Passengers from Turkey will be made undergo a mandatory seven-day quarantine from August, 1, PM kicks against it

Passengers from Turkey arriving in the TRNC will be made to undergo a mandatory seven-day quarantine as from Saturday, August, 1.

This is a recommended by the Committee on Serious Infectious Diseases. 

The committee, established by the TRNC Ministry of Health, made the recommendation given the number of new cases emerging in passenger arrivals from Turkey since 1 July.

The recommendation has been approved by the Minister for Health Ali Pilli, however, it is not yet known how this will be implemented. 

According to sources at the health ministry, the main reason for this decision was because incoming passengers had not been self-isolating as they had agreed.  

Reacting to the committees suggestion of compulsory quarantine, Prime Minister, Ersin Tatar, said there will be no question of implementing a seven-day quarantine period for arrivals from Turkey.

Since  July 1, approximately 24, 000 tests were made on those who entered the country, only 23 of them were positive, and this number was within acceptable limits, Tatar noted.

Tatar stated that he believes that reopening  the country will be completed successfully if all sectors and the public comply with the rules, and the necessary supervision and legal proceedings are made”.

Our government and everyone concerned are aware of the importance of health. But the economy is also important. Therefore, the opening process will be continued with the awareness that the fight against coronavirus continues. In this context, we are increasing our test capacity day by day and we will increase it further.

18,000 people have come to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus since July 1 by sea and by air. Approximately 24,000 tests were carried out on these arrivals and people in our country.

I believe that the opening process will be completed successfully if all segments and the public comply with the rules, and the necessary supervision and legal proceedings are made, the Prime Minister said.

Source: LGC News