Answers to frequently asked questions on what changes as of 1 February

Access is only allowed to parks, linear parks and beaches, exclusively for physical exercise purposes . 10. Is access to nature trails, as defined by the Forest Department, allowed? Access to nature trails is prohibited, for purposes of personal exercise, as well as for other purposes, with effect from the date of the issuance of the Decree. C. Sports: 11. In what instances is physical exercise/training allowed? Physical exercise/training is permitted in areas where access is allowed in accordance with the decree in force. Specifically, access is allowed to parks, linear parks and beaches only for physical exercise or individual sport purposes. Persons are allowed to move for physical exercise or individual sport in parks, linear parks and beaches only, provided that they send an SMS message to 8998 while selecting the option number 6, comply with the maximum time frame allowed (3 hours), and ensure that participants in the training do not exceed two persons, excluding underage children. As regards parks, linear parks and beaches , it is noted that people are allowed to be present there for no other reason besides exercise. It is underlined that in areas where people are present in order to work out, no socialization is allowed among persons who do not reside in the same residence. It is noted that with regard to the right to perform physical exercise on the beach, persons are allowed to go to the beaches of the District where they permanently reside (primary residence). Excluded from this are persons who reside in a District without access to the beach, namely the District of Lefkosia, who are allowed to travel to beaches in other Districts in order to work out, within the reasonable time frame of three hours. It is understood that those persons wishing to leave their house in order to work out, are allowed to do so, provided that they send an SMS message to 8998 while selecting the option number 6 and comply with the maximum time frame allowed (3 hours).