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https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/tougher-new-measures-to-contain-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR2vLCuuoPZGYK2XUOLSvvhzJoI7WvH3KRyhs7U0YLIqrHe0tEcMz2yVhWY

Permission to leave the house will be limited to once a day and gatherings at houses will be restricted only to its residents, under new tough restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus that come into effect at 6 am on Tuesday.

Only people who have document A (those who work and have the document signed by the employer) will be allowed to leave the house between 9 pm and 6 am.

Everyone must secure permission by SMS and the signed forms (document B) can only be used by people aged over 65.

The tougher lockdown was announced by Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday afternoon. They were decided at a meeting of the ministerial committee on Covid-19 that was chaired by President Nicos Anastasiades this morning.

He said fines for violating he stay at home decree will double to €300 while supermarkets and other retail shops still allowed to operate will close on Sundays.

The minister also announced new arrangements to allow students abroad who are considered vulnerable for health reasons and others who travelled abroad for medical reasons to return.

Same in Cyprus Mail

Coronavirus: Harsher penalties, measures on their way
Health Minister, Constantinos Ioannou, on Monday announced a curfew between 9pm and 6am.
House visits and gatherings are also forbidden, he said.
Supermarkets, bakeries, butcheries and other shops offering essential services, will be closed on Sundays.
He also said that persons who traveled abroad for medical reasons and their escorts but also students belonging in vulnerable groups are exempt from presenting a health certificate that they do not have coronavirus to be allowed to enter the country.
The fine for those found disobeying the ban on movement has been doubled to €300.
He also announced stricter controls of persons diagnosed with coronavirus and who are on self-isolation.

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-harsher-penalties-measures-on-their-way/

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Dave
Moira And Dave

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”

Interesting to see the forms can still be used by OVER 65's

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Dave
Moira And Dave

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”

Ioannou also said in a post on Facebook, that the large increase in new confirmed cases of Covid-19 was of particular concern after it was announced that the new death and 35 new cases were transmitted through a family environment by individuals who had not restricted themselves
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Thirty-one of the 35 new cases confirmed on Sunday concerned contacts, Kyriacou said, adding that one person with coronavirus had transmitted the virus to 15 others because he or she had violated the restrictive measures.

STAY AT HOME!!!!

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Dave
Moira And Dave

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”

Thank you for all if this further information

Yes

We all need to stay at home where it is safe

Thank you for the heads up in over 65,s can use the form only

Having now managed to work out the sms

We will though be remaining at home for as long as possible before our next essentials shop

Stay safe all

FURTHER UPDATE

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday announced a curfew between 9pm and 6am every night as part of an ever-tightening raft of measures to restrict movement.

The new measures will be in force from 6am on Tuesday. The fine for those found disobeying the ban on movement has been doubled to €300.

The overnight curfew will apply to everyone except those who need to be at work during those hours, who will have to carry a confirmation form signed by their employer (Form A).

People are only allowed to leave their homes once a day and only if they receive permission after sending a text message to 8998. Only those over 65 will be allowed to fill out the printed form (Form B).

Those who cannot look after themselves, need to go to the pharmacy, donate blood or visit their doctor are exempt as are those driving a soldier to his unit.

House visits and gatherings are also forbidden, he said, adding that only residents must be in each home.

Sample checks will be carried out by police officers or neighbourhood watch groups, he said.

“The goal is to restrict the spread of the virus and people need to realize the critical situation and adopt these measures,” the minister said

Supermarkets, bakeries, butchers and other retails shops will be closed on Sundays, though can deliver. Kiosks can stay open on Sunday as long as they do not sell items usually found in retail shops. No other details were immediately available on this point.

Only three persons are allowed in vehicles, including the driver. This includes private vehicles and taxis.

He also announced that stricter controls will be introduced for those diagnosed with coronavirus and who are in self-isolation and added his ministry is mulling electronic surveillance.

One of the measures under consideration is an ankle bracelet usually used for persons under house arrest, “so that we can monitor their movements”.

The curfew will not apply for night pharmacies and further clarifications will be issued

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Dave
Moira And Dave

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”

If Neighbourhood watch try and check on me, that might be my first try at civil disobedience.

I am more than happy to obey the police (or the soldier who was checking people with the police today), but unqualified neighbours? I don't think so.

I think that we all have to knuckle down and do as we are told to do

And if that means a neighborhood watch person checks on what we are doing
Because we don,t have enough police and civil defense to check

Then that is so

We are in extreme times, extreme times call for extreme measures
And because people are not following the protocols that are being asked of them
And the virus is still being passed on and victims are still growing daily
We absolutely all now need to do as we are all told
As sadly there are still some people from all communities
who do not get what is happening yet!
And are not following directives!

I am with you on this one
If ANYONE turns up at my door, to ‘check who is in my house’ and isn’t either a Policeman in uniform or a soldier from the National Guard, again in uniform, they better be able to run at 3,000 feet per second.

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Dave
Moira And Dave

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”

I would tend to suggest their brief will be to look for social house gatherings (esp with independence day) and report it to the police.

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Read and enjoy - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8169709/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-police-step-away-Creme-Egg.html

Police made 315 bookings islandwide in 24 hours of people who were out without the required permission.

They said 12,846 checks on drivers and pedestrians were carried out between Monday morning and Tuesday morning.

In the 12 hours from 6pm to 6am there were 3,332 checks and 121 bookings.

WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THESE PEOPLE

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Dave
Moira And Dave

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”