Cyprus has the cleanest bathing waters in Europe. It’s in the Top 10 of countries most prepared for the easing of lockdown restrictions and it averages 300 sunny days a year – all of which makes the island an increasingly attractive holiday destination for Greeks.
Cyprus effectively closed for business in March as the Coronavirus pandemic swept westwards.
Now, thanks to the government putting health over wealth, Cyprus is considered to be one of the world’s safest travel destinations – and it has opened its doors once again to other `safe’ countries, including Greece.
Other `Low-Risk Category A Countries’ given the green light to return include Austria, Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germans, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
While passengers initially had to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test conducted within 72 hours prior to departure, this requirement was relaxed yesterday (20/6/20) for Category A countries.
Of course, with some countries waiting on the Category B list to get in, and some countries not making any list at all – step forward America and Great Britain – the Cypriot authorities expect to see only 30% of the usual number of tourists that visit the island each year.
However, there is good news for those that do make it because Cyprus received two timely accolades this month with an EU report confirming that 99.1% of Cypriot bathing waters are of excellent quality and an Oxford University study placing Cyprus in the Top 10 countries most prepared for the easing of lockdown restrictions thanks to its low infection rates.
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