The Health Minister’s decree regulating the mandatory check of SafePass through the CovScan application has been released in the Official Gazette.
Citizens who fall within the following groups are excluded, at the current stage, from the digital QR code check and they may, if they so wish, present the SafePass in another format: People aged 65 and over; People aged 18 years or less; Turkish Cypriot citizens vaccinated in areas of the Republic of Cyprus, where the Government does not exercise effective control; Tourists (i.e. persons not permanently residing in the Republic and legally entering the Republic) who have been vaccinated in countries other than those of the European Union, the European Economic Area (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) or Switzerland, and Permanent/legal residents of Cyprus who have been vaccinated in countries other than those of the European Union, the European Economic Area (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) or Switzerland.
Persons falling under the above categories will be checked for SafePass possession, and must present a certificate proving that they meet one of the requirements of SafePass (vaccination card or COVID-19 recovery certificate in printed form or written text message or certificate of negative PCR result or rapid antigen test in printed format or written text message).
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