https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-submit-list-of-suggested-new-relaxations
The team of experts advising the government on managing the coronavirus pandemic has submitted a list of additional relaxations mainly involving recreational and sports activities, expert Petros Karayiannis said Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-ease-travel-rules-from-april-1
The Health Ministry’s epidemiological unit issued on Monday a modified risk-based classification of countries, with changes to come into effect on April 1....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-urges-public-to-use-covid-tracer-app
The Republic of Cyprus’ health ministry is calling on the public to use the CoVTracer-EN, the country’s national application for mobile phones, in a bid to avoid congestion and contribute to the containment of daily coronavirus infections...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-361-new-cases
The Health Ministry announced 361 cases on Friday, when 48,484 tests were conducted, marking a positivity rate of 0.74%. Total cases reached 43,971....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sexual-harassment-case-involving-local-politician-referred-to-court
A case involving the sexual harassment of a 32-year-old woman by a local politician will be referred to a Cyprus court next week as per the recommendation of the Attorney General....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-spokesman-tests-positive-for-covid
Government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said Friday that a PCR test confirmed he was positive for coronavirus.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-secures-eagerly-awaited-pdo-status-for-halloumi
The Commission’s Quality Committee on Friday put its eagerly-awaited stamp of approval on Cyprus’ request for registering halloumi/hellim as a product of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO).
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-climbing-positivity-rate-trend-stabilising
The upward trend in Cyprus’ weekly coronavirus positivity rate for appears to have come to a halt, but remains at relatively high levels, an updated national surveillance report covering the period up to March 23 showed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officers-off-the-hook-in-serial-killer-probe
Senior law enforcement officials and frontline police officers named in a serial killer probe in Cyprus could be subject to disciplinary action but not criminal charges because of broader systemic failures and lack of evidence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-probe-suspicious-rapid-test-invoices
Police are investigating allegations of fraud after suspicions emerged that a private company was claiming payments for rapid tests that never took place...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-two-deaths-293-cases
The Health Ministry announced two coronavirus fatalities and 293 cases on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 248 and total cases detected so far to 43,286....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-links-hospitalization-spike-to-carnival
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou says a jump in hospitalizations involving intensive care treatment for COVID-19 was the result of carnival celebrations some ten days ago...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-one-death-365-cases
The Health Ministry announced one coronavirus fatality and 365 cases on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 246 and total cases detected so far to 42,993....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-arrests-after-body-dug-up-in-athienou
Two more suspects have been arrested after a body was dug up in a field in the buffer zone, with new details raising more questions and police keeping a tight lid on a launched murder investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-minister-shares-concerning-covid-data-with-cabinet
Cyprus’ restrictions de-escalation strategy will be carefully implemented to avoid setbacks, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-s-associate-tests-positive-for-covid
Members of the administration went into isolation on Tuesday following news that a COVID-19 case was detected in the Presidential Palace...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-two-deaths-410-new-cases
The Health Ministry announced two coronavirus fatalities and 410 cases on Monday, raising the death toll to 245 and total cases detected so far to 42,628....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-take-anger-over-closed-schools-to-presidential-palace
Parents of middle school and Limassol primary school students took their frustration over schools remaining closed to the street outside the Presidential Palace on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-holding-on-to-first-place-in-eu-for-covid-testing
Cyprus remains first among European countries as regards the testing of its population for Covid and in fifth place in terms of its vaccination rollout....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/2-cyprus-updates-risk-based-travel-list
The Health Ministry’s epidemiological surveillance unit has re-evaluated the coronavirus risk-based classification of countries after the Cabinet agreed on an action plan last month for the resumption of flights and the reopening of Cyprus airports....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-364-new-cases
The Health Ministry announced 364 coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising total cases detected so far to 41,475....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/report-shows-numbers-behind-limassol-covid-headache
The positivity rate for Covid-19 is rising in Cyprus on a weekly basis, particularly in the Limassol district where it stands at 1.3%, according to the National Surveillance Report published Friday and containing data until March 16....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-frontline-ministers-talk-migration-in-athens
Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris is in Athens this weekend where he is attending a MED5 meeting on immigration, with some of the bloc’s Mediterranean members tackling issues stemming from Brussels’ new migration proposals that divide the union...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ey-academy-of-learning-development-introduces-a-new-web-based-learning-initiative
EY Cyprus is proud to announce the launch of a new Web-Based Learning (WBL) initiative, an expansion of the offerings of the EY Academy of Learning and Development...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-behind-mansion-carnival-party-arrested
Police have tracked down and arrested the man who is believed to have rented a mansion in Paphos for a carnival party last weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-385-new-cases
The Health Ministry announced 385 coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising total cases detected so far to 41,111.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-resume-az-jabs-friday-after-eu-agency-gives-nod
The European Union’s drug regulatory agency said Thursday that the AstraZeneca vaccine is not linked to an overall increase in the risk of blood clots and that the benefits of use outweigh the risks, paving the way for European countries to resume administering the shots....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-variant-gaining-ground-in-cyprus
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou expressed concern over the spread of the British coronavirus variant in Cyprus, issuing a fresh call to the public to comply with measures in place to contain the pandemic so that "the worst scenario can be averted."...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scrambles-to-reduce-asylum-backlog
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris says the government is moving forward with rejections of asylum applications under new, faster procedures to clear a system backlog, with Europe seeking a comprehensive solution and a commissioner calling on Cypriot authorities to investigate illegal pushbacks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/interior-minister-fires-kouklia-head-councilor
A whistleblower head councilor in Paphos district has been relieved of his duties this week by the interior minister, who has placed the local council of Kouklia under the administration of the district chief officer following pandemonium in the heavily-audited community...
