Police carried out 5,423 checks overnight and booked 62 pedestrians and drivers for breaking the lockdown decree — with Nicosia accounting for the biggest number of violations.
The following checks were carried out from 6 pm on Thursday to 6 am on Friday:
Nicosia: 2,209 checks, 27 booked
Limassol: 915 checks, 13 booked
Larnaca: 473 checks, 3 booked
Paphos: 1102 checks, 13 booked
Famagusta: 295 checks, 5 booked
Morphou: 167 checks, none booked
Police HQ traffic unit: 228 checks, 1 booked
MMAD: 34 checks, none booked
Police also carried out 919 checks on premises and found no violations. (Nicosia 370 checks, Limassol 170, Larnaca 125, Paphos 131, Famagusta 69 and Morphou 54.)