wood or other materials already collected for this purpose will be immediately removed. Responsibility for enforcing the ban lies with local authorities in cooperation with the police.

The President stressed that the government will not be merciful on those violate the new measures, with violators to be issued a fine of €150.

====== UPDATE FROM FACEBOOK 24/03/2020 - 12AM ======

News just in:

Businesses that can remain open during the lockdown:
-Disability and orthopedic companies and laboratories.
-Medical laboratories and machinery
-Optics companies and laboratories.
- Hearing aids sales companies.
-Car & Motorcycle Garages.
-Tire sales companies.
- Bicycle trading and repair companies.
- Laundries.
-Couriers of postal and transport services.
- Pet shops and vets
- Tecommunication service providers(payment services, balance renewal, repair and replacement of mobile devices).
-Companies that sell fertilizer,pesticides, materials or equipment.
-Businesses that sell cars and motor vehicles.
- Companies that offer funeral services.
-Nurseries and florists.
All retailers, including the above, may provide e-commerce or telephone commerce with home delivery.
Also these will continue to operate:
• Food and beverage retailers (eg supermarkets, grocery stores, butchers, fisheries, bakeries, pastry shops, fruit markets, cellars).
• Pharmacies.
• Food and beverage services (restaurants, cafes, cafes, bars), which may offer home deliveries or drive through service.