The Well being Ministry in Cyprus introduced on Monday a brand new categorisation of nations based mostly on their epidemiological knowledge, to come back into impact Thursday, twenty first October.
Italy has been positioned within the Inexperienced class from Orange, Poland within the Orange from Inexperienced and Finland, Hungary and Luxembourg from Orange to Pink.
The categorisation for the international locations of the European Union and the European Financial Space (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) in addition to Switzerland, within the Inexperienced, Orange or Pink Classes, is predicated upon that of the European Centre for Illness Prevention and Management (ECDC).
With regard to 3rd international locations (United Kingdom, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Belarus, Qatar, Serbia, United States of America, Armenia, Georgia, Bahrain), along with Kuwait and Canada as of 1/6/21, in addition to these international locations included within the up to date checklist of the European Council Suggestion (EU) 2021/89 for the gradual lifting of short-term restrictions for non-essential journey inside the EU, these are evaluated epidemiologically by the Ministry of Well being and are categorised into the Inexperienced, Orange and Pink classes.
The next categorisation of nations, based mostly on the epidemiological threat evaluation, is extraordinarily dynamic and could also be modified at any second because the pandemic evolves and the epidemiological knowledge modifications. Because of this, new knowledge shall be introduced and the checklist of nations shall be up to date continuously.
Inexperienced Class international locations – Low threat international locations at present stage
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European Union member states: Italy, Malta
Schengen members: Lichtenstein
Small states: Vatican Metropolis
Third international locations: United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia
It’s famous that passengers coming from the Inexperienced Class international locations usually are not required to carry a COVID-19 take a look at certificates or self-isolate.
Orange Class international locations – Nations with probably low threat however larger uncertainty in comparison with the Inexperienced Class
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European Union member states: France, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Czech Republic
Small states: Andorra, Monaco
Schengen members: Iceland, Norway
Third international locations: Australia, Japan, Qatar, China (together with Hong Kong and Macau), Bahrain, Uruguay, Rwanda, Chile
It’s famous that passengers coming from Orange Class international locations shall be required to bear a PCR laboratory take a look at inside 72 hours previous to departure and to own a certificates exhibiting a detrimental PCR end result.
It’s also clarified that passengers from Orange Class international locations who’re Cypriot residents and their members of the family (alien spouses and their underage youngsters), and individuals legally residing within the Republic, could bear the molecular examination upon arrival within the Republic, supplied that they fulfil one of many following preconditions:
1. Passengers who’ve been vaccinated with not less than the first dose of vaccines accredited by the Republic, or
2. Passengers aged 16 to 18 who’ve been vaccinated with not less than the first dose of vaccines accredited by the Republic, or
3. Minor passengers between 12 and 15 years previous, or
4. Passengers who cannot be vaccinated for medical causes, upon presentation of a related certificates from the Ministry of Well being of the Republic.
It’s famous that the examination value shall be borne by themselves and as well as, such individuals shall stay in self-isolation till the take a look at result’s issued.
Pink Class international locations – Elevated threat international locations in comparison with the Inexperienced and Orange Classes:
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European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Eire, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland
Small states: San Marino
Schengen members: Switzerland
Third international locations: Egypt, Armenia, Georgia, United States of America, United Kingdom, Israel, Canada, Belarus, Lebanon, South Korea, Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, Singapore
It’s famous that passengers coming from Pink Class international locations shall be required to: a) bear a PCR laboratory take a look at inside 72 hours previous to departure proving a detrimental PCR end result and b) bear a laboratory take a look at upon their arrival within the Republic of Cyprus.
The examination value shall be borne by themselves and as well as, such individuals ought to stay in self-isolation till the take a look at result’s issued.
It’s also clarified that passengers from Pink Class international locations who’re Cypriot residents and their members of the family (alien spouses and their underage youngsters), and individuals legally residing within the Republic, could bear the molecular examination upon arrival within the Republic, supplied that they fulfil one of many following preconditions:
1. Passengers who’ve been vaccinated with not less than the first dose of vaccines accredited by the Republic, or
2. Passengers aged 16 to 18 who’ve been vaccinated with not less than the first dose of vaccines accredited by the Republic, or
3. Minor passengers between 12 and 15 years previous, or
4. Passengers who cannot be vaccinated for medical causes, upon presentation of a related certificates from the Ministry of Well being of the Republic.
In such case, individuals falling inside the classes 1-4 above, should stay in obligatory self-isolation for 72 hours after their arrival within the Republic, and after the top of the 72-hour interval they have to bear one other PCR laboratory take a look at, at their very own expense. If the repeat take a look at result’s detrimental, they’ll then terminate their isolation.
Gray Class international locations (Particular Permission):
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Nations that aren’t talked about within the aforementioned classes (inexperienced, orange and purple) are thought of to belong within the Gray Class (Particular Permission). For the Gray Class international locations, entry into the Republic of Cyprus is simply allowed for the next classes of passengers:
1. Cypriot residents and members of the family (alien spouses and their underage youngsters),
2. European residents and residents of European Financial Space international locations (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and Switzerland,
3. Individuals legally residing within the Republic,
4. Individuals entitled to enter the Republic below the Vienna Conference, and
5. Third-country nationals who’re allowed to enter the Republic of Cyprus following a particular permission from the Republic, as that is outlined within the Quarantine Decree (N.9) of 2021, as that is modified every time.
It’s famous that passengers coming from international locations of this Class shall be required to bear a laboratory take a look at at an authorized lab inside 72 hours previous to departure for Cyprus and to own a certificates exhibiting a detrimental PCR end result.
It’s also clarified that passengers from this class who’re Cypriot residents and their members of the family (alien spouses and their underage youngsters), and individuals legally residing within the Republic, could bear the molecular examination upon arrival within the Republic, supplied that they fulfil one of many following preconditions:
1. Passengers who’ve been vaccinated with not less than the first dose of vaccines accredited by the Republic, or
2. Passengers aged 16 to 18 who’ve been vaccinated with not less than the first dose of vaccines accredited by the Republic, or
3. Minor passengers between 12 and 15 years previous, or
4. Passengers who cannot be vaccinated for medical causes, upon presentation of a related certificates from the Ministry of Well being of the Republic.
Passengers arriving within the Republic of Cyprus from the Gray Class international locations (Particular Permission) shall stay in obligatory self-isolation or obligatory quarantine for a interval of fourteen (14) days or alternatively, in obligatory self-isolation or obligatory quarantine for a interval of seven (7) days supplied that they bear one other Covid-19 take a look at (at their very own expense) on the seventh day and the end result comes again detrimental.
It’s famous that the above categorisation of nations shall take impact on 21 October 2021.
The Ministry of Well being clarifies that the next apply, as of 10 Could, to vaccinated passengers arriving within the Republic of Cyprus from its factors of entry:
Passengers holding a sound certificates of vaccination towards COVID-19 arriving in Cyprus from overseas, no matter their nationality and nation of departure, shall be exempted from the duty of laboratory testing and self-isolation/quarantine, topic to the next situations:
1) They maintain a sound certificates of vaccination issued by the next states:
(i) EU Member States (together with Cyprus), (ii) EEA Member States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), (iii) Switzerland, (iv) Israel,
(v) United Kingdom, (vi) Russia, (vii) United Arab Emirates, (viii) Saudi Arabia, (ix) Ukraine, (x) Jordan, (xi) Lebanon, (xii) Egypt, (xiii) Belarus, (xiv) Serbia, (xv) Qatar, (xvi) Bahrain, (xvii) United States of America, (xviii) Armenia, (xix) Georgia, (xx) Canada, (xxi) Kuwait, and (xxii) China.
2) They’ve been vaccinated both with one of many vaccines accredited by the European Medicines Company (Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen), or with Sputnik V vaccine, or with Sinopharm vaccine (BBIBP COVID-19), or with Sinovac vaccine, and have accomplished their vaccination scheme. It’s famous that for vaccines which can be administered in two doses, passengers will need to have been administered each doses, whereas for the Janssen vaccine (single dose vaccine) 14 days will need to have elapsed between the administration of the vaccine and the date of journey. Extra data is on the market on: https://cyprusflightpass.gov.cy/en/vaccinated-passengers.
It’s also famous that each one passengers, whatever the nation’s class, together with these holding a sound certificates of vaccination, are obliged to use for the CyprusFlightPass inside 48 hours earlier than the departure of their flight. Furthermore, for the safety of public well being and the monitoring of the epidemiological scenario, passengers of chosen flights (together with passengers holding a vaccination certificates) could bear a random laboratory molecular testing carried out by the Ministry of Well being.