Covid pandemic complaints dominated 2020 Ombudsman’s report

The coronavirus pandemic complaints dominated the 2020 report by the Cyprus Ombudsman within the context of limiting peoples’ human rights, Philenews mentioned on Friday.

Ombudsman Maria Sylianou Lottides who had handed to the President her workplace’s report for 2020 additionally mentioned that 2,551 complaints had been filed and about the identical quantity in 2021.

Many of the complaints involved the pandemic and penalties that got here with it such because the delay in analyzing functions for cost of advantages attributable to Covid-19.

Particularly, a complete of 370 complaints filed in 2020 involved the coronavirus and choices taken that affected residents’ life.

Numerous complaints additionally involved the dealing with of kids in relation to Covid-19, irregular migrants, maternity points, prisoners, aged shelters and folks confined to Athalassa Psychological Well being Hospital.

Along with the same old complaints, these in regards to the implementation of SafePass had been added in 2021.