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1. Six countries downgraded, one upgraded in Cyprus travel list

The Republic of Cyprus’ health ministry announced on Monday that six countries will be bumped down a category in its three-tier coronavirus risk-based classification system governing travel, with the updated list to come into effect on September 24....

2. Biker dies in crash after family outing

A local biker was killed in an accident in Limassol over the weekend, with police saying human factors played a primary role in the road victim’s fatal fall into a ditch...

3. Cyprus updates risk-based travel list

The Republic of Cyprus on Tuesday downgraded Estonia and Georgia from category A to B, the Czech Republic and Hungary from B to C, while upgrading Rwanda from C to B, and Australia from B to A, in its three-tier coronavirus risk-based classification system governing travel rules....

4. UK, Swedish travel agents regaining confidence in Cyprus

Major travel agents from Britain and Sweden seem to be overcoming their reservations regarding the mandatory coronavirus test and are starting to bring tourists to Cyprus again, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said Friday, speaking before the Parliamentary Transport Committee....

5. Thousands protest after Greek refugee camp burns down

Thousands of protesting refugees and migrants left homeless on the Greek island of Lesbos after fires destroyed the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp gathered on a road leading to the island's main town Friday, demanding to be allowed to leave....

6. Brother dies in fatal Nicosia collision

A Nicosia resident was killed in a road accident on Wednesday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle in the Kaimakli area...

7. Three new coronavirus cases emerge in Cyprus

Three new coronavirus cases were detected in the Republic of Cyprus on Wednesday when 2,251 tests were conducted, raising total cases recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic to 1,514....

8. Man crushed to death in boom crane mishap

The owner of a building supplies store was killed in an accident on Tuesday afternoon, after he was crushed to death by his truck’s boom crane during a delivery...

9. EU calls on Cyprus to manage migration flows in line with EU law

The EU said Tuesday that it acknowledges the difficulties faced by the Republic of Cyprus in terms of the flow of refugees it is called to deal with, but stressed that basic principles and EU legislation must be respected....

10. Republic finds one new case as north re-imposes restrictions

A single new coronavirus case was detected in the Republic of Cyprus on Tuesday after 2,797 tests, but in the north authorities moved to reinstate several restriction measures after a renewed flare-up of the virus as a result of high numbers of cases imported from Turkey....

11. Urgent meeting after weekend refugee arrivals

Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has called for an emergency meeting following a number of arrivals of undocumented migrants over the weekend, with some of them transported back to Lebanon and others facing the prospect of crowding into an already maxed-out facility...

12. Cyprus detects five new coronavirus cases

13. Cyprus revises classification of countries for travel

The Cyprus health ministry on Tuesday downgraded Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Lichtenstein to category B in its three-tier risk-based travel classification system, while Rwanda and Monaco were bumped down to category C....

14. Elderly man pushing bicycle dies in crash

An elderly man pushing his bicycle across a Nicosia street on Friday was killed after he was struck by an oncoming vehicle...

15. Cyprus detects 14 new coronavirus cases

The Cyprus health ministry announced 14 new coronavirus cases on Friday, when 2,917 lab tests were conducted to check samples for the virus, bringing total known cases to 1,481....

16. Tourism sector in Ayia Napa, Protaras records €15m loss in 2020

The tourism sector of the eastern coastal destinations of Ayia Napa and Protaras suffered losses estimated at €15 million during the current tourist season as a result of the stem in tourist arrivals against the backdrop of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic....

17. Pickup driver facing involuntary manslaughter

The pickup truck driver, who was transporting steel pipes that ended up fatally striking a truck driver, will most likely be charged with causing another person's death through reckless behavior as well as carrying an unsecured load...

18. Cyprus detects 11 new coronavirus cases

The Cyprus health ministry announced 11 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising total known cases to 1,467....

19. Cyprus detects 10 new cases

The Cyprus health ministry announced 10 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, when 3,207 tests were conducted, bringing the total detected so far to 1,484....

20. Limassol's Mediterranean Hospital put off sample-testing duty after contamination

Limassol’s Mediterranean Hospital of Cyprus has been temporarily put off Covid-19 sample testing duty after its lab was found responsible for a number of false positive results as a result of sample contamination. ...

21. Sample contamination responsible for Monday's positive airport arrivals

Health minister Constantinos Ioannou said Wednesday that the heightened concern caused by the 30 airport arrivals who tested positive on Monday led to repeat checks, with the 26 out of the 27 so far checked coming back negative for coronavirus....

22. Cyprus detects 14 new coronavirus cases

The Cyprus health ministry announced 14 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, when 2,769 lab tests were conducted to check samples for the virus....

23. Crowded migrant camp running out of options

Officials at Pournara migrant camp are scrambling to find more space to host asylum seekers, after it emerged that more than half of detainees at the Nicosia facility are under quarantine due to coronavirus measures...

24. Health ministry announces 9 more cases bringing total to 39

The health ministry announced an additional nine new coronavirus cases on Monday, after 30 that were detected on Sunday at Cyprus airports were already announced earlier in the day....

25. Cyprus re-classifies countries with several downgraded

Cyprus on Monday downgraded several countries in its three-tier risk-based classification system after increasing numbers of airport arrivals have recently been found coronavirus-positive....

26. 30 new coronavirus cases detected at Cyprus airports

The health ministry announced Monday that it received information late on Sunday from laboratories processing samples at Cyprus airports, which said that 30 new coronavirus cases emerged from a total of 346 lab tests conducted to check samples collected from arriving passengers....

27. Another elderly swimmer dies in Limassol

An elderly woman who had gone swimming in Limassol died on Monday, with reports saying she was spotted unconscious in the water at a popular beach...

28. Police probe fatal Jet Ski incident in Limassol

A man believed to have been involved in a Jet Ski fatal incident has identified himself to police, a day after his passenger was found dead in the water in Limassol...

29. Elderly woman drowns in Limassol

An elderly woman was found dead Thursday morning at a Limassol beach, with reports saying she was spotted unconscious in the water...

30. Man killed in propeller boating accident

A man was killed in an apparent marine accident in Larnaca on Sunday, with reports saying he was out fishing when he was struck by a speedboat...