Paphos People

The health ministry on Monday issued new country guidelines for travel, moving some countries from orange to green and others from red to orange. The changes come into effect from Thursday.

The following countries have moved from orange to green:
Austria
Bulgaria
Czech republic
Hungary
Germany
Italy
Finland
Slovakia
Norway

The following countries have been moved from red to orange:
Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
France
Greece
Croatia
Latvia
Lithuania
Slovenia
Sweden

The classification for the countries of the European Union and the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) including Switzerland are in the green, orange or red categories is based on that of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the ministry said.

The categorisation of countries, based on epidemiological risk assessment, is fluid and can change at any time, it added.

Read more here https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/06/21/coronavirus-health-ministry-updates-country-categories/
HOWEVER

Conditions for vaccinated passengers:
The ministry said that since May 10 the following applies:
Persons regardless of nationality , holding a valid vaccination certificate and arriving in Cyprus from abroad, regardless of the country of departure, will be exempted for entry purposes from the obligation to perform laboratory tests as well as the obligation to perform laboratory tests after 72 hours, provided that the following conditions are met:

1) They hold a valid vaccination certificate from the following countries:

(i) Member States of the European Union (including Cyprus)

(ii) Countries of the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway)

(iii) Switzerland

(iv) Israel

(v) the United Kingdom

(vi) Russia

(vii) the United Arab Emirates

(viii) Saudi Arabia

(ix) Ukraine

(x) Jordan

(xi) Lebanon

(xii) Egypt

(xiii) Belarus

(xiv) Serbia

(xv) Qatar

(xvi) Bahrain

(xvii) the United States of America

(xviii) Armenia

(xix) Georgia

(xx) Canada

(xxi) Kuwait

Acceptable vaccines include:
Pfizer / BioNTech
AstraZeneca
Moderna
Janssen
Sputnik V
Sinopharm

In the case of two-dose vaccines the person should have been vaccinated with both doses, while in the case of the Janssen vaccine (single-dose vaccine) 14 days should have elapsed between the vaccine dose and the travel date. More information is available at https://cyprusflightpass.gov.cy/en/vacc ... passengers .

All passengers, regardless of the category of countries , including those holding a valid vaccination certificate must submit an application to CyprusFlightPass within 48 hours before the departure of their flight.

In addition, for the purposes of ensuring public health and surveillance of the epidemiological picture, the ministry of health may carry out sampling laboratory molecular testing of Covid-19 on passengers including persons holding a vaccination certificate.

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Dave
Moira And Dave

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”

Frightening ...not testing vaccinated people on arrival
As a few could be carrying the virus into Cyprus!
And as we all now know ...it only takes a few to cause big issues!

Another 11 passengers again today found positive carriers of covid!

Asking for a PCR test from everyone entering Cyprus is the only way forwards!

But with this mindset above.....Let’s just invite into Cyprus all of the variants! Brilliant!

If you are a Cyprus citizen or permanent resident, you only need to be tested on arrival at the airport in Cyprus.

My son recently travelled back from the UK and needed no testing at all before he got here. That means that people who, either knowingly or unknowingly, have the virus are free to sit on a plane in close proximity with hundreds of other people for up to five hours, merrily spreading it round the rest of the passengers and no one is any the wiser until testing is done here, by which time many infected people could have already left the airport.

Combine this with the fact that I drove right through Paphos seafront the other day, up to the mall and along Tombs of The Kings and passed many, many people, mostly tourists by the look of them, and not a single one was wearing a mask!

It's amazing that our numbers aren't rocketing up again. Thank heavens for the vaccination programme.

You are right Effsie ...I agree completely PCR testing should be done before people get onto planes

Although numbers are much lower for double vaccinated people to be carrying the virus at all ....the very small minority can still be carriers

It has been proven mind that the virus dissipates outdoors and gets blown away ..so I am not too concerned about outside non mask wearing..... .for me the non mask wearing is an issue indoors in shops , supermarkets and in restaurants when people visit the toilets ...which is the most unventilated place ever!

I hope that figures in hospitals and the very sick intubated and any more deaths ...remain low

And that the economy starts to pick up... businesses can now start to make some much needed money and workers stay in work now able to clothe and feed themselves and their families