Motion plan for easy operation of flights begins as of 21 February

As of 21st February 2022, the brand new Motion Plan for the sleek operation of flights and the operation of airports enters into drive, following a call of the Council of Ministers. For the transitional interval from 21st to twenty-eightth February 2022, all passengers arriving at Larnaka and Paphos Airports can be required to endure a PCR laboratory take a look at upon arrival, and the price shall be borne by themselves.

As well as, the Council of Ministers determined that the situations for every class as set out in level C.2. under (passengers who haven’t been vaccinated or don’t maintain a legitimate vaccination or restoration certificates, no matter nationality) apply to individuals aged 12 years and over, and never 6 years and over, as beforehand introduced.

It’s recalled that the brand new Motion Plan gives for:

A. Categorisation of nations:

As of 21st February 2022, the categorisation of nations on the premise of their epidemiological threat is differentiated and can embody three classes with the next color code: Inexperienced, Pink and Gray Class. Based on the brand new Motion Plan, the Inexperienced and Orange classes of the European Centre for Illness Prevention and Management (ECDC) correspond to the Inexperienced Class of the Republic of Cyprus, whereas the classes Pink and Deep Pink of the EUDCC correspond to the Pink Class of the Republic of Cyprus.

B. Vaccinated or Recovered passengers:

1) Vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 passengers, no matter nationality and nation of departure, are exempted from the duty to fulfill the necessities of the corresponding class (e.g. presentation of a damaging laboratory take a look at outcome, obligation for self-isolation/quarantine, issuance of a particular allow, and so on.), by which the nation of their departure has been categorised. Vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 passengers could enter the Republic of Cyprus offered that they fulfil one of the next situations:

             i.        They maintain a legitimate vaccination certificates from the competent authorities of any third nation, or

ii.        They maintain a certificates of vaccination or restoration issued by a 3rd nation, which is included within the third nations which have joined the EU Digital COVID-19 Certificates System (EUDCC) (https://ec.europa.eu/information/publications/commission-implementing-decisions-eu-equivalence-covid-19-certificates-issued-non-eu-countries_en), or

iii.        They maintain a Digital COVID-19 Certificates of Vaccination or Restoration by the European Union together with the European Financial Space nations (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and Switzerland (EUDCC).

2) The vaccination or restoration certificates shall be thought-about acceptable provided that all the next situations apply:

  • It has been issued by the general public authorities of the nations;
  • The vaccine is among the following: Johnson & Johnson/Janssen, AstraZeneca, (Vaxzervia, COVISHIELD, SKBio), Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac), Sinopharm (BBIBPCOVID-19), Sinovac (CoronaVac), Covaxin, Sputnik Mild (solely as booster dose in fundamental vaccination scheme) and Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19.
  • Passengers aged 18 and over: For journey functions, the passenger ought to additionally have acquired the booster third dose within the case of a two-dose vaccine or the twond dose within the case of a single dose vaccine, of one of many abovementioned vaccines. The vaccination certificates of passengers who’ve acquired two doses of a two-dose vaccine or one dose of a single dose vaccine shall be accepted provided that a interval of 9 months has not elapsed because the administration of the twond dose within the case of a two-dose vaccine or one dose within the case of a single dose vaccine, respectively.
  • Passengers beneath the age of 18: For journey functions, the passenger is taken into account to have accomplished his/her vaccination scheme if he/she has acquired the twond dose within the case of a two-dose vaccine or one dose within the case of a single dose vaccine.
  • The timeframe for journey functions set by the Ministry of Well being and posted on the CyprusFlightPass platform for every vaccine has elapsed.
  • Within the case of a restoration certificates, the journey date shall not exceed 180 days from the primary optimistic outcome.

C. Passengers who haven’t been vaccinated or don’t maintain a legitimate vaccination or restoration certificates: 

1) Passengers who haven’t been vaccinated or don’t maintain a legitimate vaccination or restoration certificates, no matter nationality, could enter the Republic of Cyprus from any nation of departure solely in the event that they fulfil the situations (e.g. presentation of a damaging laboratory take a look at outcome, obligation for self-isolation/quarantine, issuance of a particular allow, and so on.) of the corresponding class by which the nation of their departure has been categorised.

2) Inexperienced Class: Passengers who haven’t been vaccinated or don’t maintain a legitimate vaccination or restoration certificates, aged 12 years and over, wishing to journey to the Republic of Cyprus from a Inexperienced Class nation, are required to endure a PCR laboratory take a look at inside 72 hours previous to departure or a speedy antigen take a look at inside 24 hours previous to departure.

3) Pink Class: Passengers who haven’t been vaccinated or don’t maintain a legitimate vaccination or restoration certificates, aged 12 and over, wishing to journey to the Republic of Cyprus from a Pink Class nation should:

  • endure a PCR laboratory take a look at inside 72 hours previous to departure or a speedy antigen take a look at inside 24 hours previous to departure; and
  • endure a PCR laboratory take a look at upon arrival on the airports of the Republic of Cyprus. The price of the take a look at shall be borne by the passenger.

4) Gray Class (Particular License): From the nations of the Gray Class (Particular Permission), solely the next classes of passengers are allowed to enter the Republic of Cyprus:

  • Cypriot residents and members of the family (alien spouses and their underage youngsters),
  • Individuals legally residing within the Republic,
  • Individuals entitled to enter the Republic beneath the Vienna Conference,
  • European residents and residents of European Financial Space nations (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and Switzerland,
  • Third nation nationals who’re allowed to enter the Republic of Cyprus following a particular permission by means of the platform CyprusFlightPass (https://cyprusflightpass.gov.cy/en/special-permission-request), issued by the Republic, as that is outlined within the Quarantine (Dedication of Measures to Stop the Unfold of COVID-19 Coronavirus) Decree (No. 9) of 2021, as that is modified every time.

Passengers who haven’t been vaccinated or don’t maintain a legitimate vaccination or restoration certificates, aged 12 and over, who’re allowed to journey to the Republic of Cyprus from a Gray Class nation, should:

  • endure a PCR laboratory take a look at inside 72 hours previous to departure or a speedy antigen take a look at inside 24 hours previous to departure; and
  • endure a PCR laboratory take a look at upon arrival on the airports of the Republic of Cyprus. The price of the take a look at shall be borne by the passenger; and
  • stay in necessary self-isolation for a interval of ten (10) days, or a interval of seven (7) days offered that they endure a PCR laboratory take a look at or a speedy antigen take a look at, at their very own expense, on the 7th day and the outcome comes again damaging.
  • Concerning passengers who haven’t been vaccinated or don’t maintain a legitimate vaccination or restoration certificates, within the case of home employees or another type of staff who’ve obtained prematurely a particular allow for working within the Republic by the competent Ministries and Departments, in addition to within the case of employees within the agriculture/livestock sector, the earlier choice of the Council of Ministers regarding the obligation to prepay and quarantine in vacationer lodging within the Republic of Cyprus, shall stop to use. It’s understood, nevertheless, that the related necessities of the Gray Class can even apply to those passengers.

It’s understood that each one passengers with no exception should comply to a random laboratory take a look at upon arrival.

Concerning the categorisation of nations within the corresponding class of the CyprusFlightPass on-line platform, it’s famous that:

1.    For the member states of the European Union and the European Financial Space (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and Switzerland, the categorization of the Ministry of Well being on the CyprusFlightPass on-line platform will proceed to be primarily based upon the categorisation set by the European Centre for Illness Prevention and Management (ECDC) on the color map, which can be drawn up and printed on a weekly foundation by the ECDC.

Concerning the member states of the European Union, the European Financial Space (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and Switzerland which can be included within the gray color on the color map, which suggests that the ECDC has not been supplied with adequate info and it’s subsequently not doable for ECDC to evaluate these nations, the Ministry of Well being will proceed to evaluate them and determine for his or her categorisation on the CyprusFlightPass on-line platform.

In any case, the categorisation of those nations will vary from inexperienced to purple class.

2.  For the third nations included within the up to date listing of the Council Suggestion dated 30.6.2020, in addition to for the UK, Israel, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Belarus, Serbia, Qatar, Bahrain, the US of America, Armenia, Georgia, Canada, Kuwait, China (together with Hong Kong and Macau), Oman, Vatican Metropolis, Monaco, San Marino and Andorra, the weekly analysis and categorisation on the CyprusFlightPass on-line platform will proceed to be carried out by the Ministry of Well being.

In any case, these third nations can be categorised by the Ministry of Well being, in the same option to the EU/EEA Member States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway (European Financial Space) and Switzerland, from Inexperienced to Pink Class.

3. Third nations that aren’t included in paragraph 2, is not going to be categorised by the Ministry of Well being and can be robotically categorised within the Gray Class (Particular Permission).

The potential of selecting laboratory testing upon arrival within the Republic of Cyprus for Cypriot residents together with alien spouses and underage youngsters, for individuals legally residing within the Republic, and for individuals entitled to enter the Republic beneath the Vienna Conference, ceases to use.

It’s reminded that all passengers with no exception are obliged to use for the CyprusFlightPass inside 48 hours earlier than the departure of their flight.

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