{"id":64538,"date":"2021-05-10T09:22:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T13:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=64538"},"modified":"2021-05-10T09:22:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T13:22:21","slug":"talk-about-covid-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=64538","title":{"rendered":"Talk about COVID-1984<\/b>!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Coronapass\u2019 Vaccine Passport System To Be Imposed On Cyprus<\/strong><\/h1>\n

by Samuel Allegri
\nThe Epoch Times<\/p>\n

The Cyprus government announced a controversial\u00a0new measure\u00a0that would reopen businesses and return some liberties to the island nation\u2019s citizens by introducing a \u201cCoronapass\u201d system.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A person looking at the app for the New York State Excelsior Pass in Los Angeles on April 6, 2021. (Chris Delmas\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The European country\u2019s cabinet decided on Wednesday that\u00a0most businesses will be allowed to reopen with the pass. Residents, upon showing their \u201cCoronapasses,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0would be authorized to enter restaurants, churches, sports games, gyms, shops, and other venues starting Monday,\u00a0but a night curfew will remain,\u00a0CyprusMail<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n

The \u201cCoronapass\u201d indicates proof of a 72-hour-old negative test for COVID-19, vaccination three weeks prior, or having been infected with the virus within the past six months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLockdowns are not the solution; we cannot keep the economy and society shut for too long,\u201d said Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou, FinancialMirror reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to cooperate, learn to live in a new reality, follow the measures and stay safe. Otherwise, we will constantly have the same problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beauticians and hairdressers won\u2019t need the pass to operate, and meetings in public areas such as parks and beaches will be permitted as long as the number is less than 10, regardless of age.<\/p>\n

The \u201cCoronapass\u201d will be required at religious venues, dinners, weddings, and other outdoor receptions with a 200 limit for seated attendees from May 17, and on June 1, events will be allowed indoors given people show their pass.<\/strong>Private businesses can operate with 30 percent of their staff\u2019s attendance, and\u00a050 percent on May 17, if they have the pass.<\/p>\n

Theaters and Cinemas can run with a maximum of 50 people in attendance until May 17, after which 30 percent of their capacity will be permitted indoors, under the same condition.<\/p>\n

The previous 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew was imposed due to a British strain of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party<\/a>) virus outbreak, according to\u00a0The Mayor.<\/a><\/p>\n

With the new regulations, the curfew will be from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., exempting medical emergencies and workers who can present a \u201cConfirmation for Employee\u2019s Movement\u201d form.<\/p>\n

Residents in Cyprus have experienced some of the most draconian lockdown measures. Previously, they had only been allowed to leave their homes once a day after sending a text message, unless they were visiting a vaccination center.\u00a0After the \u201cCoronapass\u201d system is implemented, they won\u2019t need to send an SMS to go out<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Cypriot government is close to getting 60 percent of the population vaccinated by the end of June.<\/p>\n

People cannot obtain a \u201cCoronapass\u201d through antibody tests or self-test kits. Ioannou declared that the only way to register is to be confirmed by a government health official or authorized pharmacy, reported\u00a0Knews<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new restrictions are being condemned over its unconstitutionality and private data issues.<\/p>\n

The Cyprus Bar Association, a group of over 2,700 advocates, called the idea unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

The association\u2019s personal data commissioner asked to be rigorously briefed over the measure\u2019s development ahead, according to\u00a0In-Cyprus.<\/a><\/p>\n

President of Democratic Rally Averof Neophytou, the governing party in Cyprus, conveyed disapproval to the measure, saying that the principle of proportionality was to be observed.<\/p>\n

Ioannou commented: \u201clet the courts decide<\/strong>\u00a0whether the CoronPass is unconstitutional or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

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