From 6am on Tuesday until 6am on Wednesday police carried out 10,590 checks for breaches of coronavirus protocols and fined 168 individuals, including two business owners, for violations.

The businesses concern a cafe in Limassol which was fined 750 euros for serving customers and a hairdresser in Paphos who was ordered to pay 500 euros because an employee was not wearing a protective mask and there was no thermometer on the premises.

The numbers by district:

Nicosia: 1,580 checks, 31 booked

Limassol: 2,211 checks, 82 booked

Larnaca: 2,196 checks, 21 booked

Paphos: 1,345 checks, 17 booked

Famagusta: 1,332 checks, 11 booked

Morphou: 1,327 checks, 3 booked

513 inspections by traffic police resulted in three people being fined.

The rapid response unit and marine police also carried out checks but did not report any violations.