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Police fined 23 individuals and 8 shop owners over Covid protective measures violation

10/01/2022 08:49

Cyprus Police fined 23 individuals and 8 shop owners for violating protective measures aiming to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A police spokesperson told CNA that in the last 24 hours ending on 06:00 local time Monday, 10 January 2022, the Force carried out a total of 2,219 checks throughout the government-controlled areas.

In Nicosia, the Police carried out 568 checks reporting 2 shop owners, in Limassol 146 checks were carried out with 2 shop owners and 5 persons fined, in Larnaca 1 shop owner and 2 persons were fined following 612 checks, in Pafos 4 persons were reported after 139 checks, in Famagusta 3 shop owners and 6 persons were fined after 395 checks while in the Morphou region 178 checks were carried out with no fines issued.

The Traffic Departments and the Marine and Port Police carried out 172 and 3 checks respectively with no fines issued, while the Police reported 5 persons in the Pafos Airport and 1 in Larnaca Airport.