TRNC Ministry of Health announces new measure; All bars and shops to close by 9pm plus no party allowed

The TRNC Ministry of Health has announced new decisions taken by the Communicable Diseases Supreme Committee under the Communicable Diseases Act 45/2018, to combat the spread of Covid-19.  

The new decisions are as follows;      

• It has been decided to close cafes, restaurants, patisseries, betting shops, hairdressers, beauty parlours, massage parlours, gyms, pita shops, simit shops, barber shops after 9:00pm as of December 28, 2020. However, it has been deemed appropriate that only take-away services remain open after 9:00pm.
  
•  The decision to close taverns, bars, clubs and similar entertainment venues has been extended until 04 January 2021.
•  It was deemed necessary to extend the decision we made regarding the New Year’s Eve and entertainment programmes. New Year’s Eve celebrations are banned both indoors and out. 
•  It has been decided to extend the decision on the suspension of unquarantined entries for three days or less in order to enter our country by charter flights, private aircraft, scheduled flights and ferries, which were published in the Official Gazette and previously reported.
•  It was deemed appropriate to allow UN, EU, British Officials, Buffer Zone and Peace Corps personnel to pass through the borders provided they document negative PCR tests conducted in the last week.

Signed by Dr. Ali Pilli Minister of Health