Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates had been moved from crimson zone to inexperienced, based mostly on the epidemiological state of affairs, the Well being Ministry has introduced. The brand new categorization will take impact from Thursday, tenth March.
The Ministry reminded that the brand new Motion Plan for the graceful operation of flights and the operation of airports got here into impact from Tuesday, 1st March.
The categorisation of nations, based mostly on the epidemiological danger evaluation, was modified and contains three classes with the next color code: Inexperienced, Crimson and Gray Class. It’s clarified that, in line with 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 Crimson and Deep Crimson Classes correspond to the Crimson Class of the Republic of Cyprus.
The categorisation for the nations of the European Union and the European Financial Space (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) in addition to Switzerland, within the Inexperienced, Orange or Crimson Classes, relies upon that of the European Centre for Illness Prevention and Management (ECDC).
Third nations (Egypt, Armenia, Georgia, UAE, USA, UK, Jordan, Israel, Canada, Qatar, Kuwait, Belarus, Lebanon, Bahrain, Oman, Ukraine, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia) and all further nations included within the up to date checklist of the European Council Suggestion 2021/89 for the gradual abolishment of momentary restrictions for not obligatory journeys within the EU are epidemiologically assessed by the Well being Ministry and are labeled within the Inexperienced and Crimson Classes.
It’s famous that the categorisation of the nations, based mostly on the epidemiological danger evaluation, is extraordinarily dynamic and could also be modified at any second because the pandemic evolves and the epidemiological knowledge modifications. For that reason, new knowledge can be introduced and the checklist of nations can be up to date continuously.
Passengers who haven’t been vaccinated or don’t maintain a sound certificates of vaccination or a sound certificates of restoration from Covid-19, no matter nationality, could enter the Republic of Cyprus from any nation of departure, provided that they meet the necessities of the corresponding class (i.e. presentation of destructive laboratory take a look at consequence, obligation for self-isolation/quarantine, issuance of a particular allow, and so forth) of the nation of departure. Extra data may be discovered on the following hyperlink: https://cyprusflightpass.gov.cy/el/passengers-without-certificate
Vaccinated passengers or passengers who’ve recovered from Covid-19, no matter their nationality and nation of departure, are exempted from the duty to fulfill the necessities of the corresponding class (e.g. presentation of a destructive laboratory take a look at, obligation to self-isolation/quarantine, issuance of a particular allow, and so forth.) of the nation of departure could enter the Republic of Cyprus so long as they fulfill necessities referred to the next hyperlink:
Inexperienced Class International locations – Low danger nations at present stage
Third nations: United Arab Emirates, China (together with Hong Kong and Macau), Rwanda, Saudi Arabia
Crimson Class International locations – Elevated danger nations in comparison with the Inexperienced Class nations
EU member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Estonia, Eire, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland.
Small states: Andorra, Monaco, Vatican Metropolis, San Marino
Schengen Space members: Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
Third nations: Egypt, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Georgia, United States of America, United Kingdon, Japan, Indonesia, Jordan, Israel, Canada, Qatar, Colombia, Kuwait, Belarus, Lebanon, Bahrain, New Zealand, South Korea, Oman, Ukraine, Uruguay Peru, Russia, Serbia, Chile.
All passengers, together with those that have a sound vaccination certificates, are obliged to use for a CyprusFlightPass, inside 48 hours previous to the departure of their flight. Furthermore, so as to safeguard the Public Well being and monitor the epidemiological outlook, the Well being Ministry can randomly perform COVID-19 exams to passengers of chosen flights (together with people bearing vaccination certificates).
(CNA)