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Following the re-opening of
establishments/businesses as of 1st June, within the framework of
the strategy for the gradual restart of the economy and social activity, and
to ensure the safest possible activity of citizens, it is reminded that the
possession of a SafePass is required for indoor spaces.
It is noted that in case of a
check by authorized officers, persons aged 12 and over are obliged to possess and present a
SafePass, during their presence in the following
businesses/establishments:
- Indoor spaces of catering
establishments (restaurants, cafes, bars, snack bars, etc.)
- Indoor places of
religious worship
- Indoor theatres,
amphitheatres, cinemas and performing arts or spectacle halls
- Shopping centres and
department stores
- Social events such as
weddings, christenings and funerals, etc.
- Gyms, dance schools and
other sports schools, in accordance with the guidelines by the Cyprus Sports
Organisation
- Senior People’s homes,
nursing homes, accommodation facilities for the chronically ill and other
closed structures
- Hotels and tourist
accommodations
- Conferences, trade fairs
- Casinos.
At the same time, it is
clarified that the possession of a SafePass is not mandatory for outdoors or
open-air spaces and establishments. Specifically, the possession of a
SafePass is not required in:
- Hair dressing salons,
beauty parlours
- Banks
- Departments of the
private, public and wider public sector where the public is
served
- Gambling and betting
businesses
- Farmers’ markets,
supermarkets, bakeries, butcheries, fishmongers, fruit markets, minimarkets,
kiosks, pharmacies
- Beaches
- Outdoor spaces of
catering establishments
- Courtyard areas of places of
religious worship
- Outdoor theatres,
amphitheatres, cinemas and performing arts or spectacle halls
- Outdoor picnic areas,
dams and zoos.
It is noted that for a
SafePass, citizens aged 12 and over must present one of the following forms of
evidence:
- Vaccination certificate with
at least one dose and after a period of 3 weeks has passed. Citizens can
present the Vaccination
Card given to them at the Vaccination Centres, or
- Proof
that a person has
contracted COVID-19 in the last 6 months. Citizens may
present the release
text message or the recovery text message sent to their
mobile phone by the Ministry of Health, or
- If
one of the above does not apply, and as a temporary solution, citizens
aged 12 and over are given the option to present a negative test certificate,
from a PCR or a rapid test, valid for 72 hours. Citizens
may present either the
form provided by the different test units or
the text
message sent to their mobile phone with the result
of the test. It is specified that certificates from an antibody test or self-test
will not be accepted.
(EK/AP)
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