A SafePass will no longer be required at entertainment centres, nightclubs and events such as weddings and christenings as from May 15, Cabinet decided on Tuesday.
Moreover, two people per day will be allowed to visit patients in hospitals, both public and private. However, they will not be allowed together and will still need to present a negative rapid test no older than 24 hours.
Cabinet’s decision to further ease the Covid-19 measures was taken in view of an improvement of the epidemiological picture in Cyprus, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said.
“The decrease in the number of cases and the reduced hospitalisations in the past weeks have allowed us to proceed with further relaxations,” Hadjipantelas said after cabinet’s decision.
“Collective and individual responsibility has made a major contribution to the response to the pandemic, but I would like to stress once again that the positive developments must under no circumstances lead to complacency.”
On Monday, scientific government advisor Zoe Dorothea Pana said Cyprus is currently in a period of adjustment and preparation for the pandemic’s next phase, with September being a cause for concern for a variety of reasons.
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