Cyprus Mail 22 February 2022 - by Constantinos Tsindas
Following pleas by night club owners and carnival goers, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas is expected to approve the protocol which will end the ban on dancing before the end of the day.
The move will allow dancing from Thursday, in time for the start of the carnival season.
“The protocol was a result of consultation with involved parties and will form a guideline for restaurants and night clubs, including the return of dancing,” the ministry’s communications advisor Constandinos Athanasiou told the Cyprus News Agency.
An announcement is expected later in the day, with details on entry requirements for people in night clubs with a ceiling of more than 150 people irrespective of vaccination status. A negative rapid test will be required on the same day.
The measures readjustment plan will be further discussed on March 2, between Hadjipantelas and the scientific advisory group and submitted for cabinet approval the next day.
On the particulars of the restrictions readjustment, Athanasiou said that businesses will be categorised as high risk, medium risk and low risk.
“Premises will be categorised accordingly, so the public is aware of the conditions required for entry, both for the vaccinated and unvaccinated,” Athanasiou added.
