Filenews 17 May 2021
Without SafePass in the outdoor areas of the restaurants, citizens will be able to go from today and, as the Government decided on Friday, the curfew will start at midnight and not at 11:00 as was the case until yesterday.
In detail and after the decisions of the Government:
The presence of believers during the church is permitted, as long as the simultaneous presence of persons does not exceed 30% of the capacity of the place of religious worship.
• Weddings, baptisms and funerals with a maximum number of 200 persons are permitted, provided that the completeness within the venue of the ceremony does not exceed 30% of its capacity. (Meals and/or dinners are only held outdoors in the dining areas and outdoors of events and hotels/tourist accommodations with a maximum number of 200 persons and provided that the attendees are seated).
• Conferences and trade fairs may be held, with a occupancy not exceeding 30% of the capacity of the premises in which they take place.
• Casinos are reopened with a occupancy not exceeding 30% of their capacity.
• Outdoor and closed theatres, amphitheatres, cinemas and performing arts and theatres with a maximum number of 50 spectators or with a occupancy of 30% of the capacity of the premises indoors and 50% of the capacity of the premises outdoors are allowed.
• Children's playgrounds, amusement parks and theme parks may only be operated outdoors and without social events.
The curfew will apply from 12 midnight until 5 a.m. the next day.
The presentation of SafePass which requires a negative result in an examination either by rapid diagnosis test or by the molecular method, with a power of 72 hours or a period of three weeks after receiving the first dose of the approved vaccine, is required for persons over 12 years of age in:
• Indoors of religious worship
• Indoor theatres, cinemas and performing arts or theatres
• Shopping centres and retail businesses of more than 500 m2 marketing a wide range of products
• Ceremonies such as weddings, baptisms and funerals, as long as they are held indoors, such as places of religious worship, town halls, Provincial Administrations, etc.
• Indoor gyms, dance schools and other sports schools.
• Nursing homes, shelters for the elderly, shelters for chronically ill people and other closed structures
• Hotels and tourist accommodation for accommodation/overnight purposes and for the use of indoor areas and infrastructure
• Pre-election gatherings in enclosed theatre/amphitheatres and dining areas
• Conferences and trade fairs held indoors and indoors
• Casino.
SafePass production is not mandatory in:
• Hairdressers, beauty salons
• Outdoor dining areas (restaurants, cafes, bars, snack bars, etc.)
• Courtyards of places of religious worship
• Outdoor theatres, cinemas and performing arts or theatres
• Banks, Departments/Services for the public, public and wider public sector
• Gambling and betting businesses
• Popular markets, food retailers, supermarkets, bakeries, butchers, fish shops, fruit shops, mini-markets, kiosks, pharmacies
• Outdoor gathering places, i.e. parks and linear parks, beaches, squares, dams, excursion areas, marinas, zoos, parks and nature trails.
It is recalled that from 1 June, and if epidemiological data allow it to take effect, further relaxes will be put in place and from 10 June, as announced on Friday by the Minister of Health, Konstantinos Ioannou, all night entertainment centres will also be reopened.
