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1681. Cyprus businesses and public still failing to comply with Covid decrees

Intensive police checks aiming to sniff out businesses and individuals that continue to flout mandatory coronavirus protection measures led to 40 reports in 24 hours....

1682. Turkey issues yet another Navtex as vessel moves into Greek EEZ

Turkey has responded to a Greek navigational telex (Navtex) issued earlier Monday with an advisory saying that three Turkish research vessels are “conducting seismic survey in Turkey’s continental shelf… in accordance with international law.”...

1683. Cyprus detects 10 new cases, but nine asymptomatic

The Cyprus health ministry announced 10 new cases on Monday, when a bulk of 2,619 laboratory tests were conducted to check samples for the virus. Nine of the 10 new cases were asymptomatic carriers of the virus....

1684. Regional tensions flare up anew as Turkey issues new Navtex

1685. Cyprus health ministry announces 14 new cases

Cyprus detected 14 new coronavirus cases on Friday after 3,539 laboratory tests were conducted....

1686. Cyprus detects 15 new coronavirus cases

The Cyprus health ministry announced that 15 new coronavirus cases were detected on Wednesday when a bulk of 3,132 laboratory tests were conducted to check samples for the virus....

1687. 25 new coronavirus cases, 8 from random sampling

Almost four thousand laboratory tests to check samples for coronavirus detected 25 new positive cases on Tuesday....

1688. UK tourists deterred by 'complicated' Cyprus process

Though Cyprus has officially re-opened to the UK tourism market, tour operators claim that the majority of visitors from the country are Cyprus expats, with UK nationals so far appearing reluctant to jump through the hurdles Cyprus has laid out for category B countries....

1689. Cyprus updates risk-based classification of countries

Cyprus on Tuesday issued an updated epidemiological risk-based classification of countries, including three amendments as regards Greece, Thailand and Morocco. The new classification will come into effect on August 6....

1690. Health officials call cops on quarantine violators

A recent traveler who was instructed to remain in self isolation but was out and about was greeted by police officers at the door, with authorities saying they were stepping up home inspections to combat quarantine violations...

1691. Two out of five new cases randomly detected in Limassol

The Cyprus health ministry announced five new coronavirus cases on Monday, two of which were randomly detected in Limassol, where recent days have seen a concerning development of several active chains of infection....

1692. Up to 1500 Limassol residents could be carrying virus, expert says

There could be as many as 1,000-1,500 Limassol residents carrying an active coronavirus infection, member of the government’s coronavirus task force, Leontios Kostrikis, said Monday....

1693. Greek tourism minister does 'not understand’ travel downgrade by Cyprus

The Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said he does not understand why Cyprus decided to downgrade Greece in its three-tier risk system grouping countries based on their epidemiological data, adding that he hopes the issue will be clarified between the two countries soon....

1694. Cyprus downgrades Greece amid virus fears

Cyprus will introduce mandatory testing for all arrivals from Greece starting August 6, after many cases were detected during random tests from passengers returning from Greece in the last few days....

1695. Greek FM says Athens got Nicosia’s back

Nicosia and Athens are seeking ways to further oppose Turkey’s moves in the eastern Mediterranean, after Ankara signaled it was ready for dialogue but also sent a seismic research vessel in Cypriot waters...

1696. Thirteen new cases raise alarm in Cyprus

The government of the Republic of Cyprus has issued a decree mandating 3000 randomized coronavirus tests in public places, while another 5000 tests were ordered in Limassol after an alarming spike in the southern town including 13 new cases in one day...

1697. Athens open to talks but not so fast

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has welcomed a recent move from Turkey towards de-escalation in the region, saying Athens was open to dialogue but not on all things...

1698. Cyprus orders new tests after Limassol spike

The government in the Republic of Cyprus is preparing for randomized tests across the island, after orphan cases began to emerge in Limassol where cases were also being detected through contact tracing...

1699. Cyprus announces two locally-acquired 'orphan' cases

The Cyprus health ministry announced two new coronavirus cases on Friday, both of which were locally-acquired ‘orphan’ cases....

1700. Justice minister determined to tackle poor driving culture

Justice minister Emily Yioliti met on Friday with the chief of police Stelios Papatheodorou to discuss ways of curbing road accidents, from which 23 people lost their lives just this year, and which are widely accepted to be caused by an broader lack of conscientiousness in the island’s driving culture....

1701. Five new cases involving contacts and persons with travel history

Five new coronavirus cases, involving two persons with travel history and three contacts of another known case, were announced by the Cyprus health ministry on Thursday, when a total of 1,575 lab tests were conducted to check samples for the virus....

1702. Heart attack behind Paphos rollover crash

An elderly motorist who died on the road on Monday in Paphos had suffered a heart attack, with authorities saying his death was not the result of a car crash...

1703. Zero coronavirus cases in Cyprus

All 2,465 lab tests conducted on Wednesday to test samples for coronavirus came back negative, the Cyprus health ministry announced....

1704. Cyprus, Greece issue counter-Navtex voiding Turkish advisory

Greece and Cyprus have issued a Navtex in response to the advisory published by Turkey’s navy on Tuesday for seismic surveys in an area of sea between Cyprus and Crete....

1705. Portuguese footie player for local team among Cyprus' two new cases

The Cyprus health ministry announced two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, involving a Portuguese player for a local football club and a woman who was instructed by her GP to get tested after developing symptoms....

1706. Zero new cases in the Republic of Cyprus

All 1,565 lab tests conducted to check samples for coronavirus on Monday emerged negative, a health ministry announcement said....

1707. Cyprus issues revised risk-based list

The Cyprus health services on Monday issued a revised list categorizing countries from which the island accepts visitors according to their epidemiological risk. The revised list comes into effect on July 23....

1708. Health minister: Virus-infected migrants may be crossing into south

Asylum-seekers infected with coronavirus could be seeping through the porous Cyprus cease-fire line, the country’s health minister warned Sunday....

1709. More cases over the weekend

Five cases were announced in the Republic of Cyprus over the weekend, and four passengers detected in the north, with the vast majority of cases on the island involving inbound travel from abroad...

1710. Cyprus announces two new cases with UK travel history

Two new coronavirus cases were announced in the Republic of Cyprus on Friday, involving two people who had recently returned to the island from the UK....