Paphos Life

As of Monday, Cyprus enters a new coronavirus phase during which people will have to display a so-called Safepass to be allowed entrance in certain venues and facilities.

This is in line with government measures to stop the spread of Covid-19.

The Health Ministry has made clear that as a Safepass, people can display one of three documents: a certificate of vaccination with at least one dose, provided it has been three weeks since it was administered, proof they had the virus in the past six months, or the result of an antigen test taken in the past 72 hours.

Safepasses will be needed for entry into hospitality venues, places of religious worship, outdoor and indoor theatres, cinemas, and performing arts venues.

As well as for entry into malls and department stores, weddings, funerals, and christenings, gyms, dance and other schools, care homes and other similar facilities. And hotels, election gatherings in theatres, amphitheatres, hospitality venues, and homes, conferences and trade shows, as well as casinos.

A Safepass is not needed to enter hairdressing salons, beauticians, banks, supermarkets, bakeries, butchers, fish shops, fruit markets, convenience stores, pharmacies, municipal markets, public and private services, betting shops, beaches, outdoor picnic areas, reservoirs, and zoos.

People can use the card given at vaccination centres where they received their jab as their Safepass. As proof of having the virus, people can show the release text message sent by the Ministry to their phone.

The third option is to display a negative PCR or rapid antigen test carried out in the past 72 hours.

If the test was done on Sunday at 10am, for example, it will be valid until 10am on Wednesday. The printed result or the text message sent by testing units are both acceptable. Antibody and self-tests will not be accepted.

Only police officers or authorised state officials can check whether individuals have a valid Safepass.

Business owners or managers are not responsible for Safepasses and people are not obliged to present one to unauthorised persons.

https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/safepas ... of-monday/

Will you need to carry the original or is a fotograph on your smartphone good enough?

I have done a photocopy and keep it in my wallet.

I’ve photographed mine and will keep on my phone…..it’s less to carry

The Aquila wrote: ↑Sun May 09, 2021 2:43 pm I’ve photographed mine and will keep on my phone…..it’s less to carry

And even more important less risk of losing it.

We have copies in our wallets of the card given to us by the General after we had our Pfizer vaccinations. We prefer to keep the originals in safekeeping. However, having it on your phone is a great idea.

There’s an article on InCyprus about people complaining about the lack of stickers on the vaccinations cards. I checked mine and have the sticker and so does my other half, are we lucky or are complainers unlucky?


https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/no-stic ... tion-card/

I have no stickers on my copy just the details written in pen ..

I have the sticker on mine. It also says that my vaccination was at the Paphos General.
So hopefully all is OK!

That would seem to be exactly the same paper that I have, from Paphos General Hospital.

Lincoln
We had AZ shots and on our Vaccination cards we have a very small sticker which I believe was pulled off from the vaccine bottle and put onto the cards, the info is very simple and basic as follows:

Covid-19 Vaccine
AstraZenica
Lot ABV5443

It´s probably impossible to impose rules that fit every situation (do you have to wear a mask outdoors even if the next person is 100 m away and the wind is blowing what you exhale away from both of you?) so different rules are probably due to different readiness to accept risk. Just as different countries have different traffic rules even though the risks are the same (e.g. no speed limit on German motorways vs. the 100 km speed limit in Cyprus).

It's been in the news, once 3 wks has passed since you've had your 1ST vaccine then NO test needs to be done for work OR shopping outings.
It's been in the news since Monday so if you Hic didn't know then no wonder the testing stations our all still busy cos nobody has any idea either !!

It’s confirmed in the decree on PIO web page

Ian

After scrolling alway through the May 8th Decree, Section 2.38 it does say you do not need a test if you are an Employee if you had a vaccination at least 3 weeks ago. I must have missed this like HIC as I thought you still had to have a Rapid Test as an Employee regardless. I need not have bothered to have one earlier in the week if I had known.

Jason

Been for another rapid test today as I volunteer in a charity shop, thankfully nothing like the scenes on sunday or Monday.
All done and dusted in 40 mins plus good to see another testing point outside the mall for people who dont drive and cant get on a bus as need a test to get the bus !!