Cyprus face masks

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Cyprus brings back face masks a month after scrapping them (Reuters)

Cyprus ordered the reintroduction of face masks to combat COVID-19 on Wednesday, just over a month after scrapping the requirement, as infections spiked ...

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Cyprus brings back face masks indoors in light of soaring Covid cases (Daily Mail)

Cyprus has reintroduced the mandatory use of face masks indoors for all people aged over 12, as coronavirus cases spike, the Mediterranean holiday island's.

The country's latest wave began to retreat in March, after spiking at 2,791 cases per million. Health leaders in Queensland said a return to mandatory masks is not being considered. Morocco is in the midst of a fourth wave, logging 80 infections per million people. Last month, cases fell to their lowest level in more than a year. But cases in the country have been falling for a month. The two newer sub-strains have caused cases in England to more than double in the last month. But health ministers told local media that cases have jumped seven per cent in the past week. Those arriving in the country no longer need display their vaccination status or a negative test. Some 1,639 people per million tested positive in the week to July 4. New York City's test positivity rate reached 10.3 percent for the first time in six months. She said: 'I'm not saying it should be mandatory but I do ask the French people to put the mask on in public transport. Office for National Statistics ( ONS) data released today show there were 166 Covid deaths registered across the two countries in the week ending June 24.

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Cyprus set to bring back face mask rules just one month after ... (Scottish Daily Record)

It comes following the most recent spike in Covid-19 infections.

Health experts have warned that this could impact holidays, although for the most part countries have stayed firm in a recent relaxing of restrictions. This move by Cyprus, however, may be a sign of what is to come with temporary restrictions put in place to curb the highly infectious Omicron sub variants BA4 and BA5. Cyprus is set to reintroduce some face mask rules just a month after scrapping them amid a surge in Covid-19 cases.

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Cyprus reinforces face mask rule indoors (FRANCE 24)

Cyprus has reintroduced the mandatory use of face masks indoors for all people aged over 12, as coronavirus cases spike, the Mediterranean holiday island's ...

Coronavirus infections in the Republic of Cyprus since the pandemic started in March 2020 have reached 515,596 and 1,075 deaths, out of a population of some 900,000. Many scientists prompted authorities to reinstate the mask following the latest surge in Covid cases and hospitalisations, attributed to the prevalence of highly infectious Omicron subvariants BA4 and BA5. It follows a new spike in Covid-19 infections in recent weeks, with the health ministry recording 19,503 positive cases from June 25 to July 5.

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Cyprus reinstates face mask mandate (Travel Weekly UK)

In a bid to reduce the spread of infection, health minister Michalis Hadjipantelas announced face masks will once again be compulsory in all indoor venues and ...

Failure to comply with restrictions may result in a €300 fine.” Anyone who doesn’t wear a face mask could be fined €300. It states: “As of July 8, 2022, the use of a face mask is compulsory in all indoor venues and on all public transport for everyone aged 12 and above.

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Cyprus brings back mandatory face masks indoors as Covid cases ... (Daily Express)

CYPRUS will bring back mandatory indoor face masks this summer. The country has made the decision in light of soaring Covid cases.

The rule comes into effect in Cyprus on July 8. Infections are rising in Germany with Covid cases currently at a two month high in the country. Covid cases are also rising in France and are currently at their highest level since April with a spike of almost 80 percent in infection rates over the last fortnight.

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Gatwick Airport: new travel rules for Cyprus as face masks return (Sussex Live)

Tourists travelling to Cyprus will now have to wear face masks indoors again as the country introduces new rules to combat rising Covid cases.

However, the country's health chiefs continue to suggest that people wear them in crowded places. Cases have dropped in neighbouring Portugal however, where it's been deemed "unlikely" for them to reintroduce any coronavirus rules. The country only removed its face covering rules last month, but has bought them back due to rising hospital cases, Cyprus' Health Minister has said.

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Cyprus brings back face masks a month after scrapping them (Euronews)

The requirement to wear a face mask in indoor areas comes into effect on Friday, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said. Health experts recommended the step ...

Since the coronavirus was first identified on the island in March 2020, it has recorded 1,075 deaths. The requirement to wear a face mask in indoor areas comes into effect on Friday, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said. Cyprus had lifted the mask wearing requirement in most areas on June 1.

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