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For those who have not ventured out shopping since the changes were put in place, an update from our trip to Paphos this morning:

Hellenic Bank - temperature taken on arrival with laser scan and mandatory hand sanitiser which is also out on the cashiers desks. Cleaner very busy and the entry and exit doors were wiped down twice whilst we were there. No queues.

Lidl - very civilised. Lots of stock, guard at entrance dispensing gloves to all and counting how many enter to ensure compliance, he’s also making a note of people exiting to make sure they comply. Yellow markers on the floor at each till to keep people 2 metres apart. Again no queues and nobody buying silly quantities.

Also popped into Tsada fruit market. Again, gloves and sanitiser at the door though they had just run out of gloves.

I’ve also had an email from someone that mentions Papantoniou, they are also talking temperature of all entering and handing out gloves.

In summary, if everyone continues to behave sensibly we can avoid the scenes in the U.K.

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Thank you. It is also nice to hear that the banks have calmed down a bit.

Have to say, the Cypriots have taken this all in their stride.
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Your news about Banking and shopping is all good to hear Ian .
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Dominic wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:21 pm Have to say, the Cypriots have taken this all in their stride.
The Cypriots have had to deal with worse than this in the past. They are made of tough stuff.
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I’m really impressed with the way the Cypriot President and the Cypriots generally are reacting to this crisis, and the high standard of everyones behavior in the supermarkets.
Cyprus went from a normal Sunday with shops, tavernas, restaurants all open as normal, and less than 24hrs later, the president and his cabinet having both decided and delivered firm and clear instructions for everyone to follow. What a contrast I’m afraid to say this presents to what is happening in the UK. The only snafoo was the business over everyone traveling by air to Cyprus who had with very little notice to obtain health certificates and were unable to.
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I guess only hindsight is going to prove which governments have taken the right approach in dealing with this crisis, but right now I feel more comfortable here with a government that puts measures in place and tells the public about them.

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"Firm and clear instruction"? This is presumably not including the at least two occasions where they have announced something and then changed their minds within hours!

Having said that I agree, much more civilised than the UK.
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Lidl: trolley handles wiped, sanitiser, gloves
AlphaMega: absolutely nothing visible except cash desk personnel wearing black gloves
Marks & Spencer: sanitiser and gloves there but not readily visible, help yourself: assistants wearing black gloves
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The entire UK is not like some of the areas photographed by the media, or shared on social media. Without doubt, panic buying is taking place. However, my local supermarkets, I have a Tesco, a Morrisons and a Lidl in the town, all pretty much have been able to supply items without queues. Sure, the toilet rolls aren't there some days. There is no disinfectant and anti-bacterial to be had most times, meat has been in short supply on some days, but generally, I have been able to get everything but the anti-bacterial wipes and sprays and disinfectant. No fights, no long queues.

The cities will be different and I know some people have had problems with baby formula, which is appalling.
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I'm not long back from Phillipos & Lidl.
I arrived at Phillipos about 07.45.
2 staff members at front door, with 1 of them
pointing to the hand sanitiser, but no sign of gloves
( I had my own ) available.
Inside the store, it was quite obvious that a few of
the customers were not of an age to not be there, nor
was any wheelchair users inside and nobody IMO was an at risk person.

I then went onto LIDL T of the K store.

I was asked my age and there was a table with sanitiser and gloves
for the customers. The girl at door was keeping tabs on numbers, in & out.

Once again there were several IMO under the acceptable age.
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I would imagine that those checking the age of people are erring very much on the lenient side.. Probably to avoid any confrontation.. Disability is a difficult one to sort out, someone may look phsically OK but have heart problems..
Not easy to challenge someone like that at the doorway
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When I go after 10AM I wonder how many OAPs I will see?
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Dominic wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:00 am When I go after 10AM I wonder how many OAPs I will see?
I think I qualify as OAP. I shopped yesterday at about 11:00. I could not go earlier because of fractured vertebrae makes me very slow to get ready and I have to wait for painkillers to kick in.

What gets me is that some people believe that OAPs must do their shopping before 10:00 and they are forbidden to go into the shop thereafter. How stupid can you get?
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memory man wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:54 am I'm not long back from Phillipos & Lidl.
I arrived at Phillipos about 07.45.
2 staff members at front door, with 1 of them
pointing to the hand sanitiser, but no sign of gloves
( I had my own ) available.
Inside the store, it was quite obvious that a few of
the customers were not of an age to not be there, nor
was any wheelchair users inside and nobody IMO was an at risk person.

I then went onto LIDL T of the K store.

I was asked my age and there was a table with sanitiser and gloves
for the customers. The girl at door was keeping tabs on numbers, in & out.

Once again there were several IMO under the acceptable age.
pPerhaps. It is also for vulnerable people and people with disabilities though. Some people don't exhibit obvious signs.
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As Devil says older people are not banned from going at other than early hours..
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A new decree issued by the Minister of Health notes that persons who belong to the vulnerable groups of society must be able to present identification or proof of their condition if asked to be allowed to enter supermarkets before 10am local time.

The decree which comes into force from Saturday, is necessary, it said due to the non-compliance with the original decree and issues raised regarding the vulnerable groups of society.

Supermarkets will exclusively serve people who belong to vulnerable groups of society, those 60 years and over and people with disabilities from opening until 10am.

http://www.parikiaki.com/2020/03/new-de ... of-health/

Current list of people who may go to supermarkets and pharmacies before 10.00 am :

1. Everyone aged over 60.

2. Adults who have one or more of the chronic conditions below:

Chronic conditions of the respiratory system (all must be taking medicine daily)
Chronic heart condition
Diabetes
Chronic last stage renal condition (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis)
Chronic liver condition (Child Pugh score B ή C),
Chronic neurological or neuromuscular diseases
Sickle cell anaemia and other hemoglopathies
Immunosupression (hereditary or acquired)
Malignancy of blood or organ
Transplantees
Pregnant women irrespective of stage of pregnancy, women who are breastfeeding
The announcement said that list may be amended depending on the developments of the epidemic.
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Personally I think OAPs should go before 10AM if it is at all possible for them to do so. It shouldn't be a law though.

Let's face it, if the rest of the population are standing back and saying "here you go, have this time to buy stuff in a bit more safety", it makes sense to take them up on their offer. Especially when you consider that after 10AM, shops are likely to be busier, because the rest of the population will have to do their shopping in less hours.

Mind you, we went shopping to Lidl at around midday today, and it was virtually empty. No queue and fully stocked, apart from coffee beans.

NB: the bold text is for Devil's benefit.
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Dominic wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:04 pm NB: the bold text is for Devil's benefit.
Thank you. :) :) :)
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I underlined it too because bold isn't that bold, at least on my monitor. :)
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