restricted upon entry to cyprus, the country assessed the schengen area and other countries based on factors such as the number of new diagnoses and mortality rates per 100,000 inhabitants. the category a countries were considered low risk; arrivals from category a countries, including some non-european countries like canada, japan, and south korea, did not have any restrictions placed on their entry. category b countries were considered less certain than category a and included france, italy, and spain. passengers arriving from category b countries were required to undergo a health examination upon arrival and self-quarantine until the results returned. the category b restrictions also applied to citizens and legal residents of cyprus. category c countries were considered an increased risk and entry was restricted unless certain conditions were met; arrivals could take a covid-19 test upon arrival or present an rt-pcr certificate, which would prove negative test results within the 72 hours before their arrival. statistics total confirmed cases, recoveries, and deaths total confirmed cases total recoveries total deaths show linear scale show logarithmic scale new cases per day new cases per day total deaths total deaths show linear scale show logarithmic scale deaths per day deaths per day