Police said they have booked 59 individuals and two businesses over the past 24 hours after conducting 3,435 checks as part the enforcement of Covid measures.

In Nicosia, officers carried out 275 checks and reported two individuals while 23 were booked in Limassol during 315 checks.

The managers of two businesses were also reported in Limassol, one for failure to wear a mask and the second for allowing in a customer without a SafePass. They were issued a €500 each.

Larnaca police reported seven people during 428 checks while in Famagusta, where a lot of Nicosia residents are holidaying, officers reported 23 individuals in 1,406 checks.

In Paphos, police booked four people during 363 checks.