https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-go-online-to-catch-protocol-violators
Cypriot officials have been busy scrolling through Facebook to proactively identify and prevent organized parties that appear to violate health protocols against the spread of the coronavirus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-book-52-businesses-and-individuals-for-flouting-covid-safety-rules
Police carried out 1352 checks across Cyprus on Monday, with 52 being reported for violations of measures taken to contain the COVID-19 pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-announces-measures-to-curb-airport-congestion
A broad meeting on Monday chaired by transport minister Yiannis Karousos agreed on the need to take action to prevent congestion at Cyprus airports, after viral photos of passengers crammed into each other at the Larnaca airport caused intense public reaction over the health and safety measures being implemented....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-already-in-greece-to-get-free-test-upon-arrival
With Greece being downgraded on August 6 to category B that requires arriving passengers to show proof of a negative coronavirus test, the Cyprus Health Ministry quickly responded to frustrated locals who had already travelled to Greece for holidays unknowing that they would have to make arrangements for a test in order to return to the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/an-arts-corporate-social-responsibility-initiative-by-pafilia
Specifically, Pafilia will create a website onto which artists who wish to participate in this initiative can upload their work, thus creating an easily accessible online exhibition. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/airport-video-shows-no-social-distancing
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos has reacted to viral photos that showed passengers crowding each other at the Larnaca airport terminal, arguing that face masks are the next best thing where social distancing is not an effective measure...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-battles-to-keep-spike-under-control
Cypriot authorities are scrambling to contain the virus spreading out of Limassol, with test results over the weekend suggesting the government could be forced to impose stricter lockdown-like measures either locally or nationally...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-welcomes-brits-back-amid-spike
Five flights from British airports were scheduled to land in the Republic of Cyprus on Saturday, after the island listed the United Kingdom in Category B, which means arriving passengers are not required to be under self-isolation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-coronavirus-cases-skyrocket-in-cyprus
Coronavirus infections went up considerably on Friday in the Republic of Cyprus, with 25 people testing positive including and handful of imported and orphan cases but mainly individuals infected locally through contact with known carriers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-back-to-square-one
Wearing a mask in public indoor spaces will be mandatory in the Republic of Cyprus, following a government decision in response to concerns over a recent spike of coronavirus cases...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scrambles-to-contain-virus-flare-ups
The government is expected to announce additional measures in response to fears over a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, after known cases on Thursday, most of them in Limassol, remained in double digits for a second consecutive day...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/opinions-differ-on-cause-of-recent-spike
The Cypriot health minister says complacency is to blame in the recent spike of coronavirus cases locally, but a health expert on the government’s task force is pointing the finger at the opening of airports last month...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/refugees-come-to-standstill-off-cape-greco
Fifteen Syrian refugees arrived in Cyprus late Wednesday night, while reports say coast guard officers are in talks with another boat off Cape Greco in an effort to turn ten others back to their country of departure...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/endemic-fears-multiply-in-limassol
Half of all coronavirus cases detected in July thus far came from local infections, with officials scrambling to break chains in Limassol where three more cases were added on Monday with a total of five suspected clusters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-health-experts-lay-it-on-the-line
Health officials in the Republic of Cyprus say recently detected clusters of the coronavirus in Limassol do not pose a direct threat to the community but warn the bug never went away and only more testing will show how widespread it may be in the southern town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-waved-on-after-results-are-in
The path to category B for the United Kingdom has been confirmed by Cypriot health officials, with British tourists arriving on the island from Saturday required to show negative test...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/passenger-who-refused-test-charged-with-assault
A traveler was charged with assault over the weekend after an airport official said she was attacked by a passenger who refused to take a coronavirus test...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-announced-two-new-locally-acquired-orphan-cases
The Cyprus health ministry announced two new coronavirus cases on Friday, both of which were locally-acquired ‘orphan’ cases....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/grim-tourism-figures-for-june-show-cypriots-also-staying-put
Official figures for June tourist arrivals came to confirm the meagre state of tourism on the island this year, which remains heavily affected by the global coronavirus pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-experts-fear-spike-in-limassol
Health experts in Cyprus are becoming increasingly concerned following reports of three clusters of coronavirus in Limassol, but it has yet to be clarified whether there is any connection between clusters...