Partial Curfew from 17 Jan

[wanderer]

Making a statement after the end of the Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Ersan Saner announced the decisions taken at the meeting. Saner announced that they have declared a curfew between 22:00 in the evening and 05:00 in the morning from tomorrow.

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[Brazen]

What is that going to achieve? Can COVID only be contracted during those hours?
It’s not many days since the last curfew finished. There were 31 cases yesterday and without real measures it will continue to rise.
It’s such a shame really after they defeated it early in the year they have let it get hold big time since. Too little, too late.

[teatime]

Looks like a lot more restrictions have been implemented.

https://www.yeniduzen.com/iste-bulasici ... 36035h.htm

[wanderer]

Decisions Taken by the Contagious Diseases Supreme Committee under the Communicable Diseases Law 45/2018 Starting vaccination practices in our country simultaneously with the whole world, reducing the number of contamination in our country, and enabling people who have been vaccinated and infected and produce antibodies to enter our country without restrictions as of April 1, 2021, and also Considering the increase in the number of local cases in our country in order to enable all services that have been stopped and / or reduced within the scope of their activities, the Contagious Diseases Supreme Committee has decided to tighten the decisions taken in order to increase the number of contamination among healthcare workers and to ensure the effective continuity of the health system. 1. A partial curfew has become necessary due to the increase in the number of local cases in our country and the fact that the number of local contamination cases has not decreased despite all the precautions taken before. a) It has been deemed appropriate for the public officials working in the police, fire brigade, health, civil aviation, electricity institutions, municipalities, Ministry of Finance, Customs and Rusumat to continue their services. It has been decided to suspend public officials working outside of the aforementioned institutions from 00:01 hours on January 18, 2021 until 23:59 hours on January 31, 2021. However, employees in departments deemed necessary by the Ministries may be called upon to perform essential services with a minimum of personnel upon the call of the Authority Supervisors, if needed. b) In the private sector; It has been deemed appropriate that the following sectors, workplaces and activities are closed from January 18, 2021 until 23:59 on January 31, 2021, except for businesses that produce services within the framework of meeting basic needs such as pharmacies, gas stations, bakeries and markets, and holders of yellow press cards . - Entertainment places, cinema, bars, cafes, coffee house / coffee house etc. - Picnic areas and collective activities etc. - Gyms, stadiums, etc. - Wedding halls, birthdays, mass prayers, religious services, etc. - Night clubs, casinos - Bet offices, internet cafes, massage parlors etc. - Barbershops, hairdressers, beauty salons, tattoo parlors, etc. - Market places etc. - Restaurant, patisserie, cafe, buffet etc. (Only take-out and pick-up will be open) - Home visits and hospitality, - Culture, art, exhibition halls, archaeological sites, libraries, etc. c) It has been decided to stop all sports training and competitions until 31 January 2021. Persons who want to go out on the streets for indispensable reasons will be subject to the special permission of the Police and District Governorship. 2. It has been deemed appropriate for the patients residing in Northern Cyprus and receiving routine treatment / treatment in Southern Cyprus to move to Southern Cyprus without daily quarantine in order to avoid victimization and complete their treatment. The patient and his attendant (if necessary) who will be transferring for health purposes are required to submit the negative PCR test results made within the last 3 days upon arrival. In addition, patients and companions returning to our country after the treatment should perform PCR tests again on the seventh and fourteenth days of their entry into the country and submit the results to our Ministry. 3. It has been decided that the passage of persons residing in the North and working in Southern Cyprus will be subject to quarantine until 31 January 2021 at 23:59. 4. It has been decided that the passage of persons residing in the South and working in Northern Cyprus will be subject to quarantine until 31 January 2021 at 23:59. 5. It has been deemed appropriate that the passage of students residing in the North and studying in Southern Cyprus and their parents are subject to quarantine until 23:59 on January 31, 2021. 6. It has been deemed appropriate that the passage of students residing in the South and studying in Northern Cyprus and their parents are subject to quarantine until 23:59 on January 31, 2021. 7. It has been deemed appropriate to extend the semester break until 23:59 on January 31, 2021 in all primary and secondary education schools in the TRNC. 8. It has been deemed appropriate to suspend the classroom, study, private lessons and course activities until 23:59 on January 31, 2021. 9. It has been deemed appropriate to stop the face-to-face education services of institutions providing higher education until 23:59 on January 31, 2020. 10. Within the scope of the Green Line Regulation, it has been deemed appropriate for people engaged in contactless trade to trade without quarantine. 11. It has been deemed appropriate that ambulances pass through the Yeşilırmak Border Gate for health purposes only without quarantine, and other passages are subject to quarantine. 12. It was deemed appropriate for TÜK to continue its feed and barley sales, to show the necessary flexibility for feed factories and feed suppliers to continue their activities, to continue their production in flour factories, dairy institutions and dairy processing plants. 13. With the export and import permission of the Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, it has been deemed appropriate for the slaughterhouses to continue working. 14. It has been deemed appropriate that auto vehicle recovery and internet service providers' emergency breakdown services continue. 15. It has been deemed appropriate that companies providing private security services continue to work. 16. It has been deemed appropriate that water producers, distributors and sellers continue to serve. 17. It has been deemed appropriate that the activities of cutting and packaging of citrus, livestock, agriculture and construction sectors, food and basic needs suppliers will continue. 18. It has been deemed appropriate that the truck drivers coming to our country from the ports should submit the negative PCR test results within 72 hours and enter the country without quarantine, provided that they stay at the port until the second PCR test results are negative. However, the truck drivers must unload the cargo in their trucks and load their new cargo and leave the country within 48 hours. 19. Since the above decisions will be valid as of January 18, 2021, it has been decided that all decisions taken until January 15, 2021 will be extended until January 18, 2021. 20. Persons residing or working in Pile who work in non-prohibited business lines will be able to transfer without quarantine, provided that they submit the current negative PCR test results within 72 hours. 21. UN, EU, British Bases, Buffer Zone and Peace Corps staff will be able to enter without quarantine, provided that they submit negative PCR test results within the last 72 hours. 22. Unless there is an essential need until the rules come into force, it is recommended not to go out until 18 January 2021. 23. The decisions taken by our Committee will be re-evaluated on 23 January 2021, considering the pandemic situation in our country

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[Hedge-fund]

Looks like a lot more restrictions have been implemented.

https://www.yeniduzen.com/iste-bulasici ... 36035h.htm

Bloody hell!

That's what I call a lockdown.

Just sit and pray the vaccines are dished out asap.

[alphamike]

It was to be expected with the higher number of cases, and folk obviously not following social distancing, particularly over the festive season.

[snd1966]

Let's hope everyone does as the government asks and stays at home only going out if essential or it may be a very miserable February.

Fingers crossed the 15 days after the new year the people who unfortunately caught it have stayed within their bubble and the next 15 days all the cases will be able to be sourced.

[Chriswright03]

What does this mean exactly?

"Persons who want to go out on the streets for indispensable reasons will be subject to the special permission of the Police and District Governorship."

Is it like last time if you want to go somewhere other than the supermarket you have to ask for permission? As ever a bit of clarity would be helpful. Without a clear definition I guess it will be left to the interpretation of the officer who stops you. Probably find out tomorrow on my way for a hospital appointment!

Taken from Facebook Expats Uncut Group courtesy of Issy Atahasan whose translations always seem to be more accurate than Google.

"People who wish to go out on the street for essential reasons will be subject to special permission of the Police and the District Office."

[alphamike]

Thanks for that update CW. I suppose it must mean not going anywhere other than supermarket, petrol, pharmacy, I would have thought hospital/doctor visits would be included too. It would be handy if the authorities would clarify and also publish SMS to contact for permission.

[Soner]

It seems that this curfew has been retracted. MP's decided against it. Curfew from 10pm until 5am remains the same up until 23rd Jan when it will be revised.

[forestpixie]

As I understand it we are awaiting government confirmation re all the committee recommendations and they should be signed off tomorrow at the latest.

[CPFC]

Re Wanderers note - does this mean that those people who have had the CV jab can enter NC with no restrictions after the 1st April?

[alphamike]

Thanks Soner. It's ridiculous that these statements are issued to the press and then retracted. It's the businesses and workers that I feel so sorry for here with all this nonsense. Left hand and right hand need to get together.

[wanderer]

LGC put it a bit clearer

https://www.lgcnews.com/health-committe ... trictions/

[forestpixie]

LGC put it a bit clearer

https://www.lgcnews.com/health-committe ... trictions/

Apparently this isn't set in stone.

[alphamike]

There are many articles in the local newspapers online about all this conflicting advice. I won't bother to post them all but think this one is relevant.

https://www.yeniduzen.com/kararlari-res ... 36044h.htm

Google Translation

"It is the Ministry of Health that will publish the decisions in the Official Gazette."The President of the Cyprus Turkish Bar Association, Lawyer Hasan Esendağlı, reminding that the decisions taken by the Infectious Diseases Supreme Council have not been published in the Official Gazette, stated that the Ministry of Health has the authority to publish the decision in the Official Gazette.

The President of the Cyprus Turkish Bar Association, Lawyer Hasan Esendağlı, reminding that the decisions taken by the Infectious Diseases Supreme Board have not yet been published in the Official Gazette, stated that the Ministry of Health has the authority to publish the decision in the Official Gazette, and the current legal situation is a kind of 'Araf'. Truck; is confusion, ”he said.Esendağlı's statement from his social media account is as follows:“The legal problem arises at the following points: In order for the decisions of the Communicable Diseases Supreme Council to take effect, it must be published in the Official Gazette. So, to whom does this authority belong? According to the law, it is the Ministry of Health that will publish the decisions in the Official Gazette. In other words, the Council of Ministers or the Prime Minister does not have any authority or discretion to publish these decisions in the Official Gazette. But the decisions have not yet been published. Therefore, the current legal situation is a kind of "Purgatory"; is confusion.I think that the TRNC Chief Prosecutor will give the necessary opinion to the parties at the meeting of the Council of Ministers to which they are invited at 14:00, so that they can clearly understand their legal situation.I wish a little more patience. "

[Hedge-fund]

Re Wanderers note - does this mean that those people who have had the CV jab can enter NC with no restrictions after the 1st April?

I think that is an aspiration rather than a commitment but gives everyone something to look forward to in hope.

[wanderer]

Completely off topic Have a laugh with the 3 pigs and Wolfie
at 7:30 in Wolfie and the Pigs without their suits

https://youtu.be/KqRblJFZXV0

[wanderer]

Infectious Diseases Executive Committee made some decisions on 16 January 2021 due to the pandemic in our country. You will appreciate that the Communicable Diseases Supreme Committee makes decisions regarding the implementation and / or rules to be applied in order to control the pandemic according to the number of cases seen in the country. However, it is up to the Council of Ministers to make a decision regarding the curfew. The decisions taken by the Supreme Committee on 16 January 2021 were thoroughly discussed and evaluated in the Council of Ministers. Considering the opinions of the Ministries related to the economy, it will be decided to follow the process for another week and to bring the decisions taken on January 16, 2021, if needed, by considering the pandemic in the country. For this reason, the decisions taken by the Communicable Diseases Supreme Committee on January 11, 2021 and entered into force upon publication in the official gazette will remain in practice as stated below until the new decisions are published. 1. After 22:00, it was decided that the decision to stop the activities in the areas of cafe, restaurant, patisserie, bet office, hairdresser, beauty center, coffee house, coffee house, gym, pita shop, bagel shop, barber shop will continue. People working in these sectors should repeat the PCR tests every fourteen days. 2. Persons residing or working in Pile will be able to transfer without quarantine, provided that they submit the current negative PCR test results within 72 hours. 3. Due to the increase in local cases in our country, UN, EU, British Base Area, Buffer Zone, Missing Persons and Peace Force employees will be able to enter without quarantine, provided that they submit negative PCR test results within the last 72 hours. 4. It was deemed appropriate for the patients residing in Northern Cyprus and receiving routine treatment / treatment in Southern Cyprus to move to Southern Cyprus without daily quarantine in order not to experience victimization and to complete their treatment. The patient and his attendant (if necessary) who will be transferring for health purposes are required to submit the negative PCR test results made within the last 3 days upon arrival. In addition, patients and companions returning to our country after the treatment should perform PCR tests again on the seventh and fourteenth days of their entry into the country and submit the results to our Ministry. 5. It has been decided to extend the semester break until the next decision in all primary and secondary education schools in the TRNC. 6. Classroom, study, private lessons and course activities were suspended until the next decision. 7. It has been decided that the passage of persons residing in the North and working in Southern Cyprus is subject to quarantine until the next decision. 8. It has been decided that the passage of persons residing in the South and working in Northern Cyprus will be subject to quarantine until the next decision. 9. It was decided that the passage of students residing in the North and studying in Southern Cyprus and their parents are subject to quarantine until the next decision. 10. Since the opening of educational institutions in our country was postponed, it was decided that the passage of students and their parents residing in the South and studying in Northern Cyprus will be subject to quarantine until the next decision. 11. Within the scope of the Green Line Regulation, it has been deemed appropriate for people engaged in contactless trade to trade without quarantine. 12. It has been decided that ambulances cross the Yeşilırmak Border Gate for health purposes only, without quarantine in transit, and other crossings are subject to quarantine. 13. It has been deemed appropriate for people residing in Beyramudu to go daily to the Üstler Area without quarantine in order to perform their livestock and agricultural activities in the Üstler Region. 14. It was decided to extend the decision on not gathering more than 10 people in houses until the next decision. 15. Workplace opening ceremonies, weddings, cinema, theater, birthday, collective worship, engagement, wedding, religious festival, etc. it was decided to extend the decision regarding the cessation of operations until the next decision. 16. It was decided that funerals would be held with the participation of only first degree relatives. 17. It has been decided that the team sports competitions will be held without spectators. Updated on: 17 January 2021, 21:02

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[Soner]

Still told no restrictions. Only curfew from 10pm until 5am.

[sophie]

It would appear that SOMEONE leaked incorrect information that first time. Nothing changed since decision of January 11th. However not to say they won't change later this week of course. Visiting one of two coffee houses/patisseries last week, its clear to see why numbers are going up. Especially the blokes huddled over small tables playing backgammon. They seem to consider they are omnipotent.

[Chriswright03]

I don't think the wrong information as such was leaked. It is more a case of the Infectious Diseases Committee make their recommendations but they have to be ratified by the Council of Ministers.

As someone else pointed out it is a Coalition Government who can't agree on the time of day let alone anything else. So the argument between safety and financial problems will always be there. If the numbers are stabilising or going down slowly I think we will stay as we are. They won't drop very quickly because the people that were tested positive have been going around for days if not weeks thinking they were OK and transmitting the virus to others. If the numbers continue to rise I think they will have little alternative but to go lock down again.

You are quite right though Sophie that a great many here still don't get it.

[snd1966]

Supreme must of been happy though...freezers empty of a lot of products fruit and chicken.
Not sure if the lack of bread was down to their supplier or bulk buying

[sophie]

I can't see why people panic in any case, even when we had our toughest lockdown and Lapta, Alsancak and Karsiyaka were ring fenced with police stopping people from driving up the bye past or driving through Karaoglanoglu to get to Girne without prior permission, the supermarkets here had plenty of everything. The only people who appeared to panic at this end were those who will only shop at the large Ilellis, pathetic really.

[Soner]

18 JANUARY 2021
TRNC NEWS HEADLINES


Statement by the Ministry of Health regarding the decisions of the Contagious Diseases High Committee

TRNC Ministry of Health stated that the decisions of the Contagious Diseases High Committee made on 11 January 2021 and published on the Official Gazette will continue to be applied until new decisions are determined.

The Ministry of Health stated that the new decisions issued by the Contagious Diseases High Committee on 16 January 2021 were discussed thoroughly at the TRNC Council of Ministers and it was decided to follow the current process for one week and, in the event of need, to apply the new decisions taken by the Contagious Diseases High Committee.

The statement is as the following.

“The Contagious Diseases High Committee made new decisions on 16 January 2021 regarding Covid 19 pandemic. As can be appreciated, the Contagious Diseases High Committee makes some decisions according to the number of cases to control the Covid 19 pandemic, however, taking a decision regarding lockdown is under the authority of the TRNC Council of Ministers. The decisions taken by the Contagious Diseases High Committee on 16 January 2021 were discussed thoroughly at the TRNC Council of Ministers and taking into consideration the views of the Ministries regarding the economy, it was decided to follow the current process for one week and, in case of need, to apply the decisions of the Contagious Diseases High Committee taken on 16 January 2021. Therefore, the following decisions taken by the Contagious Diseases High Committee on 11 January 2021 and published on the Official Gazette will be valid until the new decisions are determined.

1. It has been decided that the decision to stop the activities after 22.00 of cafe, restaurant, patisserie, betting office, hairdresser, beauty centre, coffee house, gym, pitta shop, simit shop, barbershop, will be continued. People working in these sectors should repeat the PCR tests every fourteen days.
2. Residents of Pile or those working in Pile will be able to enter the TRNC without quarantine as long as they submit negative PCR test results done within 72 hours.
3. Due to the increase in local cases in the country, UN, EU, British Bases, Buffer Zone, Missing Persons Committee and Peace Forces employees will be able to enter the TRNC without quarantine as long as they submit negative PCR test results done within 72 hours.
4. Patients and their attendants residing in Northern Cyprus and receiving medical treatment in Southern Cyprus will be able to enter the TRNC without quarantine. The patient and accompanying persons (if necessary) who will be transferring for health purposes are required to submit the negative PCR test results done within the last 3 days upon arrival. In addition, patients and accompanying persons should repeat the PCR tests in the 7th and the 14th day of their returning to the TRNC.
5. It has been decided to extend the semester break in all primary and secondary education schools in the TRNC until the next decision.
6. Training centres, private lessons and course activities are suspended until the next decision.
7. It has been decided that the passage of persons residing in the North and working in South Cyprus is subject to quarantine until the next decision.
8. It has been decided that the passage of persons residing in the South and working in North Cyprus will be subject to quarantine until the next decision.
9. Students and their parents who reside in the TRNC and study in the south are subject to quarantine in the event that they enter the TRNC until a new decision is made.
10. As the education is postponed in the TRNC, students and their parents who reside in the south and study in the TRNC are subject to quarantine in the event that they enter the TRNC until a new decision is made.
11. Those who do trade under the Green Line Regulation without physical contact are exempt from the quarantine restriction.
12. It has been decided that only ambulances for health purposes can cross the Yeşilırmak Border Gate without quarantine. Other than that, quarantine is required.
13. Those who reside in Beyramudu can only make daily crossings to the British Bases for the purpose of agriculture and livestock without quarantine.
14. The decision for the restriction of more than 10 people to come together in houses is extended until a new decision is made.
15. For all kinds of entertainment activities, business opening ceremonies, weddings, cinema, theatre, birthday, collective worship, engagement, religious ceremony, etc. is extended until a new decision is made.
16. It has been decided that funerals can be held with the participation of only first-degree relatives.
17. It has been decided that team sports can be held, but without spectators.

[wanderer]

Working at the Girne Akçiçek Hospital, Dr. Özcan Hüdaverdi shared from his social media account, "There is a very serious contamination in the Kyrenia region, and serious measures must be taken and Kyrenia must be quarantined!" used the expressions.

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[Chriswright03]

Kyrenia is a massive area though.

[sophie]

So is Karsyaka, Lapta and Alsancak a large area, but the three together were ring fenced at a time when the figures in Alsancak were abnormally high. Police on the main roads. I was stopped once and explained all I wanted was to drive another 100yards to Starlings and was allowed to carry on.

[Chriswright03]

Sophie I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong but don't all the three you mention come under Kyrenia as does Essenteppe? They all come under the Kyrenia District and that does not just refer to the town.

[sophie]

When there was an abnormal number of cases in Alsancak much earlier last year, supposedly mostly down to a couple of extended families, the three areas were isolated in order to stop it spreading to Girne proper. I have friends in Alsancak who needed to get to hospital appointments or were working with animals, and they had to contact an address, type where they needed to get to, why and and what time approx they would return and then wait ten minutes or so. Then a reply came back giving permission, which they had to show the police near the Alpet garage. Not sure now how long this went on for, but not very long if memory serves.

[Chriswright03]

I recall that last year and thought they may do the same with Alsancak and Lapta recently but it would seem not. When the figures are given daily it does give figures for Girne and Lefkosa but never really any of the villages. There were two positive in Essenteppe yesterday but they come under Girne. As the figures went up over night from 18 to 23 I suspect if the figures released later for today hsve risen we can rightly expect further restrictions.