https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/as-coronavirus-lockdown-eases-cypriots-still-in-limbo
Deniz Birinci had just hours to stuff her and her baby daughter’s belongings into suitcases and bin bags on March 16 before the two sides on the divided island of Cyprus imposed lockdowns to halt the spread of the new coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seven-new-cases-epidemiological-data-released
Seven new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Thursday after the processing of 2,545 samples, raising total cases in the Republic of Cyprus to 850....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lifting-of-restrictions-sign-of-progress-but-concerns-high-over-relapse
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Wednesday that with the island moving toward recovering from the coronavirus outbreak, the gradual lifting of measures set to begin next week is a testament of the progress being made, but it also a source of intense concern over a potential relapse....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/full-rollout-of-general-health-system-to-be-delayed-three-months
With state hospitals busy wrestling with the island’s coronavirus outbreak, the full rollout of the General Health System, initially planned for June, won’t be taking place until September....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chloroquine-hype-begins-to-wane
More doubts over chloroquine emerged this week, with new studies pointing to high risks and a US top health official saying he was fired after being pressured to direct money towards the “game changer” drug...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/youth-who-lost-fingers-speaks-out
A teenager, who blew off three of his fingers after a firework tube exploded in his hand, took to social media to warn his peers against the use of illegal pyrotechnics...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-ready-to-boost-covid-19-aid-to-cyprus
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday expressed China's readiness to continue and further strengthen its assistance towards Cyprus in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/world-remains-cautious-over-chloroquine
The US Food and Drug Administration is a step closer to a potential approval of chloroquine for treatment against Covid-19, while more doubts over the drug’s effectiveness and concerns over lethal side effects continue to pop up around the globe...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/we-will-defeat-our-shared-pandemic-enemy-and-rise-stronger-in-its-wake
The story of U.S. leadership in the global battle against Covid-19 is a story of days, months, and decades. Every day, new U.S. technical and material assistance arrives in hospitals and labs around the world. These efforts, in turn, build on a decades-long foundation of American expertise, generosity, and planning that is unmatched in history....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-in-the-mix-as-world-seeks-cure
An Israeli military aircraft has delivered five tons of chloroquine to Cyprus this week, amid reports of secret wars over limited access to the drug but also uncertainty over its effectiveness in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boris-johnson-spends-night-in-hospital
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still in hospital on Monday suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, although Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tracking-app-promoted-to-combat-pandemic
An EU-funded research centre in the Republic of Cyprus is calling on people to install a new app called CovTracer to help limit the spread of coronavirus, amid concerns regarding privacy and effectiveness of tracking applications...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-procures-medical-equipment-worth-€2-5m-for-turkish-cypriot-community
The EU has stepped up to assist the Turkish Cypriot community in its battle against coronavirus, procuring €2.5m worth of medical equipment and mobilizing 25 medical specialists who will be sent to the north for three months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/private-hospitals-armour-up-with-covid-19-protection-measures
Private hospitals are taking extensive precautions for the protection of patients and staff amid the unfolding coronavirus outbreak, the head of the private hospitals association PASIN, Savvas Kadis, said on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/infected-man-breaks-quarantine-in-search-of-meds
Health officials in Cyprus were perturbed over an incident when a self-quarantined man infected with the Covid-19 disease went out to local pharmacies in search of chloroquine, an existing drug that is still open to debate around the world...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/baby-boy-born-to-mother-positive-for-coronavirus-tests-negative
A baby boy born to a woman who was carrying coronavirus tested negative for the virus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fight-against-pandemic-hangs-in-the-balance
Authorities in the Republic of Cyprus are closely monitoring the effectiveness of stricter measures against the spread of the coronavirus, with health experts saying more cases resulting from lack of social distancing are now starting to emerge...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/corporate-social-responsibility-and-corporates-response-to-covid19
The long-term debate over CSR is concerned with whose interests should be attended to, shareholders or stakeholders, and this is actually the debate of the two competing theories over the purpose of the modern business firm...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ward-to-treat-suspected-covid-19-cases-opens-in-paphos-general-hospital
A ward to deal exclusively with suspected coronavirus cases was placed in operation on Monday at the Paphos General Hospital....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cooperation-and-transparency-needed-to-fight-covid-19
In today’s age of social media, it has unfortunately become normal to see false information reach a broad audience instantaneously through the Interne...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/oncology-department-at-limassol-general-hospital-in-lockdown
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-19-cases-on-the-rise-14-new-cases-in-republic-nine-in-north
Cyprus on Thursday saw 14 new coronavirus cases in the Republic and nine additional cases confirmed in the north, raising the total to 146 and 56 respectively....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hospitals-the-achilles-heel-of-the-pandemic
The suspension of patient admissions at all four state General Hospitals was one of the initial fears that was expressed by the state health services organization (SHSO), which oversees the island’s public hospitals that have borne the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-19-cases-jump-to-97
Confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 97 in the Republic of Cyprus after two more tested positive on Monday, with one of the new cases involving a doctor at the Limassol General Hospital....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-shuts-down-to-beat-pandemic
In a televised address to the nation on Sunday evening, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a full lockdown, starting from 6 a.m on Monday, aimed at curbing the further spread of the coronavirus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-records-first-coronavirus-death
A British elderly patient, who was infected with the coronavirus during his hospitalization in Paphos, died in Famagusta on Saturday night, marking the island's first pandemic death...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/second-paphos-private-hospital-to-limit-operations-after-covid-19-confirmation
The Evangelismos private hospital in Paphos became the second private hospital in the city on the southwest coast to limit its operations after a doctor working there tested positive for coronavirus on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elderly-man-killed-while-crossing-the-street
An elderly man was killed in a road accident in Limassol on Friday, after he was struck by an oncoming vehicle as he was trying to cross the road...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-medical-professionals-under-one-roof
The services of all doctors and nurses in both state and private sectors came under one roof on Friday, following a requisition order in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/second-largest-hospital-goes-into-lockdown