Coronavirus: 210 citizens booked for violating measures

Police reported 210 citizens and the owners of four establishments after carrying out a total of 12,773 checks islandwide for violating Covid-19 measures.

A police spokesperson told the Cyprus News Agency that the reports were made for face masks and sms for outside movements.

Police carried out 2,566 checks in Nicosia and fined 47 citizens as well as a shop owner, while in Limassol  4,379 were carried out with 61 people reported. In Larnaca officers conducted  1,111 checks and handed out 39 fines to citizens and one to a shop owner.

In Paphos there were 1,061 checks resulting in eight citizens and one shop owner being fined while in Famagusta the Police reported 31 citizens in a total of 1,237 checks. In Morphou the Police carried out 830 checks and reported two people.

The traffic department also carried out 1,203 checks and reported 21 people while the emergency response unit carried out 317 checks and fined one citizen.

Marine police did 12,773 checks and no violation was reported.