Starting tomorrow, Monday, the control with the method of the rapid antigen test (rapid test) in employees of the companies and the branches that do not suspend their operation according to the Decree of the Minister of Health, day. January 8, 2021.
The control will be carried out with mobile sampling units at points within industrial zones, but also at other locations where there are companies that remain in operation.
An announcement from the Ministry of Health states that the aim of the control program for employees and companies is epidemiological surveillance and to ensure as much as possible the safety and health of employees who will continue to work with a physical presence in their workplaces.
At the same time, it is added, companies are given the opportunity to know in time if and if there are cases of the virus in their premises, to isolate them and thus prevent transmission and spread within the workplace. The immediate detection and isolation of the positive incident does not cause chain effects in the workplace, which in some cases may even lead to the suspension of business operations.
Therefore, employees are encouraged to respond and take advantage of the program and companies to facilitate their staff to be examined, in the best interest of both parties.
The sampling points for the period 11-13 January 2021:
| Monday, January 11, 2021 | ||
| Region | Sampling point | Hours |
| Industrial Workers' Area | Ergaton Industrial Area Restaurant | 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Athienou Industrial Area | Parking space of a new Fire Station (entrance of Industrial Area) | 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Mesogi Industrial Area | Parking next to the Licensing Authority | 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Tuesday, January 12, 2021 | ||
| Region | Sampling point | Hours |
| Kokkinotrimithia Industrial Area | Parking (former Pancyprian Bakeries) | 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Aradippou Industrial Area (former Larnaca Free Zone) | Industrial area parking | 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Strovolos Industrial Area | Parking on Perseos and Polyphemos Streets (despite Blue Island) | 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Agia Varvara Industrial Area of Paphos | Parking of the Community Council of Agia Varvara | 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Agios Athanasios Industrial Area of Limassol | Industrial Area Parking | 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Cyprus Electricity Authority (branches all over Cyprus) | Head Offices and KEP Strovolos | 11.30 a.m. – 3 p.m. |
| Nicosia – Kyrenia – Morphou Regional Office | 7.30 a.m. – 11 π.μ. | |
| Limassol Regional Office | 7.30 a.m. – 9.30 am | |
| Warehouses of Limassol Regional Office | 10 am. – 12 μ. | |
| Famagusta-Larnaca Regional Office | 7.30 a.m. – 9.30 am | |
| Warehouses of the Famagusta-Larnaca Regional Office | 10 am. – 12 μ. | |
| Paphos Regional Office | 7.30 a.m. – 9.30 am | |
| Warehouses of Paphos Regional Office | 10 am. – 12 μ. | |
| Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | ||
| Region | Sampling point | Hours |
| Aradippou Industrial Area | 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. | |
| Ypsonas Industrial Area | 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. | |
| Limassol Industrial Area | 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. | |
| Frenaru Industrial Area | 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. | |
| Larnaca Industrial Area | 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. | |
| Electricity Authority of Cyprus | Warehouses of the Regional Office of Nicosia – Kyrenia – Morphou | 7.30 a.m. – 9.30 am |
| Dhekelia Power Station | 7.30 a.m. – 9.30 am | |
| Vasilikos Power Station | 7.30 a.m. – 9.30 am | |
