Thursday, December 24, 2020

Cyprus Launches New Entry Restriction Categorization

Cyprus Launches New Entry Restriction Categorization

A updated action plan for the resumption of flights at airports has been accepted by the Government of Cyprus, and four other categories have been replaced by classes currently used to permit international entry into Cyprus.

Earlier on Friday, SchengenVisaInfo.com announced that, as Minister of Transport Yiannis Karousos has revealed, internationals who wish to join Cyprus from 1 March 2021 will be able to do so without the need to present a negative result of the PCR test if they have been vaccinated against the disease.

"The amended Action Plan is expected to further boost airline companies' interest in carrying out additional flights to Cyprus, improving connectivity and boosting passenger traffic," said the Minister.

Category A will be replaced by the 'green category,' according to the new Cyprus administration. After arriving in Cyprus, countries included in this community would not be expected to follow the testing protocol or quarantine steps.

The "orange category" will replace Category B, which is currently in use. A negative result of the Coronavirus test, not older than 72 hours, will be needed by citizens of countries mentioned in this group.

As for category C, the "red category" will replace it. Citizens of countries belonging to that group will be allowed to send two negative PCR test results. People of these countries would not, however, be forced to obey the laws of quarantine.

The last category, also known as the "special permit category," is the "grey" one. Travellers from any country included in this community arriving in Cyprus will have to present a negative Coronavirus test result and complete the Cyprus Ministry of Health quarantine criteria.

The countries will be classified on the basis of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control's weekly report assessment (ECDC).

The third-country countries of the European Union, the United Kingdom, the European Economic Countries, Switzerland, the European Council, along with Ukraine, Russia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Belarus, will be divided into green, orange and red classes.

As far as the countries not listed above are concerned, they will be included in the Gray group, while travelers from those countries will be allowed to obtain a special permit to enter Cyprus.

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