Paphos Life

New covid restrictions came into force today, with a safe pass now required in smaller businesses, such as mini markets and kiosks, with free rapid tests limited to specific categories of eligible people, while the unvaccinated will now have to pay.

The rapid test prices have a ceiling of 10 euro.

The maximum number of people that are now required for showing a safe pass drops from 20 to 10, including those working in the business.

Authorities intensified their checks over the past 48 hours, conducting 10,760 checks island wide, with 72 individuals and 16 businesses fined for violations.

Most of the fines concerned not wearing a protective mask in open areas (streets/squares) and in cars.

16 owners of businesses were fined for their employees not wearing protective masks, overcrowding indoors, people standing and no distance markings, while in certain cases, owners did not have a safe pass.

9 businesses were charged in Paphos, with three cases referred to court.

https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/more-th ... -in-place/

In both Restaurants, is there a prominent notice saying that Customers must have a safe pass ??

I would agree that mostly they are only cursory checks. I have nothing on my phone but have a copy of the vaccination certificate in my wallet. Only once have I been asked for ID to confirm I am the person named on the certificate

COVID will disappear now that people have to pay for tests….

How will the health authorities be able to judge the infection rate, or number of new cases?
May take a few days until the people who used to go for free tests regularly, decide what to do now. I hope that the public hospitals can cope with still more cases...

Dee

We were in a taverna in Pano Arodes yesterday and they were inspected by the authorities

Sadie wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:26 am We were in a taverna in Pano Arodes yesterday and they were inspected by the authorities

This seems to reinforce what I have put on another post. Can establishments really afford to be fined for not asking for a pass

As long as you check that people have a Pass of some description you should be OK.
I have been at (I was in the garden area) a cafe / coffee shop today and was not asked for my pass.