Cyprus bans entry for travellers who have been to India recently

Cyprus is keen to curb the spread of B.1.617 variant, which is the new deadly variant of COVID 19. The nation has decided to ban entry of all travellers who have been to India in the last two weeks. However, the government in Cyprus has made it clear that this ban excludes citizens of the country, and foreign nationals who live permanently in the country.
Those travellers wanting to gain entry into Cyprus, and are citizens or residents, must undergo a PCR test 72 hours before boarding a flight. That is not all, travellers will also have to get tested once they arrive in Cyprus, and have to go into quarantine for 10 days at government designated facilities. The government will bear the cost of quarantine.

India has been devastated by the new variant of COVID-19, with a massive surge in infections, and deaths. The new strain is slowly making its presence felt across the world. Recently, WHO had warned the European Union regarding the possible rise in infection rates as a result of the reopening of destinations in summer.
The UK variant is the most widespread one in Cyprus at present, however, the B.1.617 variant is making its presence felt now. The good news is that more than 40 percent of the citizens in Cyprus are fully vaccinated.