Police have fined 13 individuals and seven shop owners for violating measures aiming to contain the spread of Covid.

A police spokesman told the Cyprus News Agency, that in the 24 hours ending at 6am on Saturday the force carried out a total of 2,475 checks.

In Nicosia 951 checks were carried out with one individual and two shop owners reported, in Limassol 277 checks were made with seven individuals reported, in Larnaca four individuals and one shop owner were fined after 408 checks, in Paphos four shop owners were fined following 286 checks, one individual was fined in Famagusta after 316 checks, while no fines were issued after 88 checks in the Morphou area.

The traffic departments and the marine and port police carried out 125 and 24 checks respectively with no fines issued.