New Covid-19 Restrictions for Businesses in Cyprus

As of 3 January 2022, 40% of persons employed in a company or a service-providing organization, or in the public and wider public sector shall work remotely.

What does this mean for companies? 

• Companies employing a maximum of 10 persons are excluded from this measure.
• The percentage includes persons who are self-isolated because they are sick or declared as close contacts of a confirmed positive case and work from home, as well as persons who make use of their leave of absence.
• Employees who have completed their vaccination scheme against Covid-19 with the two doses for the two-dose vaccines and one dose for the single-dose vaccines, or hold a certificate of recovery (duration of 180 days) must present a negative Rapid test result with duration of 7 days. The check is carried out by displaying a text message or presenting the result in printed form.
• Employees who have received the booster/3^rd dose of a vaccine in the case of two-dose vaccines or the 2^nd dose in the case of single-dose vaccines, are excluded.
• Employees (18+) who have not received any dose of the vaccine are required to present a negative 72-hour PCR test or a 48-hour Rapid test. The check is carried out through the CovScan Cyprus application.
• For vaccinated individuals or individuals who have been ill with COVID-19 or individuals who are exempt from vaccination for medical reasons, the Rapid test will be free of charge at the Rapid antigen testing units. This also applies to individuals who have received at least one dose of the vaccine and the period required for the administration of the 2nd dose has not elapsed, or in the case of the single-dose vaccines 14 days have not elapsed since the administration of the 1st dose.
• Each organization, company, business may set a specific day on which the employees will be checked for their weekly Rapid test.
• It is clarified that if a transmission chain is recorded in a workplace, all members of the staff will be subject to a test without exception.
• Essential Services are exuded.