24,378 fines for masks and SafePass in 2021

Because the measures aiming to include the pandemic in Cyprus are altering so do the type of costs in opposition to residents most of which in 2021 needed to do with residents not sporting their masks or with the SafePass.

Whereas at first of the pandemic in March 2020, most costs have been about violation of motion guidelines (not sending sms or going out after curfew occasions) now most costs are in regards to the non-use of the protecting masks or faux SafePass.

Based on Police knowledge, in a complete of two,169,193 checks performed throughout Cyprus in 2021, Police fined 1,214 institutions and 24,378 residents for COVID violations.

A lot of the costs needed to do with residents not sporting their masks, not having SafePass, or for dancing when it was prohibited. Nonetheless, no person is aware of what number of fines have been paid in time or what number of instances will find yourself in courtroom. The sure factor is that district courts will probably be overwhelmed since plainly two in three residents haven’t paid their fines.