Thank you to Anita Hopkins, In Any Event for the following:
From Filippos Georgiades, Environmental Health Officer
I would like to
inform you with regards to the operation of Fairs and Markets amidst the
COVID-19 pandemic to clarify the difference between a Fair and a Market.
A Fair is
seen as a Festival for the purpose of the Law, covering measures against the
spread of COVID-19, and is therefore prohibited (presently banned).
Markets are defined as places where stallholders sell items. No other activities take place at any of these Markets.
Markets
are allowed to operate under the conditions and rules laid out in the guidance
instructions published by the Ministry of Health. These are available (in the
Greek language only) at the following website: https://www.pio.gov.cy/coronavirus/pdf/erg18.pdf
Please
note that the instructions refer to Markets that operate Legally under the
permit of Local Authorities. The main rules for their operation under the
measures against the spread of COVID-19 are as follows:
- Permit required from the local authority [Paphos District Office]
-The
Markets shall operate at no more than 50% of their capacity.
-The
entrances shall be controlled and no more than one person per 8m3 shall be
allowed within the Market.
-Customers
shall maintain a distance of 2m from each other and for this purpose there
should be suitable placing of signs on each stall.
-There
shall be suitable containers with antiseptic liquid/gel placed at the entrances
and exits of each Market, at each separate stall, and at the toilets (wherever
applicable), for use by the customers visiting the Market.
-Food that
is consumed without washing or cooking (e.g. nuts) shall be offered for sale
only in a packaged form.
-All
persons selling food or any other items at each stall, and all persons working
at the Market, shall wear a suitable face mask. Face masks are compulsory also
for customers only if the Market is an Indoors Market.
-Diligent
and frequent cleaning and disinfection of objects of common use in particular,
and generally of all spaces.
