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2101. Two new cases emerge Tuesday, both involving special health groups

The Health Ministry confirmed two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, both involving people falling under special health groups....

2102. Current and Future Trends in Civil Fraud

Marina Hadjisoteriou, Partner at Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC and Head of the firm’s Litigation departmentin Limassol, had the privilege to participate in Monckton Chambers’ recent webinar on Pleading and Proving Civil Fraud...

2103. Cyprus readies to deport suspected terrorists

The Republic of Cyprus says it is getting ready to deport 17 undocumented migrants suspected of having ties to foreign terrorists, but proceedings could be delayed due to ongoing pandemic and other legal issues...

2104. Evidence destroyed in Edek probe

A political party in the Republic of Cyprus is at the centre of a new investigation into possible obstruction of justice, after it emerged that important evidence into an ongoing probe had been destroyed...

2105. Repatriated person, teacher test positive for virus

Coronavirus cases in the Republic of Cyprus reached 937 on Monday, when two new cases were announced involving a recently repatriated person and a teacher....

2106. Return to lockdown not likely, Karayiannis says

The health advisory committee is keeping a close watch on the consistent crowding observed since restrictions on movement were lifted on May 21, but committee member Petros Karayiannis said lockdown measures won’t be reinstated unless Cyprus returns to a state where around 30-40 new coronavirus cases are announced over consecutive days....

2107. Fire department furious over multiple fires

Fire fighters in Cyprus responded to multiple fires on Sunday, with officials saying the high number and different origin locations made it impossible to believe they were all caused by accident...

2108. Cyprus faces setback with new cases

Cyprus failed to remain on a zero streak after eight new confirmed coronavirus cases were announced on Sunday...

2109. Cyprus records zero new cases

No new infections of the coronavirus were announced in Cyprus on Saturday, the first time the island recorded zero confirmed cases since the start of the outbreak in early March...

2110. Clustering on first day of phase two 'not ideal', expert said

Four new coronavirus cases emerged on Friday from a bulk of 1,970 samples tested for the virus, the Health Ministry’s daily briefing announced....

2111. Negative coronavirus test certificate needed to go through crossings

With the partial opening of checkpoints on June 8, as agreed by the island’s two leaders on Thursday, Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said that in addition to the enclaved, Greek Cypriots who resettled in their villages in the breakaway north will also be allowed to pass through crossing points....

2112. Phase two kicks off with one new case

Coronavirus cases reached 923 in the Republic of Cyprus on Thursday after one new case was announced by the Health Ministry’s epidemiological team....

2113. Health advisory committee evaluating 20 countries for tourism protocol

With the Cabinet set to take concrete decisions on Friday regarding the gradual resumption of the operation of airports in mid-June, the Health Ministry’s epidemiological surveillance unit is evaluating a list of 20 countries from which Cyprus could receive tourists this summer....

2114. All asylum seekers at Pournara locked in

Health ministry officials say going in and out of the migrant facility in rural Nicosia is temporarily forbidden due to a scabies infestation, with the government defending migration policies amid criticism over living conditions and restriction of freedom of movement at the camp...

2115. Four new coronavirus cases announced

Four new coronavirus cases emerged on Wednesday after 1,984 samples were checked for the virus, raising total known cases in the Republic of Cyprus to 922....

2116. Greek economy to get multi-billion-euro lifeline

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will announce steps to revive the economy in a televised address on Wednesday. These steps will be mainly focused on tourism but will also concern other sectors affected by the coronavirus pandemic. ...

2117. Migrant camp declared ‘local infected area’

Human rights advocates in the Republic of Cyprus are crying foul over the government's handling of asylum seekers at Pournara camp, after the health ministry declared the migrant centre a “local infected area” citing public health laws due to an infestation...

2118. Coronavirus picture remains positive as island braces for phase two

Cyprus maintained its streak of minimal new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, as just one new case was announced two days before the initiation of the second phase of the relaxation of measures that will see restrictions on movement lifted....

2119. Forest department issues code red

The forest department has issued a Code Red warning citizens to abstain from any activity that could cause a fire, as incidents continue to pop up across the island...

2120. Cyprus records just one new coronavirus case

Just one new coronavirus case was announced in the Republic of Cyprus on Monday, raising total known cases to 917....

2121. Government to enshrine e-learning education in law

The government will be moving to enshrine distance learning education in law, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said Monday....

2122. Health advisors propose Cyprus government moves forward with phase two

New coronavirus cases in the Republic maintained their low streak on Friday as just three new cases were confirmed, but experts speaking at the Health Ministry’s daily briefing said the coming days are crucial as students are set to return to school....

2123. UNSG calls on two sides to cooperate on pandemic, opening of crossings

The leaders on both sides of the Cyprus divide received a letter from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who called for cooperation in dealing with the pandemic and in lifting restrictions at crossings....

2124. ‘Queen Elizabeth’ applies for state subsidy

Labour office employees have been swamped with applications for wage subsidies due to the coronavirus pandemic, including one case under the name of “Queen Elizabeth"...

2125. Cyprus maintains low number of new COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus cases in the Republic of Cyprus rose to 907 on Thursday after two new cases emerged from the processing of 1,659 samples....

2126. COVID-19 outbreak both a curse and a blessing

The coronavirus pandemic in Cyprus has come as both a curse and a blessing, as it forced authorities to move with unprecedented speeds toward a digital transformation, Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos said Thursday....

2127. Woman succumbs to virus, two new cases confirmed

Two new coronavirus cases emerged on Wednesday, while a woman aged 85, who suffered from underlying health conditions, succumbed to her coronavirus infection raising the coronavirus death toll to 17....

2128. Data shows Cyprus can move ahead with phase two of exit plan

Data collected so far on the island’s unfolding coronavirus pandemic indicate that the Cyprus government can move into the second phase of the gradual relaxation of restriction measures, member of the scientific group advising the government, Constantinos Tsioutis said Wednesday....

2129. AG mulling over intervening after man gets prison for breaking curfew

Attorney-General Costas Clerides said Wednesday that the Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus, in consultation with President Nicos Anastasiades, is considering to intervene in a case where a court imposed a 45-day prison sentence on a 35-year-old man who had broken curfew in late March to visit his girlfriend....

2130. EU pushes to unlock borders as coronavirus ravages travel