MINISTRY OF HEALTH EXTENDS THE CONTROLS FOR CORONAVIRUS IN TRAVELLERS

The Ministry of Health extends the controls for coronavirus in travellers from Northern Italy, Republic of Korea, Iran and Japan

Further to earlier announcements, the Ministry of Health informs the citizens that, because of the continuous transmission of coronavirus in various countries apart from China and although the  guidelines provided by the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have not been modified yet, the Epidemiology Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Health extend their controls to passengers that have travelled during the last 14 days to the following countries: - Italy (Lombardia and Veneto areas) - Republic of Korea - Iran - Japan Furthermore, people that have travelled to Cyprus from the countries mentioned above are recommended to reduce their displacement in places with large crowds, to examine themselves in the event that they  have symptoms of infection of the respiratory system (fever, cough or dyspnea) within a period of 14  days from their arrival, to stay at home and contact directly the Ambulance Call Service Centre by  calling the 24-hour service line 1420, free of charge. (ND)