According to the new regulations, only unvaccinated people
who haven’t contracted and recovered from the coronavirus must undergo a PCR
test 72 hours prior to boarding or a rapid test 24 hours before departure.
All Cyprus-bound passengers are no longer required to fill
in a form — also known as a Cyprus Flight Pass — providing information that
enables authorities to trace them if they do test positive for COVID-19 during
their stay.
Vaccinated and recovered passengers will need a valid
European Union health certificate. Health certificates from third countries are
accepted if they’ve joined the EU’s COVID certificate system.
All adults are considered vaccinated for nine months after
receiving their second dose or have received a 3rd booster shot. Individuals
are designated as recently recovered from COVID-19 seven days after testing
positive and for six months thereafter.
Tourism directly accounts for 13% of the island nation’s
economy and authorities are keen to attract new markets to make up for the
significant loss of Russian and Ukrainian tourists in the wake of Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine.