(MENAFN) A three-week lockdown took place on Sunday in Cyprus as part of cautionary measures against the spread of coronavirus.
People, under the lockdown, have to stay at home, and shopping malls, department stores, retail shops and restaurants should remain shut.
The streets of the capital Nicosia and other towns, which usually throb with life, were empty at noontime on Sunday, and highways were unoccupied of cars.
Policemen were deployed on the streets to check people's written or SMS passes, with which they are permitted to go out for a short time twice a day for buying essentials like food, or for physical exercise.
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