https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/systems-tested-by-slaughterhouse-outbreak
A company that owns a slaughterhouse in rural Nicosia has until Monday to explain how 79 people were found working without proper authorization, following a coronavirus outbreak on the premises and days after the firm hinted that government officials were supplying asylum seekers for manual labour through backchannels...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/roadblocks-as-cyprus-cuts-off-districts
Police say officers will man random checkpoints in Limassol and Paphos districts, both which have been ordered essentially isolated from the rest of the island, following new strict measures to combat a second wave of the coronavirus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/winter-makes-dramatic-entrance-in-cyprus
Winter is officially upon us, with several areas across Cyprus experiencing intense weather phenomena on Tuesday afternoon....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/streak-of-stormy-days-begins-in-cyprus
A yellow warning is currently in effect in the Republic of Cyprus due to isolated thunderstorms, with chances of flooding in local areas, as a streak of stormy days enters the picture this week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-updates-travel-list
The Republic of Cyprus downgraded eight countries in its three-tier risk-based classification system and upgraded one, with the updated list coming into effect on November 9....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/174-cases-detected-limassol-care-home-cluster-grows
174 new coronavirus cases emerged in the Republic of Cyprus on Tuesday after 4,033 tests were conducted, raising total cases to 4,934....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-leaders-to-size-each-other-up
Cyprus’ Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders are meeting on Tuesday evening to get to know each other following elections in the north, but local reports on both sides of the divided island suggest Nicos Anastasiades and Ersin Tatar already have talking points for each other...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-puts-more-measures-on-the-table
Members of the government’s coronavirus task force were set to meet with Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday, just two days ahead of a Cabinet meeting where stricter measures are expected to be announced...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-removed-from-uk-s-travel-corridor
The British government has taken Cyprus off the list of travel exemptions, requiring travelers flying back from the island to the UK to self isolate for two weeks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-detained-outside-french-embassy
Five protesters were arrested on Tuesday outside the French embassy in Nicosia, where dozens of Muslim residents gathered to demonstrate against France’s stance towards Islam...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-ministers-and-deputy-shipping-minister-in-isolation
Transport minster Yiannis Karousos, defence minister Charalambos Petrides and the deputy shipping minister Vasilis Demetriades all went into isolation on Tuesday after a close associate of the transport minister tested positive for the virus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-visits-ankara-on-clean-slate
Newly-elected Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is visiting Ankara on Monday, following his first tell-all interview with Turkish media after being sworn into office...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scientist-warns-of-major-spike-in-cyprus
The Parents Association in Polis Chrysochous, Paphos district, is calling for local schools to be shut down following a recent spike of coronavirus cases, with reports saying large-scale social events in the area may have heightened the spread of COVID-19...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-numbers-fly-off-the-charts-again
The number of new coronavirus cases flew off the charts again on Tuesday, when health authorities announced that 152 new cases emerged among a bulk of 4,410 tests....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/heavens-to-open-up-suddenly-in-cyprus
An upper-air disturbance is causing significant changes in flow direction over the eastern Mediterranean, with cloudy skies and chances of rain expected in the afternoonm, possibly including hail...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/golden-passports-pushed-forward-in-commission-agenda
After the Al Jazeera revelations, the Cyprus Investment Program is being pushed into the European Commission’s discussion agenda....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-daily-count-surpasses-200
Newly detected coronavirus infections in the Republic of Cyprus reached a whopping 202 on Saturday, the highest daily count ever recorded on the island since the outbreak of the pandemic, with additional measures being rolled out on Sunday starting with Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-out-of-control-as-cases-hit-triple-digits
The Republic of Cyprus broke a new record on Thursday after 104 new coronavirus cases were confirmed, with authorities already fearing the worse as chains of infection are out of control...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/41-new-coronavirus-cases-detected-in-cyprus
41 new coronavirus cases were detected in the Republic of Cyprus on Monday, a concerning figure for local standards....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/close-contacts-breaking-isolation-health-ministry-decries
The health ministry announced Friday that it has come to its attention that close contacts of confirmed coronavirus cases broke their two-week self-isolation and flouted protocols in place to safeguard public health....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-cypriots-choose-leader-as-cyprus-talks-reboot-looms
Turkish Cypriots vote Sunday to choose a leader who'll explore, along with Greek Cypriots, whether there's enough common ground left for a deal to end the island's decades of ethnic division....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/green-transition-in-transport-agriculture-an-uphill-task
Achieving sustainable transport demands policies on a governmental and local level which will give priority to users, providing more accessible, fair and clean alternative solutions, chairman of the parliamentary committee on transport, Charalambos Pittokopitis, has said, noting that the transition could not be achieved overnight....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-downgrades-four-countries-in-updated-travel-list
The Republic of Cyprus on Tuesday downgraded four countries in its three-tier risk-based classification of countries, with the updated travel list to come into effect on October 9....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/infected-traveler-located-abroad
The health ministry’s hunt for a coronavirus-infected traveller who was nowhere to be found wrapped up on Monday after authorities confirmed that she had already flown back home, placing an unknown number of people in danger....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/12-new-coronavirus-cases-detected
The health ministry announced 12 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, when 3,147 tests were conducted, raising total known cases in the Republic of Cyprus to 1,755....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/30-new-cases-announced-as-football-clusters-grow
30 new coronavirus cases were detected on Tuesday, many of which formed part of growing clusters developed among local football teams....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/blazing-heat-to-take-the-weekend-off
Cyprus is set to enjoy a short break from the extreme summer heats that extended into the autumn season, as the met department announced Friday that several days of overcast skies and rainy weather are on the cards before temperatures climb anew....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-four-scenarios-after-the-veto
The decision on EU sanctions has been postponed for the meeting of the 27 leaders of member states, likely to take place on October 1 and 2 due to a case of coronavirus. At that meeting, it will become clear whether the case of Belarus will be linked with whether sanctions will be imposed on Turkey for its provocations in the Cyprus EEZ or not. Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides made it clear to the Council of Foreign Ministers that what was agreed in Berlin should be respected, in essence using his veto. Whether Nicosia will maintain this position until the end will be seen at the summit of the 27....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/student-nurse-football-player-test-positive-for-coronavirus
A Larnaca special school was on high alert on Wednesday after a student tested positive for coronavirus prior to being admitted for surgery, with 31 people, among them teachers and students, to remain in quarantine and the school to remain closed until Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-nervous-ahead-of-flu-season
A recent climb in confirmed coronavirus cases, especially in Larnaca district, has prompted health officials to contemplate new tougher measures possibly across the island...
