Police reported 168 citizens and 12 establishments for violations of COVID measures in a total of 10,588 checks the last 24 hours island-wide.
A police officer from the Press Office told the Cyprus News Agency that in Nicosia there were 1,674 checks and 29 citizens and 5 shop owners were reported, in Limassol the Police conducted 3,147 checks and fined 87 citizens and 1 shop owner while in Larnaka 1,135 checks were carried out and the Police fined 17 citizens and 1 shop owner. In Paphos the checks were 1,238 and 14 citizens and 4 shop owners were reported, in Famagusta 1,609 checks were made and 16 citizens were fined and in Morphou 2 citizens and one shop owner were fined in a total of 692 checks.
The Traffic Department made 991 checks and fined 3 citizens and the Emergency and Response Unit made 13 checks with no reports. No report was made in a total of 89 checks by the Port and Marine Police.
Of the 12 premises reported, 11 concerned coffee shops and restaurants and a beauty salon in Larnaca where the person in charge was not wearing a mask. Most of the citizens were fined because they did not send an SMS or they did not have the certificate required for going out, for non-use of a mask, violating the 11.00 pm curfew or excessive number of passengers in cars.